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The Quenis Majestie and thre Estatis in this present parliment being informit that the havy, abominabill superstitioun usit be divers of the leigis of this Realme be using of witchcraftis, sorsarie ans necromancie, and credence gevin thairto in tymes bygane aganis the Law of God; and for avoyding and away putting of all sic vane superstitioun in tymes tocum. it is statute and ordainit be the quenis ajestie and thre Estatis fairsidis that na maner of persounis of quhatsumver estate, degre, or conditiounthay be of tak upone hand in ony tumes heirinafter to use ony maner of witchcraftis, sorcarie, or necromanciue, nor gif thame selfis futh to have ony sic craft or knaeledge thairof,thairthrow abusand the pepill; nor that na persoun seik ony help, response, or consultation at ony sic usaris (or abusaris) foirsaidis of withchcraftis, sorcareis or necromancie, under the pane of dead, asweill to be execute aganis the user abusar of the response or consultatioun.
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| - law against witchcraft passed by the Scottish parliament in 1563 during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots |
| Mary Tudor (Mary I of England) |
| The Queen of Scots' contemporary, the two Marys are frequently confused. |
| Elizabeth I of England |
| Mary, Queen of Scots, sought refuge in England (1568) after her abdication in 1567, but was arrested by Elizabeth and held prisoner until her execution in 1587. |
| James VI of Scotland, later James I of England |
| The son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who became king James VI of Scotland on her forced abdication in 1567 and, on the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 without a male heir, became King James I of England, uniting the two crowns. |
| 1542.Dec.08 | | Birth of Mary, future Queen of Scotland, at the Palace of Linlithgow, West Lothian, to King James V of Scotland and his French wife, Marie of Guise
She was born on December 7th or 8th | | BAAAGEKC BAAAGEIB | | 1542.Dec.14 | | Death of James V of Scotland; succeeded by his infant daughter Mary (b. Dec 7th or 8th) with James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (next in line to the throne), as regent (-1554) | | BAAAGBXA BAAAGEKC | | 1543 | | Mary, Queen of Scots, goes to France | | BAAAGEKC | | 1543.Jul | | Treaties of Greenwich: 6-month-old Mary, Queen of Scots, promised in marriage to Prince Edward, the son of Henry VIII in
1552
and for their heirs to inherit the kingdoms of Scotland and England | | BAAAGDGR BAAAGBXA BAAAGCLM BAAAGCLJ | | 1543.Sep.09 | | Coronation of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, in Stirling Castle | | | | 1544.May | | Henry VIII begins his rough wooing, a series of raids on Scottish territory, etc. (-June 1551), attempting impose the marriage to his son Edward VI on Mary, Queen of Scots | | BAAAGBXA BAAAGEKC BAAAGDGR | | 1548 | | Mary, Queen of Scots, formally promised in marriage to the French dauphin - a French fleet rescues 5-year-old Mary from Dumbarton, taking her to France | | BAAAGBKY BAAAGDGR | | 1551.Jun | | End of raids on Scottish territory, etc., started as Henry VIII\'s rough wooing in 1544
The campaign is reckoned to have cost �500,000 apart from its cost in human life | | BAAAGBXA BAAAGEKC BAAAGDGR | | 1554 | | Marie of Guise succeeds James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, as regent of Scotland (1560) in the name of her daughter Mary, Queen of Scots | | BAAAGCAB | | 1558.Apr.24 | | Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Francis, heir to the French throne (Francis II) | | BAAAGCAB BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1559.May.10 | | John Knox incites the Scottish Lords of the Congregation to rise against the regency of Marie of Guise, the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots
Edinburgh seized, religious houses destroyed. Elizabeth I subsequently approached for aid in their cause | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1559.Jul.10 | | Death of Henry II of France; his son, Francis becomes King; Mary Queen of Scots declares herself Queen of England | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGBKY BAAAGEKC | | 1560 | | Scotland is declared a Protestant nation | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1560.Jun | | Death of Marie of Guise, widow of James V of Scotland, mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and regent of Scotland in her daughters name | | | | 1560.Jul.06 | | Treaty of Edinburgh secures peace with Scotland, French undertaking to withdraw troops from Scotland and recognise Elizabeth\\\'s right to rule England; Mary, Queen of Scots claims to the English annulled - but 18-year-old Mary (still in France) refuses to ratify the treaty | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKB BAAAGEKC BAAAGBKY | | 1560.Dec.05 | | Death of Francis, King of France and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots; succeeded by his brother Charles IX with Catherine de Medici (mother-in-law of Mary) as Regent | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1561 | | Mary, Queen of Scots, invites Elizabeth I to Scotland to attempt to heal their breach but Elizabeth I refuses | | BAAAGCLM | | 1561 | | Mary, Queen of Scots,
sent Maitland of Lethington as ambassador to put the case for Mary as a potential heir to the English throne | | BAAAGCLM | | 1561.Aug.19 | | Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Leith, Scotland
Having lived in France since 1548. Mary is denied passage through England | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1561.Dec | | Arrangements made for Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I to meet in England (at York or another town) in September | | BAAAGCLM | | 1562.Jul | | Elizabeth I sends Sir Henry Sidney to Mary, Queen of Scots, to cancel their meeting arranged for September the previous December because of the civil war in France | | BAAAGCLM | | 1562.Nov.05 | | Scotland: James Stewart, Earl of Moray (illigitimate Protestant brother and chief advisor to Mary, Queen of Scots),
