The Face of Mary, Queen of Scots: History & Facial Re-Creations Revealed | Royalty Now

Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most famous women in Scottish history. Today we’ll guide you through her fascinating life, and then at the end we’ll bring you face to face with Mary by revealing our reconstructions of her death mask.
Narration & Art: Becca Segovia
Writing, Editing & Music Direction: Andre Segovia
Timestamps:
0:00 Early Life
3:02 Time in France
9:18 English Succession Crisis
11:02 Lord Darnley
15:13 Second Marriage & Abdication
19:41 Imprisonment in England
21:40 The Babington Plot
22:52 Trial & Execution
24:15 Death Mask Brought to Life
Hello everyone and welcome back to Royalty Now, where we re-create figures from the past, and talk about their history.
Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most famous women in Scottish history. Today we’ll guide you through her fascinating life, and then at the end we’ll bring you face to face with Mary by revealing our reconstructions of her death mask.
Mary Stuart was born on December 8th, 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, about 15 miles outside of Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the child of James V, the current King of Scotland. At the time of her birth, Mary was one of the most noble women in Europe. On the day Mary was born, her father was away - battling English forces only a few days before at Solway Moss, where he had recently been injured. He would never meet his new daughter. 6 days after her birth, King James V of Scotland died…and with no other heirs, Mary was now destined to become the Queen of the Scots.
She moved to France in 1548, where she married the young Dauphin Francis. She was immediately adored at the French court, and had an optimistic future ahead of her. But suddenly on December 5th 1560, King Francis II died. In August of 1561, Mary left the sunny countryside of France, and returned to a melancholy Scotland.
Her time back in Scotland began the war between two cousins: Mary, and her English cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Their power struggle eventually led to Mary being imprisoned for 19 years. She ultimately plotted against Elizabeth from inside her prison cell, and was found out. She was executed on the orders of Elizabeth I in 1587.
It was said that soon after her execution and the time her casket would have been sealed at burial, that four death masks were cast from Mary’s face.
One is called the Lennoxlove Mask, kept safe by the Duke of Hamilton at his estate for over 250 years, along with personal items of Mary’s. This mask shows the Queen looking young and serene, with hardly any trace of her harsh imprisonment showing on her face, eyebrows and eyelashes later attached.
It’s interesting just how young she looks, especially given that she would have been in her mid-forties and lived a harsh life for much of it. But, as we know she had always been described as an exceptionally beautiful woman. We don’t have any contemporary portraits past the time of her imprisonment, when she would have just been in her mid twenties, so it’s hard to tell how she aged. The last reliable portrait was made after her death, so while it wasn’t taken from life, it was supervised by one of her ladies who would have known how she looked.
Another mask, called the Jedburgh mask was also made. At some point in its history, makeup was added. And the other two masks that were reported have since been lost to history.
Now, there is some doubt around the authenticity of the masks, since records for each are spotty. But when we compare the masks to each other, and then to her portraits, the proportions of her face match up very well. Clearly her portraits show some common stylizations from the 16th century, noticeably the tiny lips. I think the death masks portray a truly lifelike Queen, more in line with the descriptions of her charisma and beauty.
I’ve used the Lennoxlove version for my recreation, because we have a beautiful side-view of the mask as well.
When looking at the death mask, do you think it’s Mary? We also have a modern version of Mary created in an older video, linked here and in the description. We’ll see you all for the next video.
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[@siobhano]

When everything is considered, Mary actually lived a very sad life. I cannot help but feel very sorry for her. Excellent job, Royalty Now, for this incredible mini doc and recreation ❤

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you! And yes she did :( most of it was really not a good life to live.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

​@@RoyaltyNowStudios Very well done!! 👏👏👏👏✊👏

[@vikramadoddamani]

Well, I wonder why couldn’t she allow Darnley the throne should he outlive her. Didn’t she make an identical request to Queen Elizabeth!! Whatever might have been her intentions for refusal, it was a mistake. She broke a happy marriage. That was a chance for a happy, peaceful life which was squandered away.

