Mary, Queen of Scots

[@matheanotmafia9811]

at this point, history is pretty much just a big big family feud.

[@williamfancher200]

Truly and God is Steve Harvey

[@bedazzledmisery6969]

Wonder if that's why they called it the "Feudalism" period of European history? 😉😆

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

Absolutely correct. WWI was a family fued writ large.

[@Elleoaqua]

Unfortunately cuz inbreeding

[@brooke6549]

Anna Costello Wisniewski Not just inbreeding.

[@fatelover9007]

Interesting fact: despite the near 3 decade long feud between the 2 queens, the two never met face to face in their whole lifetimes

[@direfranchement]

I think anyone who has an interest in the Tudors knows that already.

[@fatelover9007]

@@direfranchement I know, just saying in case anyone who doesn't.

[@friendsaddict6450]

thank you for this interesting fact 👍😘

[@rachelnaomilittleton]

what an interesting fact! thank you for sharing!

[@jessicamorton6081]

Thanks for the fact

[@ladyjanegrey1671]

Imagine all of your friends having the same name as you. That must have been so confusing.

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

I definitely agree.

[@jeandehuit5385]

Well, her own name probably never came up in that circle, since I assume they would all have been calling her 'my Queen' or 'your grace' or 'your majesty' (or some variation thereof). Mary's actual name (which she spelled Marie) would not have come up very often.

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

Good thing your name was not common on our days.

[@ninedaysqueen301]

Jane? Wait, this can’t be right- IM JANE! You must be an impostor.

[@LogBarc]

@@maryqueenofscots2511 hiya!!!

[@kytyoy5694]

Every production about Queen Mary of Scots forgets that she had a FRENCH accent and not a Scottish one. For example, the romcom Reign, the movie Mary Queen of Scots (2018), etc.

[@jeandehuit5385]

She also just, *loved* France & her adoptive Valois family *way* more than she ever cared for Scotland or England. Her former brother-in-law Charles IX of France even stood as godfather to Mary's son James (well, *one* of the godfathers, there was more than one).

[@laurenhohnholt7337]

Thank you! I watched Mary Queen of Scots not long ago and the whole time I was questioning why they gave her a Scottish accent.

[@toric6005]

Dude Reign had MUCH bigger problems than accents lol. It did get me interested to do more research though so not a total loss haha

[@annabelapf]

@@toric6005 what problems for example?

[@toric6005]

@@annabelapf Mary very nearly marrying a made up illegitimate son of Henry II and Diane De Portier. Awful costumes. The stand ins for the 4 Marie’s having a lot of dumb sideplots. The last season being super rushed Bothwell is in like 3 episodes.

[@icookchildrenandeatthem2682]

"Mary was too young to rule the country" She was too young to do anything🤣

[@ninedaysqueen301]

True lol 😄😄

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

What do you expect? She was 6 DAYS old when she became queen of scots even me become emperor at 25 years old

[@CallieMasters5000]

She had 6 days experience.

[@KHowardishereandthefunsbegun]

Six DAYS of breathing, crying, eating, and being a baby or something 💀

[@bysscanna]

😭😭

[@gidlerocks]

I am literally obsessed with her story like I'm reading biographies, watching documentaries and listening to podcasts about her. 🥴

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

THANKS FOR THE INTEREST IN ME BABES!!❤️

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

You are always welcome at court🥰

[@WebbsHomesteading]

I’m the same!!! Haha. I have Mary queen of Scots earrings. I have problems 😂

[@Greekhistoryyy]

Mee too!

[@deondreyoung9776]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 yo ass dead ass hell and we’re yo head at

[@galaxiesabound]

"The four Mary's" - no wonder Reign changed their names. No viewer would have been able to keep up lol

[@kaitlynlittle8150]

Oh.... not me watching this because of it but like damn

[@ladyjanegrey1671]

It was a good choice to change their names to avoid confusion, but they could have at least given them names that were actually common at the time. Give them names like Katherine, Jane, or Elizabeth, not modern names like Lola, Greer, and Kenna.

[@prudence2tuppence]

Making the names modern let’s the viewer know the names aren’t historical though. I can understand why they made that decision.

[@lilcelebriteatingz2504]

Loved it, have you seen the serpent queen?

[@leeammorris1268]

Mary was nothing but a beautiful pawn in the game of life. She should've known better than to think she could just walk right into Scotland and nothing would've changed.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

EXACTLY!!! I technically deserved both countries but it’s fine because the current queen of the UK is my descendant!

[@SherriLyle80s]

Yeah. You feel so bad for her. She never had a chance, but she sure damn tried her hardest!

[@Nixconvie]

I think as soon as she was sent to France, her fate was sealed. Scotland, from what I can read was a damn complicated political animal than those of France and England - there's a reason why her son, James, wanted to become King of England so badly - at least he knew that England was a bit bit easier to manage than the clusterfuck that was Scotland's political arena. Scotland requires someone astute and well versed with how all the many - MANY clans work in that country, a deft mind to handle the fickle and precarious nature of its nobility. Unfortunately for Mary, she was raised in France, which had a different method of ruling and a different type of culture. The fact that she chose *poorly* for her second husband and was forced into a shit marriage to Bothwell scuttled whatever chances she got. What frustrates me was that some of her choices were baffling - what made her think Elizabeth would be inclined to help her when Mary spent her time in Scotland claiming she was THE ONLY LEGITIMATE HEIR TO ENGLAND and called Elizabeth was an bastard usurper many times after. I was just - gurl, GURL please think. Who were your advisors?????

[@toomanythings]

@@Nixconvie I love LOVE this comment because it goes to the absolute heart of the matter. Mary is to be pitied because she was raised for one life and purpose and her mother-in-law truly was awful to her, throwing her back to Scotland, a country she didn't even know or understand. The French court had been child-centric and she'd been loved and secure all of her years there, and she relied on her charm to win her way through life. She'd have been just fine if her beloved French husband had lived.

