Mary, Queen of Scots: Lover, Fighter, Rogue

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[@ethanramos4441]

“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the newest we can come to happiness” Mary, Queen of Scots

[@adrianbartley8173]

Could you do an episode on Queen Liliuokalani? Or just about the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom? I was born and raised there and would love to see your take on an event that defined my home state

[@devastator6570]

Correction, Henry was succeeded by his son Edward, who was then succeeded by Mary. I love your videos Simon! Keep up the great work!!

[@pyromania1018]

"I think she's dead." "No, I'm not." (screams, crashing and smashing)

[@PinkyJujubean]

I was just listening to that and this was on the feed underneath and so I decided to watch it 😂

[@yolanvdk5854]

Heads-up to the production team but the portrait shown at 2:43 and later at 3:03 is actually a portrait of Mary Stuart's cousin, (Bloody) Mary Tudor, queen of England.

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

Yeah....that really was a misstep. Messed up the flow for me.

[@klhaldane]

And the Henry at 1:40 is Henry VII, not VIII.

[@armandotalampas4800]

I also love the classic biopic of Mary Stuart "Mary of Scotland"(1936), starring Katharine Hepburn. Fredric March plays Lord Bothwell and Florence Eldridge as Queen Elizabeth. Ian Keith portrays Mary's halfbrother, James Stewart, the Earl of Moray. Not to mention, this classic was helmed by the legendary John Ford. The film depicts a fictional confrontation between the two Queens. I love that scene!

[@JustKrista50]

Thanks Simon and Co! I never tire of this era in history. How can you? It has all the key components of great novels. Only, it's real. Yikes. When I was a little girl watching Disney, I'd think, it would be grand to be a princess! Boy, was I wrong. Royalty for women especially was anything but romantic and wonderful. It was tragic and lonely. Painful. Deadly. As a mother, I can not fathom not seeing my child. I can't imagine the pain of having that child so turned against you, he would join your enemies. Now that I know more, I think if I just had to go back in time, I'd settle for the life of...a dead person. They seemed to be peaceful.

[@blackcat2628zd]

James didn't turn against Mary. He had no feelings for her, he didn't know her. And yes, queens consorts were only baby machines. That's why so many royal couples didn't have heirs. It was incredible stressful.

[@tshegomoguni6715]

I have watched the "Reign" tv series over and over again, never knew it was based on a true story till a week back.What a brilliant series,and thank u for this KZbin video

[@jessicajames6676]

I've been waiting for this! Mary is one of my favorite historical figures ❤

[@jamellfoster6029]

Mine too...

[@rebella_alld5108]

She is amazing

[@theawesomeman9821]

I heard a television drama was made of her. Don't know if its good though.

[@jessicajames6676]

@@theawesomeman9821 it's pretty good but highly dramatized for tv. It's called reign its on Netflix

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@jessicajames6676 cool

[@diamondtiara84]

Machine guns and Pepto Bismol, what a combo!

[@TheHappeningswithHAP]

So glad you did a video of her! She’s one of my favorite monarchs and her story is so wild!

[@greengrey1750]

I feel like Mary got the final laugh because her descendants became the next kings of England

[@shivill2236]

Not really. Her son ended up becoming a Protestant instead of a Catholic and there are some research that suggests that he was happy she died.

[@aidanrogers4438]

It’s not like James was resented in England, when Elizabeth I was clearly nearing the end of her life, and hadn’t named a successor, the English lords at court did all they could to keep relations between England and James on good terms. He was being seen as the clear successor to Elizabeth as, although there were others of Tudor descent too, James was a king and already had heirs that would mean a secure succession after him, unlike the trouble they’d gone through since Edward VI died. Plus, as it’s been mentioned, he was a Protestant, which would not have made Mary or any of her supporters happy as they wanted to return the English monarchy back to Catholicism.

[@ktbecstasy]

Yeah she had the last laugh...just not with her head

[@armandotalampas4800]

green grey, I certainly agree! Mary Stuart won the "Game of Thrones". With Elizabeth's death, the Tudor line is extinguished. Mary had an heir and that makes her more accomplished than Elizabeth. A son is a son even if James isn't fond of her mother.