[@robbymonaco3738]

@@vikramadoddamani Darnley was using her and she knew it. Had she agreed she would have found herself mysteriously murdered

[@cynthiabarlow4620]

Ditto. She is my ancestor. Gives me hope that I can be even half as wise, kind and resourceful as she must have been. Even at 5'1". 😉

[@canterberrytells8215]

This made me cry. She was my 13th Great Grandmother and I’ve always wondered what she truly looked like. Your gift is a gift to so many. ❤

[@TheRealOddMushroom]

Hey cousin! She’s my Aunt…

[@MercuryXeke0]

She's my 12th great grandaunt. I'm descended from her brother on my dad's side

[@LittleFayeGirl]

??

[@MercuryXeke0]

@LittleFayeGirl my grandmother is a stewart, the Stewart family directly traces back to royal Scotland.

[@LittleFayeGirl]

@@MercuryXeke0 i see, fascinating 🤯

[@missmagpii3416]

I always feel awful that they botched her unfair execution so badly. It took 3 blows of the axe, they purposely used a dull one to make her suffer. She just wanted to go home and live in peace.

[@patriciamassa7829]

Purposely did it?

[@missmagpii3416]

@@patriciamassa7829 she was technically a traitor trying to have the queen assassinated. They didn't care

[@HK-gm8pe]

I dont believe they wanted to make her suffer....botched executions were a normal thing back then...look at Margaret Pole or Thomas Cromwell.. I dont believe for a second that they wanted to botch the execution...think with your brain now....it is VERY bad PR for Elizabeth to execute a queen in a botched way....also Mary wanted to be seen as a catholic martyr...and botched execution would absolutely help with that, yeah please research more of this...it wasnt intentional , if anything they wanted to get it right soo much that executioner probably lost his nerve

[@patriciamassa7829]

@Miss Magpii that doesn't mean they used a purposely dull axe.

[@MFLimited]

I don’t think the axe was dull. The executioner completely missed her neck on the first blow, hitting her in the head. Some accounts say she said “my dear God“ when this happened, Others say she made a small noise. One can hope this made her unconscious. With the second blow of the ax, her head was almost completely off but some was still attached. One can hope, as her spinal cord was completely severed, at this point that she was no longer alive or aware of anything. Maybe the executioner was drunk? It’s true, she was seen as a traitor, particularly by Protestants. But it was traditional to make the executions of Royals to be as clean as possible, so as not to lower them in the eyes of the people. This is one of the reasons Queen Elizabeth hesitated to execute her in the first place. Royals often had other Royals executed in the cleanest ways possible, because they realised it could be them. This is why, at the time, few Royals, executed at the command of other Royals, were burned at the stake, hung drawn, and quartered, or even hung.

[@markcooke729]

She's not just one of the most famous figures in Scottish history, but also in English history!

[@yourmammu]

Most infamous*

[@markcooke729]

@@yourmammu that too!

[@HK-gm8pe]

well in english history just because she gave birth to James and got beheaded by Elizabeth :D people say that she got the last laugh by having her son on the English throne but is that really so ? I mean...her son grew up a protestant...and in the end of the day even Stuart reign ended...

[@c.Ichthys]

​@@HK-gm8pewell James became a Freemason and made his own adulterated bible.

[@allshookup1640]

@A W well… kind of. Elizabeth and Mary were related after all. So Elizabeth might not have any DIRECT descendants, but she still had people related to her alive. King Charles III is related to both Mary and Elizabeth. The Royal line goes down from Henry VII’s daughter (Mary’s grandmother) Margaret Tudor. Henry VII was also Henry VIII’s father so yeah still related to current monarchy, but not as directly as Mary is. Plus there is the whole German kerfuffle with the George which just confused EVERYONE for a minute there

[@TheDebzMurray]

That was amazing exactly how she would be imaged to look. As a Scot who was told about her all my life, I really appreciated this video and how realistic she looks at the end. Exactly as I imagined

[@Cobalt1520]

Rebecca Ferguson looks a bit like her…. Coincidently or not the actress has Scottish ancestry…

[@morefastmoredates9444]

​@@Cobalt1520rebecca ferguson + miranda otto

[@PokhrajRoy.]

