Mary, Queen of Scots was born on December 8, 1542, atLinlithgow Palacein Scotland. She was the third and the only surviving child ofJames V, King of Scotsand his second wifeMarie of Guise, a French princess. Mary’s paternal grandparents wereJames IV, King of ScotsandMargaret Tudor, the...
murder, imprisonment, political rivalries and open betrayal. They have loved and lost, raised kings and queens, ruled and died for Scotland. From St Margaret, who became one of the patron saints of Scotland, to Elizabeth
He did all the usual things that Tudor nobles did. He went to war in France in 1512 so was not on hand when James IV of Scotland took the opportunity to invade England. By 1522 he was back on the borders and indulging in some light feuding with the Dacre family. The problem was tha...
He did all the usual things that Tudor nobles did. He went to war in France in 1512 so was not on hand when James IV of Scotland took the opportunity to invade England. By 1522 he was back on the borders and indulging in some light feuding with the Dacre family. The problem was tha...