The SHOCKING Reason Mary Queen Of Scots Was EXECUTED By Elizabeth I
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- The relationship between Mary Queen of Scots and the Tudor English monarch Elizabeth I has been studied and considered for centuries. What cannot be disputed though is that during Elizabeth;s reign, she faced a large number of plots and threats to her throne, and many Catholics wanted her dead and replaced with Mary Queen of Scots. The Protestant English monarch was a target for many people, including the Spanish and she employed a network of Spies led by Francis Walsingham to find out intelligence and information of potential plots. Earlier in her reign she faced the Rudolf Plot, a European plan to get rid of her, and she also faced the Throckmorton Plot but both of these had the same goal, to replace her with Mary Queen of Scots and to also bring Catholicism back as England’s religion. But there was one plot that was discovered that brought about the death and execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I was forced to sign the death warrant of another anointed Queen. But what was the story behind the plot that resulted in Mary Queen of Scots’ execution at Fortheringhay Castle?
Poor Mary Queen of Scots, never had a day of happiness in her life. Three failed marriages, ungrateful son and betrayal by cousin. Imprisoned for two decades before being beheaded. May her soul rest in peace.
Poor Mary???? That beotch burnt Christian Citizens,,,, thus the name Bloody Mary…. She was down with the Inquisition that tourtured people… they should have burnt her lots sooner.
Adulterous,murdering,scheming(against the TRUE Queen of England and RIGHTFUL sovereign) Mary was justifiably executed after being given every chance by Elizabeth.And,by the way,if you bother to research the FACTS,you will discover that Mary actually had a very privileged upbringing at the French court.She DID have happiness in her life,as,unlike Elizabeth she didn't have to fight to keep herself alive.ADULTEROUS,MURDERER and SCHEMER.Elizabeth gave her every chance for YEARS,but in the end she had no choice,as Mary persisted in her treasonable behaviour and plots.
I feel like Mary has been romanticized a lot as a tragic figure,when the reason why she died was because she was an arrogant little girl who wanted too much and that in the end gained nothing.
She cared more about England than she cared about her own country and challenged Elisabeth so many times,when her so hated cousin was just trying to help her.
Elisabeth suggested Mary to marry lord Robert Dudley but Mary refused to listen.
When Elisabeth I was crowned as Queen of England,in 1559 (the following year) Mary proclaimed herself as the rightful queen of England,when she was already Queen of Scotland.
Nothing to feel bad about,plus she was a Queen only by name,she ruled with her heart and emotions and not with logic or reason.
Was not the good ole days!
I don’t think she was arrogant, just naive
Awesome! Thanks for another quality production and kudos for being classy about it.
With all that intrigue and plotting it must have been a terable situation for Mary Queen of Scots. I have always thought she was a little naive, almost an innocent amongst serpents. She was loved by her servants but her life was lonely and so tragic. Between religious conflict and gainers of power, it truly was a difficult road she walked. I would like to mention that l see you have the troll.....those two weird sentences with the blonde and brunette and numbers. This one goes into every channel in TH-cam. These kinds get their thrill out of making people suffer. He/ they use different names and profiles. Thank you yet again for another thought provoking and intresting video. I do love this channel.
I feel the same way about Mary. I also think she made some very bad decisions and marriages.
Mmmmh, I’ve always thought she seemed like a rather silly woman, who loved being queen, but wasn’t so concerned about the normal people of Scotland 🤷🏼♀️
I feel Mary Queen of Scots made mistakes like us all, but she was honorable and suffered many humiliations she did not deserve. Darnley was homosexual, Bothwell was at least a a real man. She was innocent in her soul....died with her arms outstretched in the form of a cross as they beheaded her. Her words near the end " In my end, is my beginning ". I have nothing but respect for her. I can not accept the concept of her being a silly woman. R.I.P. to a gracious and beautiful queen and soul. 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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I agree she was immature on some things but it was so sad they killed her Elizabeth 1 was so fearful about her throne
@@lornarettig3215 well you always have thought wrong she was deeper than that and she did not deserve her death she never intended harm to Elizabeth and Elizabeth never really intended any to her either it was the ones around them that were the conspirators
Mary Stuart came to England seeking the protection of Queen Elizabeth. She was treated as a Queen, but placed into Custody - the meaning back then being the equivalent of "Police Protection" today. And like that it would seem like prison to her. She simply had to wait and if Elizabeth had died from natural causes Mary would have become Queen. Nobody knew how long Queen Elizabeth would live. After all Elizabeth had been through getting the throne, she simply didn't care who got the throne after her as long as someone didn't kill her to do it. Of course everyone else in the court was concerned about who got the throne and so the power games continued.