“…and Henry, of course, had a tantrum.” This made me laugh but it reminds me of the time I wrote the tantrum and associated it with a historical figure.

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Haha we love to take digs at Henry VIII wherever we can ;)

[@Aishiya1]

I always felt so sorry for Mary. She sounds like a kind person. It's so piteous that when Elizabeth had her in prison, that she sent needlework to Elizabeth. I nearly cried when I read that. She lost a few battles but she won the war; her Stuart descendants sit on the throne.

[@graham76man]

She was far from kind. More like a narcissistic person, who used the people around her for her own purpose. And as her son was infertile, her descendants do NOT sit on the throne.

[@Aishiya1]

@@graham76man oh, shut up, little boy. The royal line today descends through her son James. The Tudors were a dead end. Look it up!

[@WebbsHomesteading]

@@graham76man he had like 7 kids 🙂

[@ccdolfin]

Just a note most people don't realize, The Stuarts didn't win. The Stuarts were as much Tudor as Stuart. Henry VIII sister Margaret married James IV of Scotland, Mary of Scots grandmother. Lord Darnley's grandmother was also Margaret, so James VI & I was descended from Tudors just as much as the Stewarts.

[@Aishiya1]

@@ccdolfin That's beside the point - the point is that the line descended from her children, not Elizabeth's because she never married. I don't have a dog in this fight. My family was allied with the Plantagenets. The current Plantagenet heir is the Earl of Loudon and he doesn't want it.

[@ohkaygoplay]

Your recreation of her is beautiful. Mary was stunning. I've known of her story for a long time, and always thought so many things in her life were unfair and cruel. She lived a sad life surrounded by gullible people only willing to believe what they want to be true instead of what was true. I have pity for what she endured.

[@TomokoAbe_]

Mary Queen of Scots was ruled by her emotions and not her head which was her undoing. Her fate was entirely her doing. She married her husband's assassin outraged both protestants and catholics which forced her abdication. She did not think like a queen, and there is incredible politics with every aspect of a monarch.

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I wish I had home schooled both my children. Then I wouldn’t have spent three hours a night after work helping my daughter especially follow the chapter and understand it. God bless you for your time and effort. My mother ended up homeschooling her for almost 2 years. The school used these credits to allow her to graduate. We chose 11th and twelfth grade English and math in eight grade. Shakespeare. My girl loved it! One on one attention and not bored!

[@richardtorr4553]

My word, one minute Mary had everything, then the next all was lost. This just illustrates how precarious life was for a would-be Queen in those unsettled times. Far better I would think to be just an ordinary working person with a hard life, but so much more security and fairness of what could be achieved. Another great job is done, thank you.

[@miggy4eva980]

Poor people had it tough as well. I'd pick somewhere in the lower half of the aristocracy

[@billwinship3734]

@@miggy4eva980 Yes, I think you are right, that way you could enjoy a good standard of living without having to work like a slave.

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

@@billwinship3734 unless you were literally a slave you didn’t work like one. You had to work for every meal and yes at times that could be hard but a life of honest work is a life well lived. People today have gotten so soft any amount of manual labour is working like a slave for them. Most people back then didn’t mind hard work as long as there was a good meal at the end of it. Aside from the diseases and countless wars, I don’t think day to day life for the average person was so bad back then.

[@arielsea9087]

@@buffoonustroglodytus4688 I think life was awful back then. Mary was catered to even as a prisoner. Life expectancy was 30 to 40 years for the average person. Probably a bad life with malnutrition.

[@angelicanavarro5311]

It’s crazy to hear both sides of a story. Thank you so much. Poor Mary, Queen of Scots. I almost teared up for her. I hope she did find peace

[@angr3819]

Remember she was likely in on the murder of her husband although tbh she might have been justified, but she also plotted the assassination of her cousin Elizabeth I.

[@closer02001]

@@angr3819 You mean she plotted the assassination of her captor of 17 years.