crushes the rebellion of Scotlands leading Catholic magnate, George Gordon, Earl of Huntly, Corrichie
Huntley is killed | | BAAAGEKC | | 1563 | | Elizabeth I attempts to neutralise Mary, Queen of Scots, by suggesting she marry someone suitable so she could proceed to the inquisition of her right and title to be our next cousin and heir - Mary refused
She secretly envisaged Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, whom she trusted and believed she could control | | BAAAGCLM | | 1565.Jul.29 | | Sudden marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to her first cousin and descendant of Henry VII, the Catholic Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
The marriage precipitated her half-brother and chief counsellor, the Earl of Moray, to join with other Protestant Lords in open rebellion | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC BAAAGBRG | | 1565.Aug.26 | | Mary, Queen of Scots, sets out for Stirling to confront the Protestant rebels
She returns to Edinburgh to raise more troops in September | | | | 1566.Mar.09 | | Murder of David Rizzio, private secretary and friend of Mary, Queen of Scots, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse while in conference with the Queen by Darnley and the rebel Scottish nobles | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEGA | | 1566.Jun.19 | | Birth of the future James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) to Mary, Queen of Scots
Shortly afterwards, Mary began a liaison with James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell | | BAAAGCLJ BAAAGEKC BAAAGCLM | | 1567.Apr.24 | | Abduction of Mary Queen of Scots by James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell | | BAAAGEKC | | 1567.May.15 | | Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, after his former marriage is annulled | | BAAAGEKC | | 1567.Jun | | Mary, Queen of Scots imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle by the Scottish nobles | | | | circa 1567.Jul | | Mary, Queen of Scots miscarries twins in Loch Leven Castle (between July 18th-24th) | | | | 1567.Jul.24 | | Deposition (abdication) of Mary, Queen of Scots in favour of her infant Protestant son who is proclaimed as James VI of Scotland at Stirling (later James I of England), Moray becomes regent | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC BAAAGCLJ BAAAGCQN | | 1568.May.02 | | Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots, from Loch Leven Castle
She managed to raise a small army again | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1568.May.13 | | Battle of Langside; defeat of the small army of Mary, Queen of Scots | | | | 1568.May.16 | | Flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, to England | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1568.May.19 | | Mary, Queen of Scots, arrested by the English and held at Carlisle | | BAAAGCLM | | 1568.Oct | | Start of the enquiry (-Jan) ordered by Elizabeth I into the part of Mary, Queen of Scots\' part in the death of Darnley at York
Elizabeth I did not wish to convict Mary of murder | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEGA | | 1569.Jan | | End of the enquiry (Oct-) ordered by Elizabeth I into the part of Mary, Queen of Scots\' part in the death of Darnley at York finds nothing proven
It was largely based on the 8 Casket Letters | | BAAAGCLM | | 1570 | | Elizabeth persuaded by the French into promise to help Mary, Queen of Scots, regain her throne but she insisted Mary ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh (July 1560)which , something Mary refused to do
William Cecil continued negotiations with Mary on behalf of Elizabeth | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGBKY BAAAGEKU | | 1570.Jan.23 | | Assassination of James Stewart, Earl of Moray, half-brother of Mary Queen of Scots\' and Regent in Scotland for her son, James VI | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGCLJ BAAAGEKC | | 1571 | | The Ridolfi plot to assassinate Elizabeth I | | BAAAGCLM | | 1572 | | Parliament introduces a bill barring Mary, Queen of Scots, from the throne
Elizabeth unexpectedly refused to give the bill the royal assent | | BAAAGCLM | | 1584 | | Loss of the original 8 Casket Letters alleged to have been written by Mary, Queen of Scots to
Bothwell | | | | 1584 | | Elizabeth II introduces the Bond of Association aimed at preventing any would-be successor from profiting from her murder
Mot leagally binding, it was signed by thousands, including Mary, Queen of Scots | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEGA | | 1586.Oct.14 | | Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I starts | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1587.Dec.08 | | Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle after 20 years of imprisonment following the Babington Plot ]]or Feb 28th[[
Elizabeth I had signed her death warrant a week previously, after Mary refused to disavow her claim to the English throne. It is reported it took 3 blows of the axe to sever her head. She was interred at Peterborough Cathedral (-1612) | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGEKC | | 1612 | | James I orders the remains of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, to be removed from Peterborough Cathedral to Westminster Abbey
Her remains lie 30 feet from those of her cousin Elizabeth I whom she never met | | BAAAGCLJ BAAAGCLM BAAAGEFJ | | 1936 | | Film Mary of Scotland made about Mary, Queen of Scots, starring Katharine Hepburn and Fredric March | | | | 1971 | | Film Mary, Queen of Scots starring Vanessa Redgrave (for which she won an Oscar) and Nigel Davenport | | |
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