Her captivity was luxurious, however. It took something like 65 carts to move her possessions from one place of confinement to another.
Sorry but again I think you’re coming at this from the wrong angle. It wasn’t that if Elizabeth died she would become Queen (yes she would) but that every Catholic in England considered Mary the true rightful legitimate Queen of England. They considered Elizabeth an usurper, the bastard child of a whore. Mary wasn’t in police protection. She was imprisoned to stop her gathering enough followers to remove Elizabeth. Make no mistake, Mary would have done the same to Elizabeth in a heartbeat if the roles were reversed. She spent her life plotting to over throw Elizabeth.
@@laurencenorman You are just not dealing in historical facts. Mary asked Elizabeth for protection. The Scots were intending to kill her. Mary was never imprisoned in England. She was treated as though she was a Royal personage. But wasn't allowed to roam freely. Mary wanted Elizabeth to provide her with an army to invade Scotland. Elizabeth would have only agreed to that if Mary proved her innocence in the murder of her husband. A special commission was formed to investigate that. But Mary ended it (according to Cecil) before any conclusion could be drawn. Mary was in danger from the English people as well as the Scots. Protestants of both sides would have seen her dead, the Scots and The French would then have blamed Elizabeth if that happened. Mary could have escaped to France. But it's likely the French Queen would have killed her. Things had not gone down that well before she left for Scotland. Mary Stuart used religion like she used everyone else. A trait we call today a psychopathic nature. She married Bothewell a protestant who already had a wife. She intended to marry the Duke of Norfolk another protestant, who told her that, and she said she would "change her religion" to marry him. She was the type of woman that was all over any man if it suited her schemes. The Queen had to arrange the George Talbot known for his loyalty to the Queen and the fact that his marriage to Bess was a love match not just the standard property deal of most marriages back then to take "Custody" of her. Knowing he was impervious to Mary's charm. As for the roles being reversed. That could never happen to Elizabeth. She was a true Queen and acted like one. For one thing to get any kind of recognition from Elizabeth you had to do something special. Queen Elizabeth 2 gave out in one year more titles than Elizabeth did in entire reign.
@@grahamappleyard6190 let’s not get into an online fight but words are important. Mary didn’t just resign. She was forced against her will. Quote below. Not my words.
“Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle. On 24 July 1567, she was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, she fled southward seeking the protection of her first cousin once removed, Elizabeth I of England.”
@@laurencenorman All true and she got the protection she asked for. But to her being in "protective custody" would seem like being a prisoner just like it would to anyone being placed these days seeking protection to those who want to kill them. At first she refused to resign, but when she did she said she wanted to live with Bothwell as a "damsel" - her words.
I always wondered how Mary Queen of scots life would of been like if she would of been Queen during Mary 1st reign? Mary being a catholic herself would of liked Mary Queen of scots
Yes, and notably, mary the first had every reason to execute her half-sister for plots against her, but did not, even knowing that by not doing so the throne would go to her half- sister a protestant and not her cousin a Catholic. She had every reason and motivation to do it but she refrained. Unlike her sister Elizabeth, who plotted against her, but then killed her cousin Mary, who plotted against her.
I get those 2 mixed up.
Mary could have been saved any time by her son with a army from Scotland. But her so James was told if is mother was rescued she would eventually become queen. And as long as she lived. The chance of James becoming king were remote. So don’t blame Elizabeth. It was Mary’s own son who was thinking of is own self.
agreed , james choose to throw his mother under the bus , for his own ends...........in some cases ,apples , do not fall far , from the tree.............
He was also brainwashed to believe his mother was a witch because he was raised very strongly a protestant and he hated Catholics.
James was raised by Mary's enemies at court. So James grew up with a twisted view that Mary offer his father then married the murderer. Then she fled. I don't think James was entirely being selfish. I think he was just brainwashed.
