Mary, Queen of Scots
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Mary, Queen of Scots ascended the throne at just 6 days old. She became Queen Consort of France at 16 and was widowed at 17. After returning to Scotland she fell in lust with her handsome cousin. But the honeymoon ended abruptly when her new groom stabbed her friend 56 times in front of her. Mary probably had him strangled and then quickly married again, to her second husband’s murderer. But as they say, marry in haste, repent over the course of your 19 year imprisonment. Queen Mary then got herself entangled in a plot to overthrow her lifelong rival, Queen Elizabeth I. But instead of wearing the English crown, Mary’s head ended up on an English chopping block.
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at this point, history is pretty much just a big big family feud.
Truly and God is Steve Harvey
Wonder if that's why they called it the "Feudalism" period of European history? 😉😆
Absolutely correct. WWI was a family fued writ large.
Unfortunately cuz inbreeding
Anna Costello Wisniewski Not just inbreeding.
Imagine all of your friends having the same name as you. That must have been so confusing.
I definitely agree.
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.
Good thing your name was not common on our days.
Jane? Wait, this can’t be right- IM JANE! You must be an impostor.
@@maryqueenofscots2511 hiya!!!
"The four Mary's" - no wonder Reign changed their names. No viewer would have been able to keep up lol
Oh.... not me watching this because of it but like damn
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.
Making the names modern let’s the viewer know the names aren’t historical though. I can understand why they made that decision.
Loved it, have you seen the serpent queen?
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.
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).
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.
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
@@toric6005 what problems for example?
@@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.
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.
EXACTLY!!! I technically deserved both countries but it’s fine because the current queen of the UK is my descendant!
Yeah. You feel so bad for her. She never had a chance, but she sure damn tried her hardest!
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?????
@@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.
“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
"Mary was too young to rule the country"
She was too young to do anything🤣
True lol 😄😄
What do you expect? She was 6 DAYS old when she became queen of scots even me become emperor at 25 years old
She had 6 days experience.
Six DAYS of breathing, crying, eating, and being a baby or something 💀
😭😭
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.
Yeah😔
Oh yes. Very sad. No doubt he was manipulated by those ruthless Protestant Scottish lords.
Agreed very toxic times
Outside of war I doubt he could’ve done anything
I mean she may or may not have killed his father too, so there’s that lol
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
Yeah and I think it was also a way for her to appease her guilt over killing Mary.
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.
Also James was technically a Tudor since he was a descendant of Henry VII, so Tudors were technically still on the throne
@Elisabeth Schmerzler no, he wasn't a Tudor at all. His father was a Stuart and dynasties are paternal.
@@ryanmarlin2974 He still had Tudor blood though, that was my point
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.
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?
Nothing but the truth here
@@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.
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.
John Knox gave that poor girl hell.
Mary Queen of Scots may have lost the short game, but won the long game when her son James became King of England
True.
U stole my comment and somehow worded that differently
@@Hello-yq8kk I swear I didn't even read it. Lol
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.
Yes, but my dear son James also did bad so...yeah.
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.
European history to say the least is very entertaining!!
@@maryqueenofscots3088 true, but I still love learning about it.
I don't even like learning my own country's history
@@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.
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Queen Mary of Scots will always be one of my favorite queens.
Elizabeth: ~signs Mary's death warrant~
Elizabeth when she found out Mary was executed: ~surprised Pikachu face~
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Some think it wasn’t her who signed the death warrant because the signature does not match others.
I doubt she signed the warrant and I doubt Mary plotted to kill her. Elizabeth denying Mary's funeral request was real shitty though.
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
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.
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Right! Mary was raped! She had to marry him after that. Can you imagine how terrible that had to be for her?!
Thanks for this information we didn't know that
I agree, alot of misleading information regarding the Tudors.
She mentioned all of this in the video, especially the part about the abduction
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
Yeah you're right
Very, VERY true
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..
@@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA you do know that when she got there, she virtually became a state prisoner overnight right? Illegally.
@@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.
I could really imagine you spilling the tea about everyone’s marriage and love affairs
I deeply waited for it!! I do think she was a victim against historical rivalry...
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.
@@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).
@@jeandehuit5385 James did not trust her. So even if he got England, I wonder if Mary won... Her son never had faith in her...
@@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...
@@jeandehuit5385 Yeah!! They were more concerned about power than family...
Although it's not historicaly accurate, the Reign version of her is my fave!
Yes, I think it is the best!
Same
Guilty pleasures.
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
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.
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...
Hello Marie!
Hello Marie!!
Bonjour, Marie!
Ooh queens in the chat hello your majesties 🙇♀️
@@dollpartsgirl Hello, mister/miss Lemons!
Wasn't Mary similar to princess Diana at how she could mesmerize the people?
