mary queen of scots

Question 1

how did mary get the throne

Answer 1

• was henry 7ths great-granddaughter and elizabeths second cousin
• she was descended from margaret tudor

Question 2

what religion was henry 7th’s sister

Answer 2

catholic

Question 3

who did mary marry

Answer 3

french king, francis 2

Question 4

how old was she when she inherited the scottish crown

Answer 4

six days

Question 5

why was mary important

Answer 5

• she was catholic which meant that catholics would be prepared to support her claim to the throne
• her claim was strengthened by the fact there was no concerns about her legitimacy
• mary would always be at the centre of catholic plots and conspiracies against elizabeth

Question 6

when did francis 2 die

Answer 6

1560

Question 7

when mary went back to scotland, who did she marry

Answer 7

henry stuart (lord darnley)

Question 8

what was the name of the kid mary and henry produced

Answer 8

james

Question 9

when henry stuart (lord darnley) was murdered who did mary marry

Answer 9

earl of bothwell

Question 10

what happened in 1568

Answer 10

the scots rebelled against her, imprisoned her and forced to give up her throne in favour of her son james

Question 11

what did mary do in prison

Answer 11

escaped and raised an army

Question 12

where was marys army defeated

Answer 12

langside near glasgow

Question 13

when was mary imprisoned

Answer 13

1568

Question 14

what did the scottish rebels demand should be done to mary

Answer 14

that mary should be handed over and tried for the murder of Darnley

Question 15

what were elizabeths 4 options with mary in 1568-69

Answer 15

• help mary to regain her throne
• hand mary over to the scottish lords
• allow mary to go abroad
• keep mary in england

Question 16

what was the problem with helping mary to regain her throne

Answer 16

would anger the scottish nobility and leave elizabeth facing a catholic monarch on her northern border. the auld alliance with france could then be revived to threaten her

Question 17

what was the problem with handing mary over to the scottish lords

Answer 17

mary was the former wife of francis 2. her trial, imprisonment and execution by scottish noblemen with elizabeths permission could provoke france, driving them into alliance with spain, which could lead both countries into war with england

Question 18

what was the problem with allowing mary to go abroad

Answer 18

allowing mary to go abroad could see her return to france. this could provoke a french plot that aimed to remove elizabeth from the english throne and replace her with mary

Question 19

what was the problem with keeping mary in england

Answer 19

keeping mary in england was probably the best option for elizabeth. however it carried the risk that catholic plotters might try to overthrow elizabeth and replace her with mary

Question 20

when was a meeting set up at york to hear the case against mary

Answer 20

october 1568 and january 1569

Question 21

when the scottish lords brought love letters with them. what did this demonstrate

Answer 21

that mary was guilty of murdering lord darnley

Question 22

why did mary say that he could not be tried

Answer 22

she was an anointed monarch, and would not offer a plea unless elizabeth guaranteed a verdict of innocence

Question 23

by not handling over mary, what did elizabeth ensure

Answer 23

• the scottish nobility would not imprison or execute mary
• the french would be satisfied
• her subjects did not punish an anointed monarch

Question 24

because the conference did not reach any conclusions, what happened

Answer 24

mary stayed in england in captivity

Question 25

why did elizabeth not make mary her heir

Answer 25

elizabeth would acknowledge mary as her heir. however, to do so would upset english protestants. without the support of these privy councillors, elizabeth- already distrusted by many catholics- would have few supporters left. moreover the prospect of a catholic heir would result in a civil war