[@shivill2236]

@@armandotalampas4800 I wouldn't call that winning as Elizabeth didn't really care about the Tudor line and some reports suggest that she was fine with James becoming king. The whole goal Mary had was to be Queen, the fact that she died before that shows she lost. Her son becoming king doesn't change that as he held fundamentally different opinions from her and some research saying he was happy she was killed. Calling that winning is just sad.

[@jamesmartin6050]

Future Video suggestion - Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent figure in Irish history.

[@jamellfoster6029]

*One of the pics being shown is of Mary I of England (Bloody Mary), the first cousin once removed of Mary Queen of Scots (as Bloody Mary was the 1st cousin of James V (Dad of Mary Queen of Scots) as was Elizabeth I even though Elizabeth was 21 years younger than her 1st cousin James V & only 9 years older than his daughter as Henry VIII was old when Elizabeth I was born)...

[@lostinoctober23]

wow that’s crazy i never knew that mary and elizabeth never once met yet all this drama was occurring between them

[@lizc8370]

Did anyone else notice the use of the portrait of Mary I at about the 3:18 point when they’re talking about Mary, Queen of Scots? I mean it literally says the woman depicted is the daughter of Henry VIII. 🤔

[@thedevilluis]

Would love if you could do Sasaki Kojiro and Cesare Borgia in the future.

[@hisbigal]

I wonder why you didn’t mention the Battle of Langside, which was the singular event that ended Mary’s ambitions to regain her Scottish throne and her ambitions to the English one?

[@pamelamays4186]

More intrigue than an entire season of Game Of Thrones.

[@Ellen_sanyang]

"The most tragic tragedy of all" wow Simon, just wow. ❤️

[@ktbecstasy]

It wasn't all that tragic, her son became King n gv us the King James Bible 🤣

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:40 - Chapter 1 - On our last episode 2:45 - Chapter 2 - A rough childhood 3:25 - Chapter 3 - The treaty of greenwich 4:50 - Mid roll ads 6:15 - Chapter 4 - An explosive affair 9:55 - Chapter 5 - The case of the casket letters 12:00 - Chapter 6 - Energy fit for a queen 13:35 - Chapter 7 - An end off all troubles - Chapter 8 -

[@lisapop5219]

3:18 8:17 those are portraits of Princess later Queen Elizabeth 1 of England. It even says so on the picture Oops, it says Mary, daughter of Henry 8th. My mistake. But it's still not Mary Queen of Scots

[@JupiterMuffles]

Yeah people get Mary I of England and Mary Queen of Scots mixed up a looot

[@ktbecstasy]

Yeah bro, he just put the pics of anyone named Mary, didn't care at all

[@JupiterMuffles]

@@ktbecstasy This is an entertaining channel and all, but they mix people up quite a bit

[@deborahsmith403]

I'm glad someone else noticed that it was Mary of England. It seems the more channels Simon has, the less time his team has to check the content... sometimes you need to go for quality, not quantity.

[@bobbyanderson1054]

Heads will roll in the basement!!

[@jaqjynx]

Wayhey! Scotland forever ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@robertgiles9124]

"Lover, Fighter, Rogue"? I'd say she was a fool. She really lost her head.

[@kasession]

History is so complex. The portrayal of her imprisonment as lavish contrasts with media portrayals of it being the exact opposite. I guess if I really want to know the truth, I have to do my own digging.

[@matthewdopler8997]

In many media it is often done for the sake of getting her sympathy. Most audiences don’t have sympathy for a prisoner whose “prison” is luxury.

[@stephensansone6126]

Jon of Bohemia would be a great episode. Or maybe a side projects of cool but less notable warriors

[@Vic35102]

The king poohed himself to death that was brilliant

[@Dank-gb6jn]

Humbly requesting George Carlin. A comedian and satirist who oftentimes hit the nail more than just on the head; and whose bits were infinitely more than just satire. The guy was a comedian, satirist, begrudged philosopher, and even the voice of Thomas the Train.

[@glennflanagan7503]

Hell yeah!

[@mikehersi4500]

Yes please

[@somepingnice]

George Carlin. Born, made some shitty political takes he disguised as comedy, then died of a heart attack. Done

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Keep this up. I got the YF-23 video made, and the Thunderbirds video made by being persistent.