I guess so!
@@mikaylawilliams1651 Catherine! Your books were beautiful, you were a very talented writer!
@@stbart-uc6mo Aw thank you! Your presence always manages to make me smile:). You where truly a charming queen!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Even being queens they were still ultimately controlled by men 🙄
She was used from the beginning
She was strong, and her line passed down
Rip Queen Mary of Scots
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
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 ☺️
You can be a lover or boyfriend without doing anything.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
Long may she Reign !!!
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😏😏😏❤❤❤❤
FINALLYYYYY MY TIME HAS COOOOME!!!!
Hi, i think you're so beautiful
Took them long enough
You’re majesty!
Such a sad and complicated story for this young queen. She ruled with her heart 💜
that was the problem though
When Elizabeth I said she would be heir if she married Robert Dudley was like how she named James VI heir
That was before mary decided to marry henry darnley
James the first has died. That is why all this craziness started. Elizabeth I still needed an heir/heiress
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
@@pedanticradiator1491 It was if Mary married Robert Dudley
No doubt that she was probably one of the most compelling characters of her time. What a tumultuous life she led.
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
Hi, can you explain more ??
I’m really sorry for messing with your family Mary!
Yep.
I forgive you somehow.
@@maryqueenofscots6594 Thank u
Right.
Yeah.
PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THE 4 Mary’s !!
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!
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!
@@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.
Thanks babes❤️☺️
@@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!!🥺🥺
@@maryqueenofscots3088 Sweet home alabama
Imagine francis ii and mary queen of scots live longer
And, I'm sure history would have been different, I love them both
@@debbiegates2204 same here ❤
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!
LOL!!!! You are copying my Wife. Her Mother is first cousin 14x removed as well. It's documented. So kind of weird.
@@jeffreyvillegas1288 guess your wife and I are distant cousins then :p
"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!🏴👑
The book's title is "MY HEART IS MY OWN," and can be read or purchased at the Internet Open Library.
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.
Lindsay is awesome!!
Wow! Thanks for doing a video on me Lindsay!
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.
@@mikaylawilliams1651 Thank you Catherine, for your kind words, yes I am doing well, how are you?
@@maryqueenofscots6594 I am doing very well! I’m glad I can come here every so often and congregate with old friends and family!
Sorry about what my Sister did to you :-(
Well one Queen had to end up Victorious!
You!
How does it feel seeing a video about your arch rival?
Hi Elizabeth!
Sup twin 🙃
@@lollipop96537 Hello disguised daugher
Fun Fact: Lord Bothwell's ghost is supposed to haunt the dungeon at Dragsholm Castle, where he died.
In Holyrood palace, there's a lock of hair that belonged to her in a heart pendant... Amazing I think
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! 👏
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! 👌🏻
I love time travel novels, thanks for the recommendation!
I love myself so I might tune in❤️
One of my favourite books.
Mary QOS, raised in the frivolous French Court, was possibly the most ill-prepared Monarch of her age. When one considers Mary QOS, the word "light" comes to mind: she was light-hearted, light-minded, and certainly light in her morals. She wasn't a COMPLETE fool, however; her marriage to Darnley might very well have been romantically motivated; but there's little doubt Darnley's position in the Line of Succession played a big part in Mary's outright defiance of Elizabeth's legitimate command that she not wed Darnley.
Her life after her marriage to the "long lad" was a precipitous downhill slide until her execution many years later. In my opinion, Mary QOS deserved everything which happened to her. You dont simply covet another Queen's throne when you're too foolish to rule your own.
This. I'm so tired of everyone going on about how wonderful she was. Everything you said was spot on.
I would add though, that I think she couldn't rule because she had the disadvantages of a girl in the 1500s. No one is just magically a good ruler, you have to have the right education, training and life experiences to rule properly. If no one believes women are fit to rule on their own, no one will bother to train them yo do so. Why should you, when there will always be an uncle, a husband, a MALE to bear power in her name? It's the same pitfalls that befell Mary Tudor. They were put in positions where they had to lead and make decisions when no one had ever taught them the ins and outs of doing that, or even that they should do that. I see Elizabeth as this startlingly unique creature, who through a singular combination of education, life experience, psychology and the people she kept with, grew up to be a woman who, however inadvertently, had been trained to lead and make decisions. I don't believe that any amount of intellect and natural gifts, not even Elizabeth's and CERTAINLY not Mary's, could overcome a lifetime of "Don't worry your pretty head about it, a man will take care of it for you", then suddenly be thrust into "OK, now you need to worry and make a choice, and it better be the right one."