[@nielszindel1151]

@@angr3819 ..she considers herself Queen. She was as much a Queen as Elizabeth. Elizabeth murdered a Queen for her own ambition. Delia Morris

[@dicey8928]

She got her head chopped off 😢

[@skatergirlskatergirl2486]

@@closer02001 The documentary itself says she had long wanted the throne of England. Not surprising her cousin Elizabeth made sure that never happened. Plus, England could have ended up in the ne'er do well hands of Darnley or Bothwell. Instead it ended up with Mary's son, so Mary kinda won in the end.

[@judiperkins7136]

"she was finally free" - that formed tears in my eyes.

[@60asteroid]

That interpretation was highlight in the CW series "Reign." Spoiler alert: She reunites with Francis in the afterlife. Sweet scene.

[@seanr2157]

The older I get the more I appreciate history. I can not even explain how fascinating I find this to be! It's like you've brought a person back from the grave that has been gone for hundreds of years to live again. Absolutely wonderful work! I hope you'll continue to create these types of videos of people throughout history.

[@happyinscarolina]

Becca and the team do it again. It's difficult to decide whether I enjoy the mini historical documentary of your subjects more than the stunning recreations. Your work is absolutely beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable. I get so excited seeing that you've posted a new video. ❤️🙏🏾🌟

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I enjoy her meticulous appreciation of details. She gives us the best presentation of the facts. Much love from the USA.

[@janbadinski7126]

​@@SoMJenn Mine too.

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@@janbadinski7126 Thank you so much! You guys are so sweet this is making my day.

[@giggle_snort]

I love that you called Henry VIII's Rough Wooing a tantrum. That's EXACTLY what it was! 🤣

[@sarahallegra6239]

She looks very beautiful! Well done! Seeing these people as people, not just painted figures, never gets old.

[@kathyservian9385]

This is a fascinating video and thank you for using my photo of the red Tudor costume I made in your video for the scene at the end where you superimpose the recreation of Mary’s face. I appreciate your support of my work.

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KATHY! Thank you so much. I can’t say how excited I was when I found your library of historical costuming images to purchase as stock photos. It’s one of the biggest obstacles I’ve found while re-creating historic figures because there aren’t enough costume references. I will be a repeat customer, without a doubt!

[@lovecraftianwalrus4490]

Have you thought about doing Queen Anne? I always wondered what she looked like as she is often depicted as quite ugly but in paintings as beautiful and it would be cool to see how she compares. Anyway, love your videos!

[@DarkwingsDesending]

Oh! I second that.

[@shmuleyloew9149]

Prince George of Demark didn't just think about doing Queen Anne; he actually did her.

[@SnakPak86]

It would be hard considering her body is lost, and the contemporary witnesses of that time were quite biased.

[@johnoneal1234]

@@SnakPak86 She made lovely furniture though.

[@missylou725]

I've only ever heard she was quite beautiful. I can't recall any depictions at the moment. But yes, it would be great to see if we can find out what she actually looked like!

[@randomvintagefilm273]

If that is her death mask, she was very attractive. You did an incredible job with the recreation ❤

[@tonyadams6375]

Absolutely beautifully done. Mary was caught up in events of which she had little control. She was truly a beautiful woman. Thank you.

[@motherjugs5163]

Simply extraordinary; you take us back over five hundred years to look into the eyes of a young queen. A sad end to so many of this era.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋how are you doing?

[@AuthenticDarren]

I can believe the Lennoxlove mask is real, a lot of women still look pretty good at 40. Many women are still in pretty good condition at over 50. I personally know women that you wouldn't know were over 60. Being a royal who had always been able to keep herself in good condition, even in Carlisle Castle, as well and being renowned for her natural beauty and noting the good condition the Lennoxlove mask was kept in for centuries. I'd say the Lennoxlove mask is probably one of the most, if not the most, faithful relics of anyone's face that you've been able to access on this channel.

[@sunni1ib691]

Your visual renderings are brilliantly done! This one of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette bring out the character of the subject. It gives the viewer of today something of value, seeing the subject in more realistic imaging as opposed to the art of the time. Bravo to you and your team!!

[@kukujcroms]

I love how clearly and well documented all of the story is; so much to learn. You have a great talent, Royalty Now Studios. Can't wait to see more.