[@Dank-gb6jn]

@No Name can’t stop won’t stop 😂

[@alexthelizardking]

Lost one crown then tried to steal another. How un-queenly.

[@MuhMuhMuhChelle]

I haven't grown out of adolescence therefore, hearing the word "poo" in an English accent made me giggle harder than I care to admit. Thank you Sir

[@smile_on_that_face43]

Can you please do a video on Thomas Cromwell?

[@donaldharper8632]

This Is why there must be a Tudor Elizabeth spinoff. This Mary story could be one season to itself.

[@DamnDemi]

Actually, she has her own show, complete with a Medici & Elizabethan crossover.

[@jackiegillyard758]

Hopefully you will do more history like this. Maybe some Colonial history also

[@rachelcolquhoun8393]

Love it! I thought Elizabeth was buried on top of Mary (her sister) not Mary queen of scots! Good to know

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Liz is buried with Mary Tudor, Mary QoS is buried nearby tho.

[@joshuaescopete]

Would love to see more WWI figures featured on Biographics. Like Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a humanitarian and philosopher who tended to the sick in Africa before being deported back to Europe as a prisoner of war because of his German background. Or Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing, an accomplished soldier who played a key role in a majority of US conflicts in the late 19th and early 20th century, from commanding buffalo soldiers in the Spanish American War to leading the punitive expedition to capture Pancho Villa in Mexico, to leading the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI.

[@TheRealJaneSeymour]

A fact: Elizabeth actually changed her mind about having Mary killed, but it was sadly to late the execution had already happened. Elizabeth was adamant for a long time about having her cousin and fellow Queen executed, even though neither one actually met in real life, they wrote to one another very often. It's a shame that the world pushed Mary to be the way she was, trying to be Queen of both England and Scotland. She probably just wanted to rule Scotland in peace.

[@LoJo]

As a historian said in a longer documentary on Mary, "She didn't have a lot of sense, but she had great style."

[@Iamtheliquor]

Awesome! I go past her house in Jedburgh at least twice a week

[@mhope6899]

Wish Wikipedia wasn’t a source. Elizabeth I is buried near her sister Mary not her cousin Mary. They never saw each other and neither do their respective monuments.

[@terryjohnson5579]

As far as young maybe unprepared rulers she was one of the strongest in her time. I feel like had she not bothered england and just focused on improving and stabalizing Scotland and maybe assisting France shed have been an incredible ruler

[@areiaaphrodite]

Poor thing. Honestly, her life was just tragedy after tragedy. The death of her father when she was only days old, the death of her first husband (for whom she held great affection if not love), the hostility of the Scottish people towards her upon her return from France, two horrendous subsequent husbands and then being executed by your own cousin. May she finally have found peace..

[@Morbos1000]

But she wasn't innocent in all this. She could have lived a very nice life if she hadn't been so ambitious. I'm not saying women shouldn't be ambitious, just that trying to repeatedly overthrow the Queen of England is a dangerous game.

[@bradleedaniels5072]

Bravo. Amazing video

[@maryellencook9528]

Fact Boi, you have shown the portrait of Bloody Mary I Tudor at least twice while talking about Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. You also showed Henry VII while discussing his son Henry VIII. Tsk, tsk. Your help down in the basement is falling down on the job.

[@chrisyanover1777]

I put this on another video but thought I would lobby for a future Biographics video. One person I think would make a great and funny Biographics is on a one Mr. Vincent K McMahon of WWE fame! It actually an interesting story filled with lot of laughs and a lot of people dying. Everything Simon loves is in this video, a billionaire, scandals, international fame with a loyal following, violence ( or at least script violence), narcissistic leader, drugs, a kiss my ass club, sex, many deaths, lots of laughs, and lots and lots of big BEEFY sweaty men! Everything Simon could possibly want in a video!

[@slicksovereign8479]

Guys, you seem to be confusing an image of Bloody Mary for Mary, Queen of Scots...

[@fabulouschild2005]

I love how he doesn't hesitate in calling both Mary I and Elizabeth I for killing people

[@billydeez25]

Much enjoyed, thanks 👍

[@l3ete1geuse]

"She couldn't prance about in her pajamas like some work-from-home slob." Hey, I resemble that remark!