@@danaglabeman6919 Unsurprisingly...I couldnt agree more. I've read many historians' takes on the ability of a woman to rule well, and the concensus appears to be the same across the board: from Henry I's daughter, the Empress Matilda...the first of the "incapable" Queens Regnant, onward, I cannot find historical evidence that these female rulers received any of the traditional training so necessary for a competent Medieval monarch. They weren't even given training in military tactics. "Her generals will see to that." Gender, history has repeatedly shown, is no guarantee of ability in that quarter. I believe the Church's as well as Society's heavily misogynistic attitude toward females laid the groundwork for a rule which would at best be lackluster, at worst catastrophic.
The fate of such rulers may be summed-up in a few brief lines:
"Of all sad Words of Tongue and Pen...The saddest are these: " IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN."
I did research on my family tree and I found that me and Mary, queen of Scots are third cousins many times removed
She is my 15th great aunt!
That’s awesome! I wonder if I’m related to any historical figures, since my heritage is Irish and English
@@punkrockjoanofarc I have no doubt that you are!
Mary, Queen of Scots, is my 12th great grandmother!
Love listening to your recount on history. Your voice is so soothing
"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
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
Man, it kind of seems like a dick move to not only deny her request to be buried in France (which I get, I'm sure it may have been too expensive considering she was convicted of treason), but to then give her a Protestant funeral when she was Catholic to the end!!! Thats just cruel
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? 👑👨🎨🇫🇷🧁
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!
The Guise brothers in France were very like the Seymour brothers in England. Remember them?Edward and Thomas Seymour were the maternal uncles of Henry VIII's only legitimate son Edward, who reigned for only 6 years before dying of TB. The Seymour brothers were the powers behind the throne, just as the Guise Brothers were in France, where they terrorised Queen Mary and The poor short-lived King. Footnote: Thousands of Huguenots fled to England where, because they were protestant, they could live in peace.
This woman is my very distanced great grandmother.
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
If James V did actually say the line about the Stewarts "ending with a lass", he wasn't entirely wrong. It DID end with a lass, just not the one he thought. 😂
I love your videos! Thankyou so much for everything you do to bring us these wonderful lives.
speaking as a Doctor of British history (Aberdeen, UK 2012), who taught "Renaissance and Reformations", I must say my dear that you did a fabulous job with this video. Well done!
Not even 30 seconds in: *"her new groom stabbed her friend 56 times in front of her"*
Me: yeah I'm reasonably well-educated on history
Also me: fully thought Mary I of England and MQoS were the same person until 30 minutes ago
There was a way Mary could have stayed on the Scottish throne had she listened to her cousin Elizabeth. Had Mary temporarily banished Bothwell, then have the investigators do their "job" then waited a year or so, Mary would have had her yhrone and marriage. Why Elizabeth warned her? It happen to her when Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester was accused of murdering his wife. Queen Elizabeth was able to have her favorite courtier back.
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.
Lindsay PLEASE tell me where you found that portrait of Mary's dog I have been looking for one for MONTHS
Poor queen. Given a funeral that wasn’t her religion.
I'm sure one day, someone will pay for that
IKR....she was a devout Catholic, but was given a Protestant funeral...imagine being executed horribly, and given the ultimate insult even after her death....
I think she was beyond caring at that point...
Its the greatest disrespect
its so sad how back then there were barely any medicines and so many people would die younger than 30 :(
I would love to see a series about the great crusader kings like King Baldwin IV, etc
I watch your videos for my lunch break at work and I love them! big fan of British (and Roman) history. Thank you Lindsay!
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.💕
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 RUclips premium has this option but… you know). Love your content! Love from the Netherlands.
I second this❤️
And yes I would still listen to them on RUclips a lot because I love to see the pictures. It would just be so nice for falling asleep to the stories in the evening.
Your videos are amazing! I really enjoy all of them! Thanks for such great content!
Please do one about Kösem Sultan! :)
I SECOND THIS!! ALSO OTHER OTTOMAN QUEENS PLS!
She is one of my family members. Lol I am obsessed with history. Very fascinating lady!
Lindsay, I must tell you I liked the previous name of your channel more. Anyways, since I like history, I like your channel.
One of those four Mary’s (Mary Livingstone) was my ancestor!
:0 you’re a part of history
I am a direct descendant of Mary Queen Of Scots and very honest I am also related to Queen Elizabeth and it is strange that I see the video on RUclips about my royal roots!
The name of your yt channel has changed glad that I have checked it because I was ignoring it thinking that it was just on some related videos... Ur videos are the best 👏
Oh my poor second cousin, but then again she was a staunch Catholic, just like the Mary who executed me.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the LORD is with thee...
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus...
Mary was done dirty by everyone around her☕️
Seriously! Cant trust ANYONE. Nobody had her back! What a horrible family 2b born into.