[@lyssalouise2705]

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

[@Yasin_2312]

For those who are saying that Mary had the last laugh, Elizabeth was well aware that her Tudor Lineage will end through her as she had no husband to have a child. Elizabeth also expected James to be her successor as after Mary’s execution, James was first in line for the throne. Elizabeth’s main goal was to enhance the Protestant Establishment of England and we know that through Mary’s son, James became King and was a Protestant. So clearly Elizabeth kinda did have the last laugh either way

[@wintyforever]

Yeah and I think it was also a way for her to appease her guilt over killing Mary.

[@soxpeewee]

I think Elizabeth was trying to not be killed primarily via poison her whole life. I think that's why she didn't marry and why she squashed plots that never happened. Also didn't want kids because childbirth was a frequent death sentence.

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

Also James was technically a Tudor since he was a descendant of Henry VII, so Tudors were technically still on the throne

[@ryanmarlin2974]

@Elisabeth Schmerzler no, he wasn't a Tudor at all. His father was a Stuart and dynasties are paternal.

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

@@ryanmarlin2974 He still had Tudor blood though, that was my point

[@thatwitchychick2717]

It always made me super sad to think that Mary's son James never trusted or even spoke to her in person. Being ripped away from your baby and imprisoned only to have him mistrust you and leave you locked up.. that's cold.

[@clairefordzetterstrom9973]

Yeah😔

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Oh yes. Very sad. No doubt he was manipulated by those ruthless Protestant Scottish lords.

[@jazminrodriguez9026]

Agreed very toxic times

[@Funnybriton]

Outside of war I doubt he could’ve done anything

[@hofhofandaway]

I mean she may or may not have killed his father too, so there’s that lol

[@royaltyfandomx]

Mary had the last laugh because her son became Elizabeth’s Successor 😂

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

Yeah, kinda poetic justice.

[@kinghenryviiiofengland4376]

James was Protestant making Elizabeth have the last laugh XD

[@TomoyoTatar]

@@kinghenryviiiofengland4376 The lineage is still hers, so it doesn't matter what religion he was.

[@kinghenryviiiofengland4376]

@@TomoyoTatar Elizabeth wanted a Protestant heir btw. She didnt want Mary because she was Catholic!

[@nunyabizness9459]

Honey, they’re all dead, and the British monarchy is likely going to be abolished. None of those ghosts are laughing at anything.

[@rangerhuntertrooper8591]

I feel like her downfall was a combination of naïveté and rich life of becoming a queen at 6 days old and living in a French court where she had everything provided for as well as being so focused on claiming England. She returned to a country that didn’t know her and didn’t like her. But instead of focusing on them, she set her sights on England which caused her to marry Darnley to make the English claim even stronger. I think she had the potential to be a good if not great Queen had she focused on Scotland.... but her marriage essentially torpedoed any chance of English and even her own Scottish throne.

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

I wonder if anyone, male or female ,could have overcome the Lords of the Congregation. I often wonder, if Elizabeth and Mary’s positions were reversed, could Elizabeth have negotiated with the Lords?

[@lenale9612]

Nothing but the truth here

[@gaaraxnaru]

@@gloriamontgomery6900 If she had the same life that she did before becoming Queen of England, yes, I think she could. Unlike Mary, Elizabeth got a crash course in reality, betrayal, independence and negotiation practically from birth. Mary had it rough too, but seemed to always have a cushion to support her and/or never had the opportunity to learn from her mistakes herself directly until it was too late.

[@kathrynjordan8782]

Through Lord Darnley, there was a claim to the English throne. He was the son of Margret Douglas; she was the daughter of Margret Tudor Queen of Scotland. Margret Tudor was the daughter of Henry VII of England. Her marriage to Darnley didn't torpedoed any change of English or her own Scottish throne. What torpedoed her Scottish throne was the forced third marriage to the Earl of Bothwell. Mary was forced to abdicate in favor of her infant son James.

[@lusterthomas4189]

John Knox gave that poor girl hell.

[@jjomalley6307]

Mary Queen of Scots may have lost the short game, but won the long game when her son James became King of England

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

True.

[@Hello-yq8kk]

U stole my comment and somehow worded that differently

[@jjomalley6307]

@@Hello-yq8kk I swear I didn't even read it. Lol

[@jeandehuit5385]

It depends if you think the long-game is blood-lineage or religion. In the case of the former, she won out, but only due to her loss on the later. She never got to raise James & as a result he was raised Calvinist (which for Mary was a deep cut). James' Protestantism made him an acceptable successor to Elizabeth('s ministers). A position he was so eager to attain that he let Mary be extra-legally executed w/out raising much of a fuss. Not that Mary did much to earn any better, frankly. She was a woman in a tough position but she never learned to play it very well.

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

Yes, but my dear son James also did bad so...yeah.

[@sabesque6461]

It was so unjust how they killed Mary. Convicting her of treason in a kingdom were she was never a subject.

[@leslieangela9114]

Amen! Elizabeth and her ministers plotted and was jealous of the charismatic charming queen 👑 and rightful queen of England

[@MissRedZelda]

That's how you play the game of thrones. All is fair in love and war.

[@TerryMutuma]

Leslie Angela Is that a reference to something?Lol

[@eponinethenardier1917]

@@leslieangela9114 meanwhile Elizabeth I : *laughs in glamourous Elizabethan era*

[@quintyheijnen9080]

What does being a subject mean? Didnt she plot to get the english crown?

[@Hello-yq8kk]

I actually like the fact that Lindsay is pronouncing 'Henry II of France' in a French accent

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

Yeah it’s nice.

