Queen of Scots Archives

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

History / 4 minutes of reading / May 30, 2022 / By HDclump

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary – Drama revealing the intimate and ultimately deadly relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, using the words of the two queens and their courtiers. Of all the dangers Elizabeth I had to survive – the Spanish Armada, a Catholic continent plotting against her incessantly, restless nobles uneasy at serving a queen who refused to marry – none was so personally intense as her rivalry with another woman – her cousin and fellow queen, Mary, Queen of Scots. This was her longest, most gruelling battle – lasting over two decades, […]

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A History of Scotland episode 5 – Project Britain

History / 3 minutes of reading / February 25, 2020 / By HDclump

A History of Scotland episode 5 – Project Britain: Neil Oliver describes how the ambitions of two of Scotland’s Stuart monarchs were the driving force that united two ancient enemies, and set them on the road to the Great Britain we know today. While Mary Queen of Scots plotted to usurp Elizabeth I and seize the throne of England, her son James dreamt of a more radical future: a Protestant Great Britain. A History of Scotland episode 5 – Project Britain Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587),

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