I doubt an army from Scotland would have made to to Mary and successfully freed her before the English army caught up with them
Well Clan Macintosh (which my mother is a direct descendant of Angus) did their best to save the head of Mary Queen of Scot’s
I wonder what would have happened had it been revealed that the forged the letters were just that, and Mary and Elizabeth ended up becoming co-rulers? Elizabeth famously said " I do not intend to make Windows into men's Souls." And from what I heard Mary never tried to force her face onto other people and was generally respected for it.
There was only one forged letter and that was an original letter which had the words added to name the six gentlemen to do the task. The letters were intercepted copied and the originals sent onwards to the intended recipient. They couldn't have forged the letters as they would have known the English court was onto them. Like many secret service things there are idiots doing things. Like when Babbington came asking Walsingham for a passport, only to be told that he was out to launch! Or when Cecil was stopped by men looking for the plotters, after Ballard had shot and missed the Queen, and Cecil asked the men how they would recognise such plotters? To be told they would have a beard!
nope Mary Queen of Scots let her people worship how they wished
Elizabeth’s advisors were determined to kill her for 20 years
After Mary's execution, Elizabeth supposedly was distraught and said she was tricked into signing the death warrant.
Not so much tricked into signing it, but having it sent off. She signed the warrant in an attempt to stop conspires using Mary as the excuse to kill her. In other words if anyone tries anything she will die. For the warrant to be effective it had to have the Great Seal attached. So she could have that authorised if anyone did anymore plots. But Walsingham was ill that day she signed it, and the man in charge while he was ill sent the warrant off to have the seal attached without asking the Queen. She played bloody hell with him and he went to William Cecil who put together the Privy Council in a special meeting. They agreed to send it off. Cecil said they could do so under the law mentioned in the video, without telling the Queen.
I don’t think that’s true. Elizabeth did what she had to do, but I believe she was a genuinely pious woman, and agonised about her decision. My impression of Mary Queen of Scots is that she would have done anything to still be queen, but was a bit less interested in the actual business of ruling.
@@lornarettig3215 Well the chap who had the seal attached ended up in the tower for a while. William Cecil, lost all his power too, only coming back for the Armada. As for Walsingham he died bankrupt. How many high ranking Civil Servants in today's administration will that happen too?
@@lornarettig3215 Yes. After all, it took 18 years and two assassination plots for Elizabeth to finally sign Mary’s death warrant. The six geniuses who devised the Babington plot actually were dumb enough to pose for a group portrait. One of them was identified by it.
In th the end,Elizabeth had no choice,as Mary persisted in plots to depose the rightful sovereign.It was only after years of continuous plots by the adulterous,murderer and schemer Mary that Elizabeth finally gave into her advisors and councillors advice and signed the death warrant.Had Mary's plots succeeded,Elizabeth faced death and the English people would never had tolerated that.Yet another civil war.I am not the only historian who has studied and researched this thoroughly.Do the research before you comment this BS!
(I'm a Professor BTW,and simply cannot believe the ignorance shown by some of you ignoramuses-JUST DO THE RESEARCH-it's not rocket science ffs.)
The fact that Elizabeth of York wasn’t granted the official title of Elizabeth I still annoys me
Elizabeth of York was a Queen consort not a Queen regnant, she didn’t rule over the country in her own right like Elizabeth I
Elizabeth of York was a Queen Consort, not a Queen Regnant, one who rules.
By that logic, Elizabeth Woodville should’ve been granted the title Elizabeth I. She was Elizabeth of York’s mother, and another queen consort, to Edward IV, the last of the Plantagenet kings.
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No, only ruling monarchs in the UK receive a Roman numeral after their name. Mary Tudor (Elizabeth I's sister) is now known as Queen Mary I, as she was England's FIRST Queen Regnant. Mary Stuart (wife of William of Orange) is correctly now known as Queen Mary II, as she was co-regnant with King William III.
@@amysbees6686 tf so you mean no, I just said that. I’m replying to the person who said Elizabeth of York should be Elizabeth I. I literally said, “by that logic” (the logic that queen consort-non-regnant should have the title) Elizabeth Woodville should have it.