[@jeandehuit5385]

I'm not sure how 'French' a 16th Century French accent would sound, however. Henry himself signed his name as "Henry" rather than the modern French "Henri" & his father Francis spelled his name completely differently from the modern French *or* English spelling (English: Francis; Modern French: François; Middle French: *Francoys*). Metropolitan French accent is the product of the language reforms implemented by the Bourbon monarchs (& I'm sure Napoleon had 'more than one finger in the game' to use a Danish expression). The Valois lived b/f any of these, so how their 'Parisian' French sounded could be anybody's guess (I'm sure an actual French linguist knows, but I don't). I know in earlier Medieval French a lot of the letters that are presently silent were then fully voiced & pronounced. Plus, while contractions did exist, they weren't noted w/ an apostrophe (causing no end of confusion to later readers).

[@Hello-yq8kk]

@@jeandehuit5385 :O you told me a lot of facts! I get it noe

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

It's what make video good

[@Hello-yq8kk]

@@xuanzongoftang7856 yes

[@MadisonJehle]

I don't know why I love European history. In school it was briefly skimmed over. But here I am learning as much as I can about it. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos. Look forward to the next one.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

European history to say the least is very entertaining!!

[@MadisonJehle]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 true, but I still love learning about it.

[@amoriaiskawaii1906]

I don't even like learning my own country's history

[@MadisonJehle]

@@amoriaiskawaii1906 I can understand that. Ever since I started tracing my family tree all I want to do is learn about where my ancestors came from and the history behind them and the country of origin.

[@notspiderman000]

Oo3​@@maryqueenofscots3088

[@DeborahScotts153]

If you look deeper into the life of Mary, some of your assertions are inaccurate. Mary never ‘fell in love’ she was brutally raped by Bothwell and forced against her will to marry him because of his quest for power. Her half brother was primarily responsible for plotting the murder of Darnley she had no part in this. Dr Kate Williams book, is an excellent source of more accurate information about Mary and her tragic life.

[@danielwetmore812]

Hello 👋 i hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace 💞❤️🕊️🕊️ all over the world 🙏🌍 thanks for comments this is a nice group full with good people hope you are good lol? God Keeps you and your family from it. because I'm new here thanks

[@Caramelpop86]

Right! Mary was raped! She had to marry him after that. Can you imagine how terrible that had to be for her?!

[@studentstdnt9698]

Thanks for this information we didn't know that

[@kayt9576]

I agree, alot of misleading information regarding the Tudors.

[@ieshahunt1263]

She mentioned all of this in the video, especially the part about the abduction

[@danishaffer6099]

Queen Mary of Scots will always be one of my favorite queens.

[@atis9061]

Part of the fun of watching these histories is rooted in Lindsay's voice. I really enjoy her voice.

[@MrSpy-jo4je]

Reading about Mary’s story of how her relatives tried to control her made my skin boil 😡 so much that I kept on hoping that she would win in the end, but the one guy who hated the most was William Cecil for masterminding all of her misfortunes

[@jamesrobertalmacha1779]

Yeah you're right

[@freyarobinson4126]

Very, VERY true

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

A good portion was her own dang fault. Instead of being grateful her cousin let her in instead of handing her back ti Scotland, she did nothing to help. Not denying the folks who wanted her on the throne, not supporting her cousin..

[@MrSpy-jo4je]

@@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA you do know that when she got there, she virtually became a state prisoner overnight right? Illegally.

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

@@MrSpy-jo4je Not illegally. 1. The radical Catholics had been saying that Elizabeth should be killed and Mary to take her throne. Then backed it up with attempts to kill Elizabeth. 2. Mary was a suspect in her husband's murder and deposed as queen. So we have a woman who some would have queen and a possible murderer. Yeah, it was either imprision her or return her to Scotland or execute.

[@DarkLadyJade]

Elizabeth: ~signs Mary's death warrant~ Elizabeth when she found out Mary was executed: ~surprised Pikachu face~

[@danielwetmore812]

Hello 👋 i hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace 💞❤️🕊️🕊️ all over the world 🙏🌍 thanks for comments this is a nice group full with good people hope you are good lol? God Keeps you and your family from it. because I'm new here thanks

[@kyleighwhite1409]

Some think it wasn’t her who signed the death warrant because the signature does not match others.

[@soxpeewee]

I doubt she signed the warrant and I doubt Mary plotted to kill her. Elizabeth denying Mary's funeral request was real shitty though.

[@janeyrevanescence12]

I heard one theory that Elizabeth intended to kill Mary but in order to retain sympathy, she pretended to get pissed and insisted she never meant to sign the warrant. That’s why she let the councilor out after a two year imprisonment

[@Pandasu28]

Although it's not historicaly accurate, the Reign version of her is my fave!

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

Yes, I think it is the best!

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

Same

[@isobelduncan]

Guilty pleasures.

[@nazninsultanask]

I deeply waited for it!! I do think she was a victim against historical rivalry...

[@leeammorris1268]

Honestly, she should've known better than to think that her people would just instantly love and trust her the second she came back home. I mean, 14 years is a long time. But you're right. She was used and manipulated by everyone around her. Even her own brother.

[@jeandehuit5385]

@@leeammorris1268 This was 16th century European court politics; *everybody* was trying to use & manipulate anyone else. Mary herself was not uncomplicit in such a system. I think she had a lot more agency than she's usually given credit for. She just used that agency to do stupid things that alienated her from everyone around her (mistakes which male monarchs were just as capable of repeating; her son James was just as much of an idiot as Mary was).

[@nazninsultanask]

@@jeandehuit5385 James did not trust her. So even if he got England, I wonder if Mary won... Her son never had faith in her...