[@gavinfreedman4342]

Amazing commentary, recreation work and production - as always! As someone who often does photo restorations, I really appreciate your incredibly talented work.

[@2244ntho66]

You did an excellent job of boiling down a very complicated story. Terrific facial recreation!!

[@fester73666]

Another mesmerising episode of Mary of Scotland, Becca, all of your work is thoroughly researched, accurate and well presented, an absolute pleasure to watch as always I, thank you.

[@chelseythompson5167]

She is one of my favorite Queens! Honestly probably THE favorite! Thank you for this!

[@rhondajohnson8310]

The history on this one was fascinating. I don't think that I knew she went through so much. The history and art makes this one of your best

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you so much!

[@bcaye]

Yes, her life was harsh from the beginning.

[@miltonkiller707]

@rhondajohnson8310 Mary looked more like you than she looks the way this video portrayed her.

[@DougieBee]

This series is some of the best content available on the internet. Period. You're batting 1000.

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

You’re so kind!! Thank you so so much ❤️

[@michelrochette3066]

Very moving to see Mary smiling at the end. Thank you!

[@BobbyanneM]

Absolutely Wonderful, well done! And thank you, I really enjoyed it. The portrait at the end is stunning x

[@gemini_interests]

I swear...your videos get better and better...I love them. Your voice is calming and melodic...If you did a marathon...I could relax forever!!!

[@kbob1158]

I have viewed many of your presentations and with each one I am left with the almost breathless experience of seeing the person, not only alive and real, but that I am actually meeting them. Quite extraordinary.

[@peachysakura1]

👑Excellent work on bringing the beautiful face of Mary Queen of Scots back to life. And such a nice documentary video too in her honour. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@valoryj5603]

Once again, wow. And I love how you attach the history to your recreations as well. Well done.

[@moiradoyle1210]

I had no idea how sad her life was, she lost her true love at such a young age. I’m happy they grew up together and that she learned what happiness was. This is such a cool video, seeing her at the end was so much more special after learning her story. Thank you so much, this was a great video!

[@cjpatz]

It is good to know, it is her bloodline in the current monarchy. It is her blood that flowed through Elizabeth II, and flows through Charles and William.

[@dougvanminnen7537]

You do a great job as usual, not only with the reconstruction of Mary's face, but also with her history. I admit as a history buff my Knowledge about her background was limited before this video. It was Very informative and I learned a lot today about Mary Queen of Scotts. thankyou for your hard work for this video.

[@veronicakashaka3299]

Finally, a portrait of Mary, that shows how beautiful she really is. Rip good lady.

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[@kurts5635]

I think Mary is my new fav queen. Your brilliant storytelling is only surpassed by your fantastic reconstructions. Well done, as always.

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Thank you!

[@Carolina013]

Your videos always give me goosebumps. You speak with so much care, trying to tell a story through multiple angles so that we can get a fair insight into the lives of these famous faces. I've never thought I would cry for Napoleon but I was sure I would cry with the story of Mary and oh my. That ending line. This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us ❤️

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This is the first of your videos I’ve watched, but it won’t be the last. I gasped at the end when I saw your reconstruction of Mary! Incredible mini-doc and art! Can’t wait to watch more.

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[@mac2807]

Fascinating, as always. So well done!

[@artawhirler]

What a fascinating story! Thanks for doing this!

[@kateross2424]

This was a great birthday present to wake up to. Queen Mary was on of the biggest reason I got interested in history and what start my flight obsession with the Tudor era. Her life had so many challenges so seeing her brought to life really just makes me smile.

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She is so interesting!

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happy birthday pisces goddess!

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@@Blakiedoo thank you 😊

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Beautifully done, again!

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Stunning. The time and hard work you put into your videos - oh, the hours! What a tremendous talent you are. Thank you.

[@TwistieLover]

This was awesome. I loved it. Ive watched many movies and series on Mary Queen of Scotts but this was the first time I actually understood all the players and the timeline. The recreation of het face was brilliant. Now I can actually picture her properly in the story of her life. Thankyou. Im definitely a new subscriber and fan.

