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    Mary Stuart was born in 1542 in Scotland and succeeded to the Scottish throne as an infant after her father's death. She was sent to France in 1548 to be raised at the French court and was later married to the Dauphin Francis. After his death, she returned to Scotland and ruled for a period before being forced to abdicate in 1567. She then sought refuge in England but was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth I for over 18 years on suspicion of plotting against her. Mary was eventually tried and executed in 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle for treason against Elizabeth.

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    Mary Stuart was born in 1542 in Scotland and succeeded to the Scottish throne as an infant after her father's death. She was sent to France in 1548 to be raised at the French court and was later married to the Dauphin Francis. After his death, she returned to Scotland and ruled for a period before being forced to abdicate in 1567. She then sought refuge in England but was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth I for over 18 years on suspicion of plotting against her. Mary was eventually tried and executed in 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle for treason against Elizabeth.

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    Mary Stuart was born in 1542 in Scotland and succeeded to the Scottish throne as an infant after her father's death. She was sent to France in 1548 to be raised at the French court and was later married to the Dauphin Francis. After his death, she returned to Scotland and ruled for a period before being forced to abdicate in 1567. She then sought refuge in England but was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth I for over 18 years on suspicion of plotting against her. Mary was eventually tried and executed in 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle for treason against Elizabeth.

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    Mary Stuart Timeline

    December 7 or 8 1542
    Mary Stuart was born , the only child of James V, King of Scotland and his queen, Marie de
    Guise, widow of Charles d’Orleans, Duc de Longueville. Her father was the only child of James
    IV, King of Scotland by Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, so that he was first cousin to
    Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth , failing whom and their issue Mary Stuart was the next heir to
    the throne of England. Her mother was the daughter of Claude de Lorraine , Duc de Guise, by his
    wife Antionette de Bourbon, and sister to the famous Francois de Lorraine, Duc de Guise, and
    Charles, Cardinal de Guise, the most famous among Mary Stuart’s six uncles on her mother’s
    side. Amongst her first cousins , were the famous brothers , Henri, Duc de Guise and Charles,
    Cardinal de Lorraine, who were assassinated at Blois in 1588.

    December 14
    James V, father of Mary Stuart died, so that his infant daughter Mary Stuart succeeded to the
    throne of Scotland at the age of only six days.

    September 9 1543
    Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scotland at Stirling Castle by Cardinal Beaton.

    January 28 1546
    Henry VIII, King of England died and was succeeded by Edward VI

    March 31 1547
    Francois I, King of France died and was succeeded by Henri II

    August 13 1548
    Mary Stuart aged five years and eight months , landed in France , having been affianced to the
    dauphin, Francois, and there she was brought up with the royal children at the Court of Henri II
    and Catherine de Medicis

    July 6 1553
    Edward VI died and was succeeded by Mary Tudor

    April 24 1558
    Mary Stuart was married at Notre damn in Paris , to the dauphin Francois, who in the following
    year received the title of King of Scotland

    November 17 1558
    Mary, Queen of England died and was succeeded by Elizabeth. Mary Stuart and Francois
    assumed the titles of King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.

    July 10 1559
    Henri II , King of France died and was succeeded by Francois II , husband of Mary Stuart

    June 11 1560
    Mary Stuarts mother , Marie de Guise, Regent of Scotland died at Edinburgh

    December 5 1560
    Francois II died, and was succeeded by Charles XI under the regency of Catherine de Medicis

    March 1561
    Mary Stuart , determined to return to Scotland at the request and suit of her subjects. She resided
    for a time with her uncles at Joinville and Nancy, who endeavoured to negotiate a marriage
    between Mary and Don Carlos of Spain.

    May 15 1561
    Mary Stuart attended the coronation of Charles IX at Reims.

    July 21 1561
    Mary Stuart left Paris for ever for S. Germain and starting on July 25 journeyed by Beauvais and
    Abbeyville to Calais , whence she sailed for Scotland on August 15

    August 19 1561
    Mary Stuart landed at Leith.

    August 19 1561
    Mary Stuart arrived at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh

    September 11 1562
    Mary Stuart arrived at Inverness

    November 21 1562
    Mary Stuart returned to Edinburgh and fell ill.

    July 1564
    Journey of Mary Stuart to the north of Scotland

    September 1564
    Mary Stuart returned to Edinburgh.

    February 13 1565
    Henry, Lord Darnley arrived in Edinburgh

    July 29 1565
    Mary Stuart married to Lord Darnley at Edinburgh

    March 9 1566
    Murder of Riccio at Holyrood.

    June 19 1566
    Birth of James I at Edinburgh Castle
    October 8-28 1566
    Mary Stuart was dangerously ill from fever at Jedburgh

    November 26 to January 1567


    Mary Stuart was at Craigmillar

    February 1567
    Murder of Darnley

    April 24 1567
    Mary Stuart carried off by Bothwell to Dunbar

    May 3 1567
    Mary Stuart brought prisoner to Edinburgh

    May 7 1567
    Bothwell divorced from his wife

    May 15 1567
    Mary Stuart married Bothwell at Holyrood

    June 15 1567
    Battle at Carberry Hill. Mary Stuart brought captive to Edinburgh

    June 17 1567
    Mary Stuart imprisoned at Loch Leven castle

    July 24 1567
    Abdication of Mary Stuart

    July 29 1567
    Coronation of James VI at Stirling Castle

    August 22 1567
    The Earl of Moray appointed Regent of Scotland

    May 2 1568
    Escape of Mary Stuart from Loch Leven and arrival at Hamilton Castle

    May 13 1568
    Battle at Langside

    May 16 1568
    Mary Stuart took refuge in England
    May 18 1568
    Mary Stuart taken captive to Carlisle

    July 16 1568
    Mary Stuart taken prisoner to Bolton Castle

    February 1569
    Mary Stuart placed under the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury and removed to Tutbury, by
    Ripon, Pontefract, Rotherham and Chesterfield

    April 1569
    Mary Stuart removed to Wingfield

    May 15 1569
    Mary Stuart removed to Chatsworth

    June 1 1569
    Mary Stuart returned to Wingfield

    September 21 1569
    Mary Stuart returned to Tutbury

    November 14 1569
    Mary Stuart removed to Coventry

    January 2 1570
    Mary Stuart returned to Tutbury

    May 1570
    Mary Stuart removed to Chatsworth

    November 28 1570
    Mary Stuart removed to Sheffield Castle , where she remained , either there or at Sheffield
    Manor House, for fourteen years, with occasional visits to Chatsworth, Buxton and Worksop.

    September 3 1584
    Mary Stuart removed to Wingfield

    January 13 1585
    Mary Stuart removed by Derby to Tutbury

    April 17 1585
    Sir Amias Paulet appointed gaoler to Mary Stuart.

    December 24 1585
    Mary Stuart removed to Chartley
    August 8 1586
    Mary Stuart removed to Tixall

    August 30 1586
    Mary Stuart returned to Chartley

    September 25 1586
    Mary Stuart removed to Fotheringhay

    February 8 1587
    Mary Stuart beheaded at Fotheringhay

    July 29 1587
    Funeral of Mary Stuart at Peterborough

    April 3 1603
    Death of Elizabeth

    October 11 1603
    Mary Stuarts body removed by James I to Westminster Abbey

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