[@jeandehuit5385]

@@nazninsultanask James had no reason to want her alive: he had become King of Scots due to her deposition (& so her return would be... awkward for him to say the least. Would he be forced to step down?). James had been taught as a boy all of Mary's worst aspects (that she had murdered his father, for one, which was true). The two had never met in person within his living memory, so James had no reason to think fondly on his mother. His lack-of-wit was due to other factors (his belief in his absolute authority despite the fact his Calvinist tutors tried to instill in him *very* early on that he had a duty to his ppl. not just to God; his belief that he was smarter than he really was; his promotion of men to government solely based on his (alleged) attraction to them; his drinking, his substantial personal debt, etc.) I mean, his argument in Counterblast to Tabaco basically begins by saying 'yeah, the American Indians use this stuff, & *they're* savage & barbaric, so it must be dumb.' He also thought Gaelic (the 'native' language, such as it could be said, of his own ethnic group, the Scots) was a barbaric language & tried his best to suppress the speakers of Gaelic during his Scottish reign. We're not talking about a smart, culturally attuned man here. He managed to be accidentally correct about some issues (at least he wasn't a warmonger, for ex.) & some decisions he made were understandable. But yeah, uh, no, *I'm* not going up-to-bat for his reputation...

[@nazninsultanask]

@@jeandehuit5385 Yeah!! They were more concerned about power than family...

[@nayannacoleman]

I could really imagine you spilling the tea about everyone’s marriage and love affairs

[@denisadellinger4543]

I have just watched the last few seasons of Reign about Mary and her rule and the French court. Although it had beautiful young people acting in the roles, it was not entirely true but did include actual events. It fudged a lot. But it made me want to learn more about Mary Queen of Scots and the french court at that time. This video helps put some of the events into an order.

[@Thtisha22234]

I am obsessed with these story times. It literally takes me back to being a child and being read stories before bed

[@bokuphishp684]

The reason Elizabeth never wanted to see Mary was because she was intensely jealous of her. Mary was exceedingly more beautiful and her claim to the English throne was actually stronger than Elizabeth’s. Unlike Mary, Elizabeth was pockmarked all over with smallpox scars hence she started wearing white lead-based makeup to cover it up.

[@hitmaniaatlantic7314]

Elizabeth's jealously over Mary's beauty was very apparent. More so that Elizabeth used her power to eventually destroy Mary. This is the ultimate sign of weakness being driven by envy. Elizabeth lived a life riddled with guilt after Mary's execution. Even if Mary never was claimed the English throne, history has accorded her story as one of great interest in ruling monarch's.

[@NeoDarkling]

Yeah, couldn't have anything to do with Mary calling Elizabeth a bast*ard for years, laying claim to her throne before her or ceaselessly and tirelessly plotting against her. 🤦🏾‍♀️ No, Elizabeth saw her for the enemy and threat she was and treated her accordingly.

[@leslieangela9114]

@@NeoDarkling Elizabeth was a bastard and usurped the throne and plotted against her sister and had secret lovers and possible illegitimate children . She was not a good person and won cause of luck and dabbing into the occult . She was sly and crafty like a snake

[@ok-pn1ff]

@@leslieangela9114 woah hold up, your opinion doesnt change the fact that she is known to be a virgin queen + if she had any illegitimate child she could've had em sit on the throne by hook or crook according to your "she was sly and crafty like a snake" statement AND she won because she was intelligent enough to use her brain instead of her heart in politics. You also cannot deny the fact that she ruled better than any monarch as a Queen .

[@Yasin_2312]

@@leslieangela9114 ok so what?! Elizabeth still flourished England and made England to a powerful country. Mary did not even deserve the throne hence why Elizabeth gave the throne to James

[@sophiemorgan_]

I want to know more about Jane Seymour’s family...

[@Lionstar16]

There were definitely a few skeletons in the closet in that family

[@TheViolalove]

Lady Jane is such a great film. An intriguing woman, Jane.

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

Wasn't 3 of Henry's wives ( anne Boleyn , Jane Seymour, and catherine Howard as well as her lover and I think cousin something Culpepper ) ALL cousins?

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

@@redadmiralofvalyria867 I know Catherine Howard and Boleyn are first cousins but idk how close Jane Seymour is to them At the end of the day, everyone is related.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

@@TheViolalove literally everyone confuses the two 99% of “Jane Grey” paintings in videos are of Jane Seymour.

[@selmadurmaz495]

I think Queen Mary's biggest mistake was marrying Lord Darnley. That was the begging of her doom

[@leslieangela9114]

It was darnleys mistake for not supporting his wife

[@EvelynElaineSmith]

Note to any future Royals: Never marry your first cousin.

[@debbiegates2204]

I would agree

[@godwilldovan]

Also Elizabeth had always believed that executing Mary would lead to bigger problems, such as an international backlash, which is why she held off executing her for so long. When Mary was found guilty of treason, Elizabeth hesitated to sign her death warrant. When she eventually did sign, she refused to submit it, but her secretary secretly took it. When Elizabeth found out, she was furious and he was put in the Tower for 18 months. Elizabeth wrote to King James apologising for the death of his mother, Mary.

[@kathrynjordan8782]

@@godwilldovan That was about the only decent thing that Elizabeth did. At least she apologized to my 11th great grandfather for the death of my 12th great grandmother. It had to be hard for Elizabeth to sign the death warrant & refuse to submit it. The only thing that makes me happy is that Elizabeth put her secretary in the Tower for 18 months for secretly taking the death warrant of Mary.

[@stbart-uc6mo]

Wasn't Mary similar to princess Diana at how she could mesmerize the people?

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

I guess so!

[@stbart-uc6mo]

@@mikaylawilliams1651 Catherine! Your books were beautiful, you were a very talented writer!

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

@@stbart-uc6mo Aw thank you! Your presence always manages to make me smile:). You where truly a charming queen!