[@Knight860]

"It cam wi' a lass, it will gang wi' a lass" as told by John Knox of James V's reaction to Mary's birth

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Well it didn't "gang" with Mary at all, quite the opposite as her son gained the English crown as well as the Scottish

[@Knight860]

@@lilymarinovic1644 James I/VI was from the House of "Stuart" by his father Henry. Mary was from the House of "Stewart" James VI/I took his father's house name, so technically Mary was the last Monarch from the House of Stewart.

[@lilymarinovic1644]

@@Knight860 spelling was not standardised at the time, Shakespeare spelled his own name multiple ways. Did Mary herself or her contemporaries explicitly say the two were considered to be completely different houses, rather than just branches of the same house?

[@Knight860]

​@@lilymarinovic1644 Mary and her husband Henry were from the same house but two different branches of it, similar in some ways to the Lancaster and York Branches of the Plantagenet's. So, Mary Queen of Scots was the last monarch of the Stewart branch and her son would be the first monarch from the Stuart branch. On the surface Mary married out of love, but I think she was also looking to increase any children with Henry's claim to the English crown with more Tudor blood.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job.

[@Sillybuilder69]

I’m a simple guy, I see a new biographics video I click

[@ktbecstasy]

That's what we do, bro

[@Morbos1000]

I've always found the dynamic between these two powerful women at a time where women almost never had real power. I see Mary as a smart woman but not as savvy as Elizabeth. Given their respective positions she'd have to be a lot smarter and more clever than Elizabeth to ever actually succeed in her plans. Though her hopes for her son did come to fruition though she never knew it.

[@amberwhite3538]

I have been waiting for you to do this one! Yay!

[@b3ans4eva]

You still refer to Brain Blaze as Business Blaze in the description.

[@maxalberts2003]

The Casket Letters were forgeries and you know it.

[@PinkPixie019]

I was sure you'd done her already! great video!

[@-RONNIE]

I pretty much knew all the information however I did learn a couple new things thanks for the video

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

Tfw you confuse both Marys with one.

[@jessicamurphy8817]

Sarah Churchill, Sophia of Hanover and Lucrezia Borgia would be brilliant. Clara Bow and Josephine Baker.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Awesome video as always, I really enjoy this time period :)

[@diversejoe617]

Please do a video on Abraham Lincoln, his life is so interesting

[@duncancurtis1758]

Henry Darnley the lover who flew past the moon and landed in the spud patch...

[@blindedbliss]

4:45 - Agricultural policies, please 🙏 maybe on 'Megaprojects'?

[@josephkmeyer5178]

I’m wondering if you all would ever be willing to do one on Governor George Wallace? I think his trip from moderate to the face of segregation, his presidential campaign and assassination attempt, all the way back to moderate is an interesting story. Just how chasing the vote and populism can change someone for the worse.

[@jamellfoster6029]

I'm from Alabama so I remember Governor Wallace quite well. I was a young lady when he died almost 25 years ago...

[@chewydewok]

Since they were buried near each other, I guess you could say even in death Mary and Elizabeth were linked together.

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

“Are you Mary, Queen Of Scots?” “I am.” “AAAAAAAH”

[@PoolKid75]

Who else is here because they loved the show Reign?

[@joeyr7294]

14:50 stuntin on them haters lol thanks Simon and Co. 🍻

[@kyleclark4449]

1:44 Rob Halford has entered the chat.

[@nryanc]

“Since that’s not usually a side effect of being exploded…” Solid gold. 😂

[@KRUGE67]

Another great show, can you do field marshal Kitchener ??

[@pablos.5270]

Could you make a video on Alfred the great? Also first

[@zevkramer6154]

Hey Simon on several occasions you've shown a picture of Mary I calling it Mary Queen of Scots

[@savagedarksider5934]

What if Mary, Queen of Scots married Philip II of Spain ?

[@VampireSexGoddess]

This happened in Laura Andersen's books that followed The Boleyn King.

[@bobbyanderson1054]

She wouldn't had to worried about cousin Liz signing that death warrant...

[@VampireSexGoddess]

@@bobbyanderson1054 Nope! The exact opposite happened. I do recommend, though you don't get closure for her at the end.

