Mary I, Queen of Scots - Mary's life is so sad. To go from Queen to prisoner most of her life. Then a terrible execution that went wrong.

Started by Keith Jay Little on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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Keith Jay Little PRO

12/12/2012 at 7:44 PM

Mary's story is really a sad one. She just wanted to be a good Catholic. And rule as a Catholic.
Her execution turned out to be one of the most brutal of all time.
Some scholars think Queen Elizabeth did not even order her execution.

Erica Howton C

12/12/2012 at 8:03 PM

Keith - what is their thinking on it? If I remember correctly from the Biography I read quite a long time ago, Elizabeth had a great deal of difficulty with the execution, partly because of Mary's rights as a monarch.

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Mary I, Queen of Scots - Mary's life is so sad. To go from Queen to prisoner most of her life. Then a terrible execution that went wrong.

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