[@jeandehuit5385]

I don't think so. Mary was never very well-liked in Scotland, & she was even less liked in England (the feeling was mutual in both cases). Scotland was already Calvinist by the time she returned as an adult for her personal rule, & this set off alarm bells almost immediately; there was always the chance Mary could institute a counter-Reformation like Mary I of England did. Mary also had no direct experience of government, either. Her reign in Scotland was mostly a non-event punctuated by stupid decisions Mary made to dig herself deeper. Anyone could have told her Darnley would have made a bad husband, but she didn't listen. When she finally learned that herself, she needed to ditch him, & murder was her chosen solution. But that still left the Queen a murder. To make matters worse, the marries one of the guys assumed to be a co-conspirator *in* said murder. Darnley probably deserved it, but there were better & smarter ways of getting rid of him than the one she chose, & she was already on thin-ice due to being a Catholic anyway. Long story short she was run out of the kingdom & for the most part the Scots were happier for it; since the declaration of Arbroath they reserved the right to replace their king if they didn't like him, so there was nothing technically illegal going on regarding her deposition anyway. Elizabeth executing her extralegally was a non-event in Scotland, since they already had a new monarch by then anyway, & James (being a Protestant male descended from Henry VII) was willing to let the murder of his mother slide if it meant becoming King of England (which worked out pretty well for him). Sure, *Catholics* were unhappy w/ how Mary was treated, but most Protestants in both kingdoms couldn't care less.

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

I think I was not as memorable and as well-liked by the people like Diana used to be. I know I have done some mistakes before, but those were incomparable to Diana's good deeds.

[@jessicamorton6081]

She was used from the beginning She was strong, and her line passed down Rip Queen Mary of Scots

[@lakrishamoore1638]

Thanks for recognizing that she possibly had porphyria. Everything I have read about her symptoms fit and remind me of many I have. As someone who deals with porphyria, it’s just cool to hear it brought up because it is so rare.

[@thehistory_fan]

It's great I'm descended from you through my Father, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, by the way, I finished Reign Season 3 last night...

[@stbart-uc6mo]

Hello Marie!

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

Hello Marie!!

[@ladyjanegrey1671]

Bonjour, Marie!

[@dollpartsgirl]

Ooh queens in the chat hello your majesties 🙇‍♀️

[@stbart-uc6mo]

@@dollpartsgirl Hello, mister/miss Lemons!

[@schylarmckenzie13]

Thank you so much for this video! I recently finished a wonderful book about Mary Queen of Scots, and this cleared some things up. Before I very much disliked Elizabeth, only because she killed Mary. But now that I know what really happened, I feel much better about her.

[@jhoshuedeabreu9327]

Queen Elizabeth I: Signs Mary's death warrant *Mary's executed* Queen Elizabeth I: How dare they? THE DISRESPECT THE GALL THE NERVE THE AUDACITY 😤 I shall imprison them for carrying out my orders

[@danaglabeman6919]

Yeah...that wasn't Elizabeth actually being shocked though. She did that whole bit on purpose. She knew it would get used once she signed it, but she must have felt like they had her over a barrell: she had come to be convinced she had to execute Mary, but none of her old worries about the consequences had gone away. She signed it, then told her secretary not to use it specifically so that, when he did, as she knew he would, she could claim innocence and lay the whole thing at her councilors feet. Most of them were shocked and hurt as she signed the damn thing, what did she think that meant would happen? But William Cecil knew her better. In letters he tells acquaintances that he privately called her out on it.

[@sissi5413]

This series is very exciting with these real life stories. I would also recommend: Mary of Anjou, Empress Elizabeth of Russia, Beatrice of Naples, Elizabeth of Poland, Philippa of Hainault

[@gloriadejesus2043]

I've always been so fascinated with Mary Queen of Scots. Thank you for this well-made video.

[@queenelizabethwoodville8285]

Love the name change. Also I am so excited for this video finally

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

❤️

[@LogBarc]

Hi great grandma!!!

[@MistydeeinTN]

Love your content, she led such a tragic life.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

I did sadly🥺

[@robertap.4105]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 No, you didn't. You led a very privileged life from the moment you were born, but squandered it through egotism, immaturity and arrogance. You never were interested in being the Queen of Scotland, which you considered an unrefined and backward Country, so after France was not an option anymore you set your eyes on England. You could have committed to your kingdom like Elizabeth did to hers, but no, too much work for a lady who thought all was needed to be a queen were fancy clothes and an alluring pout. History has been far too merciful on you.

[@godwilldovan]

Also Elizabeth had always believed that executing Mary would lead to bigger problems, such as an international backlash, which is why she held off executing her for so long. When Mary was found guilty of treason, Elizabeth hesitated to sign her death warrant. When she eventually did sign, she refused to submit it, but her secretary secretly took it. When Elizabeth found out, she was furious and he was put in the Tower for 18 months. Elizabeth wrote to King James apologising for the death of his mother, Mary.

[@Itzduhhistorygirl]

Yes I waited for this video for so long I always watched reign and I love it and all but I always wanted to know the real story of Mary thanks Lindsey for the video.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

Thanks for being interested ❤️☺️

[@obsessivefangirl5055]

Needed this video after 2 weeks of watching the glamorous and entertaining clusterfuck that Reign is to honor the real Mary's legacy and not have her story reduced to a bunch of prom dresses and love triangles!

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

But the actress who plays me, Adelaide Kane, is quite a beauty!!

[@obsessivefangirl5055]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 I agree she's very pretty! But it still pisses me that they couldn't give her red hair in the show

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

@@obsessivefangirl5055 True it was a bit confusing because I was bullied in France for having a different colored hair!

[@obsessivefangirl5055]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 awww your majesty I'm so sorry

[@thegillmachine]

Reign is at its best when considered as a teen drama. It’s basically a work of fantasy and it works well as one because it’s so fun and ridiculous

[@naomipagecoachingreddragon5991]

Such a sad and complicated story for this young queen. She ruled with her heart 💜

[@cronicasdeumtempoatras]

that was the problem though

[@karenstrong6734]

What an interesting and tragic life she had. It’s crazy despite the feud she has with her cousin Elizabeth, they never physically met each other.

