Season 2 - Episode 2 - Mary Queen of Scots

In episode 2 of Season 2, Eilidh and Kieran discuss the tragic life of Mary, Queen of Scots and her 18-and-a-half year imprisonment. Come and learn about the suspicious assassination of her husband, Mary's quest to become queen of Scotland and England and find out about the events that helped lead to the Witch Trials, which we discussed in our Witchcraft Mini-Series!

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Show Notes

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Solway_Moss

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_de%27_Medici#Queen_of_France

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos,_Prince_of_Asturias

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babington_Plot

• https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Mary-Queen-of-Scots/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I

• https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/elizabeth-i

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-queen-of-Scotland

• https://www.royal.uk/mary-queen-scots-r1542-1567

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Wooing

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII#Annulment_from_Catherine

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_II_of_France#Childhood_and_education_(1544%E2%80%931559)

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