[@adriennlajosgorreri7481]

Fantastic work as always. Thank you!

[@maximskabkin9562]

Thanks a lot for such a wonderful historical synopsis and the reconstruction.

[@novaaurorajade6914]

That last bit made me cry! Seeing her come to life! How beautiful she was.. I have always believed that those with the most beautiful appearance have some of the hardest stories to share.

[@Laitie]

You're such an INCREDIBLE artist

[@DARIO_S]

Finally something realistic, unlike other reconstructions of some historical figures I've seen. Great job!

[@miltonkiller707]

If it was realistic, she'd be a light-skinned negroid.

[@mattparks2153]

This was a wonderfully made video. Thank you so much!

[@REM1956]

Excellent job on the whole video. Beautifully done.

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I really enjoyed this. You are very talented. Thank you for making history come alive.

[@Ets638]

I applaud the wonderful job you do. Thank you to all that work at making this an informative and interesting program.

[@TheRickie41]

What a wonderful, astonishing work. Very touching.

[@btlmania64]

The recreation was absolutely stunning . Sent shivers down my spine . What an age we live in with technology . Tragic story !

[@Nanno00]

So well done!!!!! Her story as well as her recreation! ❤.

[@gabrielwatson7721]

That beautiful smile at the end was perfect. I truly hope she is finally at peace, considering the terrible life of pain and suffering she endured. Then, that botched execution! Thank you for your dedication to Queen Mary.

[@joygrantonio1984]

I love the history lessons told so gently. What a beautiful woman she was. Thank you!

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These are amazing videos! How these recreations of these people speak to us across centuries! Thank you

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It’s almost magical seeing the facial reconstruction, thank you for these amazing videos! ❤

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Knowing this story as a string of events was...just that. But to hear you tell it-it's so much more impactful and resonating. Well done!

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[@clothespo]

Very interesting. My heart broke when "she was finally free". Good work!

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I really love your reconstructions and back histories of the subjects.

[@cai8751]

Your videos are amazing! I’m so impressed with the time and effort you put into your work. You are a great story teller and artist. I love hearing the history behind each historical person and the big reveal at the end! Keep the recreations coming! ❤

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you! We appreciate it!

[@annettemalet2758]

Your presentation was brilliant. You brought life into Mary who became a warm, real, breathing woman. Someone maligned by society and misunderstood by history. Thank You

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This channel deserves more subs. Great work!

[@kathleenfurlotte]

My heart goes out to Mary. She deserved a better life..

[@elletoki]

Your channel is truly one of the best on KZbin! I truly hope you keep doing this, its so so cool. You should do Mary I (Bloody Mary) or Queen Anne!

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You are so kind! We are definitely not stopping anytime soon :)

[@Gailafathersjoy]

Excellent work! I've seen a lot of videos on Mary Queen of the Scotts and this one is the best of the best!

[@LindaLee-xn8bb]

Incredible work, as always👍.

[@mnmb3640]

I do believe this is a beautiful recreation of Mary- I see Elizabeth in her also which makes sense since they shared a bloodline with Henry. Love your work!!!

[@xxxxxxxxx3944]

Henry the 7th through Margaret Tudor

[@leahwatson5765]

Her story was always fascinating to me ❤️

[@paulpaulsen7245]

Wonderful! I had tears in my eyes! Kind regards from a retired Lutheran pastor from Germany!

[@babyclouddelia]

She was absolutely beautiful, oh, and so tall, which blows my mind thinking about that period of history. Thank you for bringing all of this to our attention.

[@pleasesetmeonfire1166]

If she was imprisoned for 17 years, saw little sunlight, and was still tended to and taken care of by her ladies… I wouldn’t doubt she might have looked pretty youthful for her age. It’s also possible that whoever made the mask simply smoothed out some of her aged wrinkles in an effort to capture her likeness as she was known before all that.

[@telephassarose3501]

To be honest I didn’t have many wrinkles at 44. One young man thought I was about 31 or 32 at the time. I aged after 45-7. Aging seems to go in spurts, like growth spurts in reverse.