[@loretta_3843]

It's a little dangerous to call Robert Dudley Elizabeth's "lover". Historians pretty much agree that it's highly unlikely and she'd never have been able to keep power and respect so strongly had she been up to such things (also, she was surrounded by people day and night - look what happened to Katherine Howard 🥺) It's just that people take that information and run with it and history gets muddled up! Thanks for the hard work even though it sounds pretty lame after a critique, I did enjoy it ☺️

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

You can be a lover or boyfriend without doing anything.

[@fomalhauto]

@@tsarina24honolulu87 right also...Loretta using Katherine Howard is a bad example she was married to King Henry VIII and was executed for committing adultery totally a different situation from a possibility of Elizabeth having lover while being single

[@lovepower4899]

have you heard of protestant propaganda? Many ambassadors agree that liz had lovers and wasn't a virgin. I've read documents and letters between them and also historical accounts--everyone knew she wasn't a virgin and thats why she was called a public whore in france. His rooms were connected to hers in every castle...people...think 1+1 is 2 not 3.

[@leylarose6599]

she wasn't a virgin and had not only Dudley but multiple lovers. She kept a close loyal circle after almost getting found out for plotting against MAry 1 in the wyatt rebellion. She was cunning and a good liar and had loyal councilers.

[@danaglabeman6919]

Alison Weir, in "Elizabeth I" makes a convincing arguement that while Dudley and Elizabeth probably did everything but, while she was young enough to be fertile it would have been too risky, but that after she reached menopause, the most likely person she fully gave herself to in intercourse was Christopher Hatton.

[@tossingturnips]

No doubt that she was probably one of the most compelling characters of her time. What a tumultuous life she led.

[@kristenkillen]

I'm afraid I have to substitute my tea for coffee this rainy morning but, I'm still loving the history! Thank you for the informative videos; they're very eloquently spoken and I commend you for your research! 👏

[@lucypreece7581]

It's stories like this and all the other troubles it has caused in the past that remind me why I am not religious and don't like organised religion. All of this bloodshed and drama caused by conflicts over religion.

[@brettlarch8050]

I myself am Jewish. The form of Judaism I follow actually advocates for separation of religion and state and allowing everyone to live in peace. Meaning we leave each other alone.

[@brettlarch8050]

@@harharharharharharharharha240 Yet there’s been more violence in the name of religion if you read the statistics.

[@jeandehuit5385]

@@brettlarch8050 But if everyone is religious & also, *coincidentally* violent, then how can you tell the religion & violence are not merely correlated, & not causated? I'm an atheist, but I have a feeling that we'd find just as many horribly violent ways to murder & torture ppl. as religious ppl. did if the need arose. Edward Longshanks, Philip IV of France, & the Catholic monarchs did horribly idiotic & terrible things to their Jewish populations (actions I do not condone, & indeed find reprehensible in every case). But Philip IV did it for money, Edward Longshanks did it for the political prestige &... well, I don't know enough about Castile & Aragon to speak about Ferdinand & Isabella, so I'll just leave it at that. Did Christianity's hatred of Judaism make these actions *easier* (in that they were more easy to justify & more acceptable to the political elite of those places)? I think so. But you also have Christian leaders tolerating Jews in this period as well; it's Puritanical Oliver Cromwell who invites the Jews back to England. & Polish King Casimir III strictly forbid anyone from attacking Poland's Jews during his reign. Not to mention that you have Christians murdering Jews while on the way to the Crusades & Christian Bishops trying to *protect* those same people & prevent the violence. It's a lot more complicated than just religion=bad.

[@diamondtiara84]

So much hypocrisy too. How many people wanted freedom to worship as they pleased then denied other people the same rights.

[@lucypreece7581]

Just to clarify I am a queere woman and I used to be and was raised Christian and yes there have been conflicts not caused by religion in the past and they were awful but I am not just talking about wars. Conversion therapy, royal succession crises, the damn holocaust, the salem witch trials, the gunpowder plot. So much stuff in the past and currently happening in the world has been caused by religion.

[@mariamunguia8963]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THE 4 Mary’s !!

[@margaretannkukla9362]

Honestly I think if they met and had the chance to get to know each other and all the ramblings of the threats other people spoke to them I feel like they could of been super powerful and prosperous allies. They both had so many people trying to control them and force them to submit that if they came together they would of been unstoppable.

[@emakelley6807]

Even being queens they were still ultimately controlled by men 🙄

[@pilvitheparakeet5871]

I feel so sorry for the children in these times...

[@wilfordfraser6347]

Great video. I also think it is genius the way you segued from talking about Mary Queen of Scots into plugging Acorn TV. I have never seen it done better...lol.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

Lindsay is awesome!!

[@Flamsterette]

Thanks for the upload!

[@KameronsAnimations]

When Elizabeth I said she would be heir if she married Robert Dudley was like how she named James VI heir

[@Greekhistoryyy]

That was before mary decided to marry henry darnley

[@HeatherK82]

James the first has died. That is why all this craziness started. Elizabeth I still needed an heir/heiress

[@pedanticradiator1491]

She never named an heir the English government chose James as he was her nearest relative though by the terms of Henry VIIIs will he was excluded but he was male and the next 2 closest in line were not and the sexist ministers of Elizabeth didn't want another female ruler

[@KameronsAnimations]

@@pedanticradiator1491 It was if Mary married Robert Dudley

[@Alex-ms9em]

This is my favorite channel on KZbin, I’m never disappointed and I love the way you tell the intricates of history and all the details

[@katedavis6145]

I'd love to see a Catherine of Valois biography in this series!

[@stephanieking4444]

A good introduction to Mary's life, this video should motivate people to carry out further in depth research. I noticed one error: even though I came across this as part of my academic studies years ago, I remember that it wasn't Mary who suggested to start negotiations concerning associating Mary to James's rule over Scotland. It was Elizabeth. If it interests anyone, I found this in my old note

[@lakaperse6995]

Hi, can you explain more ??

[@simply_lisa9030]

Love listening to your recount on history. Your voice is so soothing

[@kinghenryviiiofengland4376]

I’m really sorry for messing with your family Mary!