Don’t correct me and then agree with me, you fluff headed ninny. I’m so tired of everyone in such a hurry to be right that they simply don’t read.
Elizabeth was in very great danger for several reasons including that under catholic Law Mary Stuart would have been the rightful Queen
Not to mention that over half her kingdom was still catholic
with the men gone Mary of Scots was no harm to her and I actually heard that Elizabeth did not sign the warrant but a secretary did when Elizabeth had stepped away Elizabeth started to and her hand was there but the way I heard she just could not bring herself to kill Mary Queen of Scots not sure if that is accurate but its what I have heard and Mary Queen of Scots had a very brutal botched death one blow failed to kill her neck was hacked at like a piece of wood
I think both were the victim of a huge conspiracy. Not saying they were both completely innocent, but I think a lot of people manipulated Mary and Elizabeth.
Kind of like Joan Crawford and Bette Davis? Lol
Was Mary known as Mary, Queen of Scots at the time she was alive? Or was she just Queen Mary then?
Probably queen of scots because she was Queen with Mary the frist
I would think to distinguish between all the different Royal Marys around that period.
she was Mary Queen of Scots to distinguish herself from Queen Mary Aka Bloody Mary I myself used to get them mixed up when I was younger and before I read into it really
You asked the right question. The problem was that she had resigned from the Scottish Throne and so that made her no longer Queen. But in Elizabeth's eyes she didn't accept the resignation - largely because of the way it was done - and thus treated her as Queen. But at her trial, where she REFUSED legal representation - considering herself a Queen - she was declared by the judges a "private person" not a Queen. At her trail she denied even knowing Babbington, then showed her letters - "of course I knew him, why wouldn't I write to him in my circumstances".
Lot of rubbish being spouted here. While Queen she was Queen Mary. Nothing to do with their being too many Mary’s around. The name before means she was no longer the reigning monarch. James her son was. Same as our current Queen is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Her mother was Queen Elizabeth even when her daughter was crowned because she was married to King George VI. On his death she became dowager Queen Elizabeth, dowager meaning widow of. Look at the famous photo taken at George VI’s funeral now called 3 Queens in mourning. It depicts our Current Queen Elizabeth, now Queen because her father the King was dead, her mother Queen Elizabeth (his wife) and her grandmother Queen Mary, her grandmother/his mother. All still Queens. The name before the title means the person is divorced. While married Princess Diana was ‘THE PRINCESS OF WALES,’ donating she was married to the Prince of Wales. Only after their divorce did she become Dianna, Princess of Wales. Camilla is to all effects now the Princess of Wales. She is married to The Prince of Wales but at her wedding asked to be known by another of Charles’s titles, Duchess of Cornwall. He is also the Duke of Cornwall. They considered the public would be outraged if she used Princess of Wales so soon after Diana’s death. The current wife has the title. An ex has the name before. Princess Margret was, like her sister the Queen, a daughter of a ruling monarch hence her title of Princess in her own right. Her husband was Lord Snowden so another of her titles was Countess of Snowden. When they divorced she became Margret, countess of Snowden because her ex married again so there is another current wife who is now The countess if Snowden. Princess is a far superior title so she preferred to continue as Princess Margret. Margret Duchess of Argyle, tells you she was divorced and someone else was the Duchess of Argyle. Long winded but hope this clears it up.
poor Mary, she tired to play fair I think
at the beginning but when she seen that the English people did not have any love for her, all bets went out the window.
TH-cam please fix this video, it does not open. Thank you.
Mary brought about her own demise. She had no experience, or instincts to navigate the throne. And, in the end she plotted to end Elizabeth's life to take HER throne. Mary Queen of Scots made all the wrong choices after her return to Scotland. The first thing Elizabeth did after becoming Queen, was surround herself with competent advisors. Sadly, Mary didn't.
Used by men and one paid with her life
James could have helped his mother out but as far as he was concerned he couldn't have careless to him she had already passed away
I do get the impression that James was significantly more competent for the role than Mary. Mary comes across to me as a silly, vapid woman, who did not have the skills needed to rule and govern.