[@8teezy]

But she wasn’t kept in a jail cell or something. She was in a mansion with a bunch of servants she just wasn’t allowed to leave.

[@pleasesetmeonfire1166]

@@8teezy Ok? That’s still being “imprisoned.” The word “imprisoned” is just for holding someone against their will. It’s not literally a prison.

[@8teezy]

@@pleasesetmeonfire1166 Im saying I doubt she rarely saw the sun like you are saying.

[@PlainJane230]

It’s said that English women have beautiful complexions because the sun rarely shines there anyway.

[@ShallowApple22]

She looks like Elizabeth woodville "the dragon set eyes" the long nose and the small Tudor lips, this was an amazing reconstruction. Ive spent decades learning & researching these people, when her face came up it felt like i was seeing an old friend. The proportion & resemblance are just so believable and i dare say accurate well accurate as 1 can be with 443 years between them.😂 Thank you your work is truly amazing ❤

[@rotapp7268]

Amazing and beautiful documentary. Thank you for this glimpse into the past

[@paulhomsy2751]

Great job of bringing her to life !!! Artistic and beautiful work.

[@kathleenclark5877]

Saoirse Ronan who was cast as Mary in the 2018 film looks very much like the portrait included at the beginning of this vlog. Almost uncanny!

[@Stephano_v_Bove__]

I think Mary of Scotland was a classic Tudor-time beauty. She has very nice, well balanced features.

[@tofu8415]

Ahh I'm always looking forward to these videos, both educational and interesting as always~

[@tinynina76]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@kimmycupreacts]

I love Mary and feel so sorry for her. She really was put in impossible situations, as most women were back then. Even Elizabeth; as she was hesitant at first to harm Mary. It's quiet sad. I hope they're all at peace.

[@agatha6999]

I mean honestly anyone who knows Elizabeth’s history would understand why she refused to trust anyone save a select few and why she would be jealous of Mary. Mary was a praised beauty who’s crown was never in jeopardy until sometime into their rivalry. I imagine this is partially why she was so firm about her not using the English coat of arms, Mary has her kingdom (and at the time was set to rule France) while England is all Elizabeth had. Wonder if Elizabeth thought Mary was spoiled in a way (not saying Mary is spoiled its just if you think from Elizabeth’s perspective Mary can come off that way) Its a pretty ironic twist in fate how Mary ended up having a situation like Elizabeth during her life thanks to marriage decisions she made and her choice to neglect Scotland a bit in her pursuit of England.

[@chrisroy5849]

Nice job, thanks for the remaking.

[@Jamiejamjar]

This is so eloquently said. Thank you.

[@selectiveoutrage6617]

An excellent biography was written by Lady Antonia Fraser. By the time you finish reading it you will know every detail of her life and be quite emotional at her execution.

[@WeeNessieMonster4085]

Another fantastic recreation 😊 I'm Scottish so obviously I'll always have a soft spot for Mary however I can acknowledge that Mary seemed to lead with her heart and Elizabeth with her Mind. Elizabeth was the better Queen but I feel both in their way were tragic figures.

[@shmuleyloew9149]

John Knox was also Scottish, and he hated Mary Stuart.

[@simple4kill]

I have to say, although I find her life tragic, it always seemed to me that she made several poor decisions that lead her to where she ended up. It seemes like after being the queen of France, rulling Scotland wasn't 'enough' for her - and that Elizabeth's paranoia wasn't quite unfounded from the start. Too bad, cause she could've made a charming ruler.

[@eleanorbarrie3527]

Elizabeth was a murderer, just like her father, half sister and half brother..seems it ran in that family...

[@XenusMama]

I always thought her very foolish . A royal cannot have the life she preferred. Instead of emotionally maturing and using her mind to help her … and her situation, she Always made the weakest decision. Of course I am a Boleyn and a bit biased.

[@judis6224]

You sound like a traitor for liking a bully for an english queen.

[@alisonrutherford5716]

Your recreation gave me goosebumps.❤

[@Plantsandplanets]

The music you use on these videos are so great I wish there was a soundtrack. Instrumental music is all I listen to!