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

Yep.

[@maryqueenofscots6594]

I forgive you somehow.

[@kinghenryviiiofengland4376]

@@maryqueenofscots6594 Thank u

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

Right.

[@stbart-uc6mo]

Yeah.

[@areiaaphrodite]

Fun Fact: Lord Bothwell's ghost is supposed to haunt the dungeon at Dragsholm Castle, where he died.

[@arhamjain5910]

Long may she Reign !!!

[@lifewithmads9713]

!!

[@jeyaworldchannel2346]

😏😏😏❤❤❤❤

[@lorenb4328]

Lindsay PLEASE tell me where you found that portrait of Mary's dog I have been looking for one for MONTHS

[@s4bombshell]

I’ve been waiting so long for this one! Thank you for saying our appetite for the Stuart Scottish Queen! 👑💖

[@taninalevin4139]

Fun fact: when the executioner first strike and missed, Mary fell onto the ground and was said to have whispered, "Sweet Jesus". Those were her last words.

[@kartiksomani970]

"My Heart is My Own" by Prof. John Guy (2004) is a must-read to understand the crux of Elizabethan politics shaped by the existence of Mary- Queen of Scots. The book investigated her whole story, digging deeper into archival documents (spread across 4 countries), which no historian had worked systematically since the 1890s. Not just a martyr but a fully realized tragic heroine!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👑

[@comparedtowhat2719]

The book's title is "MY HEART IS MY OWN," and can be read or purchased at the Internet Open Library.

[@noahnl8790]

I’m currently reading A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley, which is a time travel novel featuring Mary, Queen of Scots and the Babington Plot. Would highly recommend! 👌🏻

[@andreamolinar6883]

I love time travel novels, thanks for the recommendation!

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

I love myself so I might tune in❤️

[@moxywoman]

One of my favourite books.

[@Aarontlondon]

I just love the story of Mary Queen of Scots. Such an intriguing story, where she had everything, and was Queen of France as a teenager with her whole life ahead of her. She then progressively lost everything bit by bit, always trying to recapture her former blessed life, until she lost her head at the end of a cold war between herself and her cousin Elizabeth who had no children and ended the Tudor dynasty. If she knew today, that she and not Elizabeth was the direct ancestor of not only the British King, (Scotland and England to her) but all the European monarchs in Europe, she would be smiling.

[@toriacrouse2449]

I found out yesterday through genealogy that im a first cousin 14x removed of mary queen of scots.I've always been fascinated with her story and the tudors!

[@jeffreyvillegas1288]

LOL!!!! You are copying my Wife. Her Mother is first cousin 14x removed as well. It's documented. So kind of weird.

[@toriacrouse2449]

@@jeffreyvillegas1288 guess your wife and I are distant cousins then :p

[@hpyles30241]

I love your videos! Thankyou so much for everything you do to bring us these wonderful lives.

[@jacobadams7628]

In Holyrood palace, there's a lock of hair that belonged to her in a heart pendant... Amazing I think

[@queenboudicca31]

In reading so many comments, it amazes me at the amount of vitriol thrown in Elizabeth's direction. One needs to consider the amount of religious upheaval going on at this time, thanks in large part to Scotland's relationship with England. Mary managed to alienate most of her most powerful lords - she was just not up to the task of pitting one against the other and keeping them guessing. Most of this can be a result of her pampered upbringing in France - Elizabeth had no such cherishing. Then add in her poor skills at reading men and picking the absolute worst choice of a husband in Darnley. I always felt badly for her, but she was not prepared for the world - and the reality - she found in Scotland.

[@rutchiesalise2041]

Its pretty cute that lindsay changed her name And I like it ❤ Edit:Ok guys,I just saw her merch AND ITS FREAKIN AWESOME.LOVE IT❤❤

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

FINALLYYYYY MY TIME HAS COOOOME!!!!

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

Hi, i think you're so beautiful

[@edwardviofengland8048]

Took them long enough

[@Greekhistoryyy]

You’re majesty!

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

Imagine francis ii and mary queen of scots live longer

[@debbiegates2204]

And, I'm sure history would have been different, I love them both

[@jeyaworldchannel2346]

​@@debbiegates2204 same here ❤

[@autumnmoon5014]

I enjoyed watching very much, you do a wonderful job presenting these. 👍❤

[@randomduck67]

Poor Mary, much of her life and reign was caught up in one big royal rivalry... And just to top it all of, gone was her head!

[@snicko6872]

Bravo, wonderfully produced video. Informative and entertaining. Good job Lindsay.

[@staringatafork]

FINALLY!!! IVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 2019! 😭😭😭

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

🥰🥰

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

Same

[@randykirkland3927]

Broaden your horizons honey, there is plenty of media around about her life. One is called books !

[@Global_Havoc18]

I watch your videos for my lunch break at work and I love them! big fan of British (and Roman) history. Thank you Lindsay!

[@edwingrajales_]

Your videos are amazing! I really enjoy all of them! Thanks for such great content!

[@willpinkow9714]

Thank you Miss Lindsey!!! This is fave is by far. Please keep it up and educate the ( English Speaking) world. I find your presentations lovely.💕

[@stbart-uc6mo]

Mary's hair/wig in the thumbnail photo look so beautiful 👀

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

It certainly does.

[@savagedarksider5934]

Shut up Anne.

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

@@savagedarksider5934 How about you shut up!

[@lollipop96537]

It does 🥺 Hello Mother ❤️

[@stbart-uc6mo]

@@lollipop96537 Hello Elizabeth! How are you doing?

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

"I don't know! I can't keep track of any of it anymore! I just keep teaming up with whoever suggests it!" - Mary Stuart

[@danaglabeman6919]

Lol 🤣 "Hey! You know that lady who's entire life prepared her to successfully walk the impossible tightrope of English politics and foreign policy while keeping relative peace and prosperity? You should totally replace her with ME! I'VE got this." -Ummm...also Mary Stuart

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

Thank you so much, Lindsey!