Well,excuse me you ignoramuses.Mary was involved in multiple plots to depose Elizabeth-the RIGHTFUL English Queen.Elizabeth gave her every chance and,despite the advice of her councillors,hesitated for years to have Mary not just further incarcerated but executed.Mary's constant scheming led to Elizabeth having absolutely no choice.Elizabeth had fought for her life and rights for much of her life and she was totally justified in wanting to remove this adulterous murdering scheming woman from her life and country.Mary knew the risks,took her chances and was justifiably executed.
Do the research people!
Your video is great but your comments section is full of haughty rudeness & vitriol! So many replies are basically "you're SO wrong, but I know the truth", "I'm an actual professor/historian/researcher/knowitall so I definitely know the truth better than you ever could", and misreading where they just double down instead of just apologizing.
Like holy freaking hell people! It's almost history gatekeeping. I'm not a history professional nor serious enthusiast; I've just a casual interest & curiosity. But I damn sure will likely rarely or never comment on this channel's videos after reading through everything here. Little of it seems like productive discourse or civil debate. I'd be scared of being pounced on if I shared a passing casual opinion of the topic based solely on the video's info I'd be made to feel lesser bc I've not done my own independent research. Can't we just be a little bit nicer to each other? I'm sure this comment will get hate despite not being a view on history.
Sadly people will always be mean when the opportunity arises.
It's rough at the top. They are welcome to it. Hmmm, humans eh...
But, couldn't Mary renounce her titles and birthright in order to live freely? Surely her cousin would have agreed to that
I said on the last video of Elizabeth her real cause of death and guilt over Mary of Scots was mentioned yes I think that is entirely possible. Because as I said I have read that Elizabeth never actually signed the warrant authorizing this execution(murder) her secretary supposedly did it this behind Elizabeth's back literally as she was turning going out of the room her secretary was either given the paper or took it and signed it with Elizabeth's name! And stupidly when I heard Elizabeth's Secretary did it! I was thinking woman but it could have been a man men can be secretaries and both these women were surrounded by men and they were made enemies by the ones around them! And in the same way that Elizabeth did not herself sign that death warrant I also believe that when or if Mary Queen of Scots even signed that law that said if Elizabeth were ever to be kiled she too was to be executed! If she even signed it I do not believe she fully knew what she was signing and that she was basically signing her own death warrant that meant if she were ever named in a plot to assisinate Elizabeth she woud be killed and I do not believe she ever intended to harm Elizabeth but to protect her own life! She like so many women back then was a pawn in the games of power hungry men behind the scenes wventhough they were Queens they still fell prey to these men! The same happened to Queen Elizabeth the 1st and her sister Queen Mary they were made enemies by their own father Henry good ole Henry the 8th! the big ole pain in the A..! But thats just my take on it Mary was so angry at her father that she focused it on Elizabeth who was a kid when all that was happening . I also think Mary Queen of Scots was so desperate after being imprisoned so long she didnot understand what she was doing I don't reallly believe she wanted Elizabeth dead anymore than Elizabeth wanted her dead ! It was easy for these women to be used because they had grown up around men and were taken from their mothers at young ages Elizabeth by murder and Mar y Queen of Scotts when she became Queen at a very young age after her father died I believe her mother sent her away for her own safety amd they too never saw each other again ? its kinda sad Mary Queen of Scotsbecame Queen at 6 dys old when her daddy died suddenly and then sometime after her mother sends her away to France to keep her safe but she still ended up dead eventually at the hand s of the country she was originally being protected from
So she could have a video made on her coffin being opened.
A good synopsis of events. Name pronunciations need attention though. ( e.g.it’s ‘FotherinGAY’ and ‘WalSINGham’. 😖 Lol)
Mary was a woman ruled by emotion and people took advantage of that! She might not have wished ill on elizabeth
Ok you got me for a few minutes until I smell bullshit which I’m guesstimating will start at 1:34….
Why do you say that?
@@some_metalhead Court is apparently a butthurt Catholic
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She was the rightful heir not this fake garbage
So when Elizabeth died with no heirs Mary would've become queen Mary the 1st of Scotland and 2nd of England??
@@tommyjohnson6410 she would be Queen to England and Scotland
She was Elizabeth’s rightful heir and she would have been Queen of England and Scotland, if she wasn’t such a DUMBASS !
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