@@mariecolette9066 right. Noble birth proved more a burden than a blessing
Here after watching "Reign "👍
Me to 😂👍😢
I like how she changed her name from a simple name and last name (possibly) to a more elaborated and fun one
Edit: I meant Lindsay, not Mary ;-;
I think she changed it b/c the French found "Stewart" hard to pronounce properly (French has a hard time with the 'w' sound). Spelling it "Stuart" solves that problem. As for "Marie" v. "Mary" I think that was just personal preference.
“with the exception of a slight beheading” 😅
One of my favorite historical characters
Aww❤️
Agree
Well done! I've been waiting for this ever since you announced you were doing one about The Queen of Scots! It was everything I expected and more!
Thank you for this lovely video. I'm very sad to mention that Mary Queen of Scots rosary beads were very recently stolen from Arundel Castle, in Sussex. The rosary is priceless as it is it the actual rosary beads that Mary carried with her to her execution. This and other artefacts were also stolen from Arundel Castle, it is so upsetting I hope they are found soon. I was confirmed as teenager in the nearby Cathedral in Arundel as a teenager. Subbed x
Queen at six days old?
Totally not problematic.
There was no minimum age as when a King/Queen dies it goes to a child. Since Mary was the only legitimate child of King James V, she was heir. She just had Regents rule for her.
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Regents ruling. Totally worked out great didn’t it 😁
@@brettlarch8050 Well, the regents did a better job than Mary herself did even *after* she came of age. So yeah, they worked out o-k.
Scotland was used to royal minority regencies at this point; James I, James II, James III, James V, Mary I, & James VI all became monarch as minors & all required a regency of some form or another.
This prevented royal centralization unlike in England, & so clan politics prevailed in Scottish politics. But decentralized governments *can* be effective in the right places, & Scotland (w/ its low population density, low agricultural yields, & comparatively poor wealth) was one of those place.
It was ironically Mary's *coming of age* that spelled political chaos, not her minority. The same could easily be said of Henry VI of England.
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And that’s why monarchies suck.
Messy messy messy.
@@brettlarch8050 I agree, but I mean, you're not going to see too many representational systems in 16th century Europe. Even so, the Scottish monarch was hardly autocratic; the maximum amount of control Mary was pretty minimal compared to the governments of today (but still extensive compared to a commoner, of her time or any others).
Even then, we can still assess the states(wo)men in question for their ability & what they managed to accomplish. Neither Edward Longshanks nor Oliver Cromwell came to power democratically, but I can still blame Longshanks for exiling the Jews & I can still give Cromwell some credit for inviting the Jews back to England.
YES FINALLY! The queen who married thrice and lost her head :0
How tragic! I certainly feel for her highness.😟
Reign taught me about her 😍
Same
Yay! I’m so excited!
Are you sure you're not PRETENDING to be excited? Lol
@@jjomalley6307 Bruh
@@jjomalley6307 Me: Cries in the corner.
@@jamesfrancisedwardstuart6255 Yeah cry like the pretender you are!
@@kinggeorgeiofgreatbritaina4960 No! Your the pretender you Wee German Lairdie!
Ah yes, the wife that had me killed. I forgive you
😳
Your cousins with her aren’t you?
@@stitchy_dennis1317 Half cousins my friend
Yeah... awkward 😂
@@themanwiththeplan728 You were still my favourite consort of Scotland 🏴
Such a terribly sad life!
honestly she was probably the most kind and humble queen i have ever heard of. the story of her life pisses me off, she deserved so much better. she was betrayed by literally everyone she loved, even her own son let her alone. i will never get over the events lmao at least she won in the end, kind of. btw can't believe cecil lived for so long, he was a prick. same to elizabeth. oh and also bothwel lied about the lords signatures, only few of them was ok about the marriage, most of them didnt even want it
Wow. I was just looking for Mary Queen of Scots last night from you and boom, 13 hrs later - you post this. Wut?! 🤯
It was Marys son “James I” who would go on to be king after “Elizabeth I” lol
Great content as always. But it was your seamless segue into the ad that got me. Nicely done!
Love Mary Queen of Scots 🥰
you should do a video on archduchess margaret habsburg of austria ,governor of the netherlands , princess of asturias,duchess of savoy
Any one interested can watch the amazing series 'Reign' on amazon prime or Netflix.
That piece of garbage dressing? Not my choice...
@@eimearmcdnagh1853 It's good
Its not historically accurate
It is close enough for a tv series.
@@arhamjain5910 Not even close to historical facts. It is a modern PC feminist show, with erotic scenes, just using the 16th Century French court as a setting.
I'm so intrigued by Mary, Queen of Scots!
Omg, Lindsay, I absolutely love your profile picture and new channel name! Super awesome! You're so gorgeous and knowledgeable. You will forever be my favorite RUclipsr, girly 🥂🤩✌