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

Her name is Lindsay you fool!

[@justaperson4475]

Oh god it’s get heated in the Mary fandom

[@iura7010]

15:15 that portrait looks so realistic 😳

[@emmidjam2307]

Would you consider uploading your wonderful informative projects to Spotify? Would love to hear your stories but also be able to close the app while continuing to listen! (Yes I know KZbin premium has this option but… you know). Love your content! Love from the Netherlands.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

I second this❤️

[@emmidjam2307]

And yes I would still listen to them on KZbin a lot because I love to see the pictures. It would just be so nice for falling asleep to the stories in the evening.

[@ronaldgiroux3307]

Poor Mary the ill fated queen got the last laugh though as her genes lived on into the royal houses of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Spain & the UK.

[@lunarlino]

Fun Fact: My best friend is a direct descendant of Scottish King Robert the Bruce. Knowing that I'm connected to the Scottish royals, including Mary Queen of Scots, like that is very cool!

[@natl2042]

History tea time is 100% the right name for this channel.

[@maryqueenofscots6594]

Wow! Thanks for doing a video on me Lindsay!

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

I’m so fascinated to learn about your life! I am sorry for what Dear Elizabeth did to effect your reign. I hope you are doing well.

[@maryqueenofscots6594]

@@mikaylawilliams1651 Thank you Catherine, for your kind words, yes I am doing well, how are you?

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

@@maryqueenofscots6594 I am doing very well! I’m glad I can come here every so often and congregate with old friends and family!

[@edwardviofengland8048]

Sorry about what my Sister did to you :-(

[@AdrienTalksMachines]

I have always felt bad about Queen Mary. I know she was not completely innocent in her motives but I do feel that for the most part she was a victim of the circumstances around her.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

Yes, I had so much I could’ve offered to the world if only my cousin Elizabeth and I could’ve lived peacefully with me as heir presumptive 🙄

[@AdrienTalksMachines]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 Mary I must say, lovedddd your style dear! It had a je ne sais quoi so missing from this era. I so agree about your cousin, she was a bit of a snooty old gal wasn’t she?

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

@@AdrienTalksMachines I could really go on and on!! She wasn’t fooling anyone with the whole “virgin queen” act🙄

[@daltonmurphy2436]

I did research on my family tree and I found that me and Mary, queen of Scots are third cousins many times removed

[@noahbuck7550]

She is my 15th great aunt!

[@punkrockjoanofarc]

That’s awesome! I wonder if I’m related to any historical figures, since my heritage is Irish and English

[@noahbuck7550]

@@punkrockjoanofarc I have no doubt that you are!

[@kathrynjordan8782]

Mary, Queen of Scots, is my 12th great grandmother!

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

I have never been this early! Well, I must say I did aspire to have the wit and intelligence of Mary, Queen of Scots! Her reign was interesting and difficult. May she be remembered as the true Queen of Scotland!

[@stbart-uc6mo]

I agree! Though you were a witty woman as well, just look how easily you escaped the scaffold just by using your words, something even I could never do!

[@mikaylawilliams1651]

@@stbart-uc6mo Very true, yet Henry wasn’t at his best when I was with him. So it wasn’t a miserable task as he was very unmotivated. However, you yourself convinced him to separate from the Catholic Church. I say that’s a very high achievement. Wit was definitely a skill passed down in your line.

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

Thanks babes❤️☺️

[@maryqueenofscots3088]

@@stbart-uc6mo Anne you could’ve been my mother in law if Elizabeth was a boy, then she wouldn’t have killed me and our children would have dominated Europe!!🥺🥺

[@stbart-uc6mo]

@@maryqueenofscots3088 Sweet home alabama

[@toric6005]

You can see some of her actual embroidery on display in Hollyrood Palace.

[@cheekycaramel2423]

Oh my I love these portraits ...and the detail in the story I know the movie "Reign" was inaccurate but I feel in love with acting of Mary but I wish she would have had a French accent ...LOL

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

funnily enough, James's prediction became true, not through Mary, but through Anne over a century later, as she was the last of the Stuarts and the one who signed the England and Scotland union.

[@shaunthesheep2110]

This is what I've been waiting for. Thank you Lindsay!

[@freckles0829]

The portrait of Marie Antoinette shown around the 1:00 timestamp has always intrigued me! When placed next to other likenesses of her as a very young woman, the details this artist managed to capture are really spectacular, and so lifelike. I have no idea who the artist is or if this is a contemporary portrait the young, soon-to-be, ill-fated queen the she actually sat for. The medium used seems unique as well--while most depictions of her are done with oil paints, this appears (to my un-trained eye) to be a watercolor...🤔🤔🤔 Do any art experts out there know more about this portrait of our tragic queen? 👑👨‍🎨🇫🇷🧁

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

Well one Queen had to end up Victorious!

[@royaltyfandomx]

You!

[@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255]

How does it feel seeing a video about your arch rival?

[@sadpumpkin3959]

Hi Elizabeth!

[@lollipop96537]

Sup twin 🙃

[@stbart-uc6mo]

@@lollipop96537 Hello disguised daugher

[@made-line7627]

It's a little odd that Mary's infant older brothers died within _hours_ of each other. Was there ever any suspicion that they'd been poisoned? And did the Scottish people just accept that her regent, the Earl of Arran, would rule in her place until _his_ death, as she'd be away in France as a queen consort? Why can't the French say "Ww"? And what happened to the person who killed the French king during the joust? ☹️ Why didn't Elizabeth want Mary to be her heir? Yes, I have a lot of ❓❓❓ haha. I do have one _statement_ though. I'd probably fall in love with the only guy taller than me, too.

[@little1942]

This might be the smoothest transition to advertisement I’ve ever seen! 😂 That said, this is truly fascinating! I’m glad I stumbled upon your channel.