[@mareecarlick3467]

This chap makes history intresting

[@Maderyne]

I can't imagine living every year wondering if it's to be your last, whether by friend or foe the blow to end your life? I enjoy finding out about past ages, but to be honest, I would prefer my present age. That at least, I can handle!

[@Saikotic]

Imagine my sadness when I expected the Monty Python sketch on Mary, Queen of Scots.

[@armandotalampas4800]

Being British, Sir Simon should've made this video longer, as long as the one he made for Emperor Augustus. A 45-minute long episode, I think the longest video of Biographics so far..

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

Mary Queen of Scots is my 17th great grandmother 😍

[@ktbecstasy]

Wow you're descended from a traitor, A Catholic one at that

[@pyromania1018]

She was my grandmother's sister's daughter's cousin's former roommate.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@pyromania1018 that’s nice

[@matthewdopler8997]

@@pyromania1018 What does that make you? Absolutely nothing.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

@@matthewdopler8997 wonderfully sarcastic, that's what

[@chthoniccannon5495]

She was locked up on an island in Loch Leven not a lake.

[@matthewdopler8997]

Slight correction: Henry was succeeded by his son Edward. Edward died a few years later with Mary succeeding him.

[@debbylou5729]

He was sick all of the time. I wouldn't categorize him as ruling England. You'd have to name the one calling the shots

[@bobbyanderson1054]

His uncle Thomas Seymour, Duke of Somerset

[@matthewdopler8997]

@@debbylou5729 He was also age 9 when he became king but was still technically on the throne despite have a regent. Many people remember Mary over Edward despite being on the throne for less time because she temporarily restored Catholicism and the Church of England liked portraying her as a monster to support Protestants. She did brutally kill people but her father and half-sister did it to many more people.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

Henry V not Henry VIII. Mary Queen of Scots was the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I

[@bobbyanderson1054]

@@daftirishmarej1827 what about Henry V

[@captainchaos1311]

i was literally searching hours ago if Biographics had a video on Mary queen of Scots and five hours later they have a video….

[@hanglee5586]

How about doing one on the young, Royal Lady who was executed by Queen Liz?

[@Chrissielazarus]

I first came to know and be interested in her and her story when my brother introduced me to a series called 'Reign'. I had wanted something to sate the itch 'The Tudors' left behind lol

[@octaviopla5506]

Make a video of P.L. Travers

[@gregy1570]

simon for president

[@pyromania1018]

He wasn't born stateside.

[@gregy1570]

@@pyromania1018 rules, shmules :)

[@gregy1570]

@@Endgame707 wtf is wendy harris

[@ryanadams4591]

great vid on roman gods!

[@starofjustice1]

Sounds like a serious multiclasser.

[@murderousminds3027]

Thank you mighty Kratos for another informative video :)) Keep it rolling beard!

[@dcDOC19]

Good sir, when my time comes, I humbly request that you narrate my life..

[@doittoit4116]

Wait I thought Mary was the daughter and of king Henry the 8th and half sister of Elizabeth

[@TheRealJaneSeymour]

That's Mary I of England. Aka Bloody Mary Mary I of Scotland was their cousin and a different person!

[@georgeprchal3924]

Henry was succeed by his son Edward VI, not Mary.

[@antiisocial]

Tortured until he went insane and died. WTF the past!?!?!

[@jeffreytinacanine5026]

I would like Simon saying inbred nobility as a ring tone, but then again I'm old

[@steveweinstein3222]

Why at 8:17 are you showing a picture of Mary Tudor?

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@dapper_gent]

Simon...damn it! I'm an american and wow. Thanks for the distraction!

[@jontaedouglas7244]

Mary marrying Henry against Elizabeth’s approval was her first mistake. Yes, she was a Queen of her own right of her own country but a country right next to a hostile England who had already invaded Scotland plenty of times by this point. Her trying to strength her claims to the English crown while simultaneously trying to befriend Elizabeth was a big no no, especially with Elizabeth being a Virgo

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

It was because she actually had the birth right to rule England.

[@BlahBlahBlahBlah69]

Mary had more of a claim to the throne.

[@jessicamurphy8817]

Charles Brandon (Henry the 8th's best mate) would also be great.