The Tragic Queen Who Lost Three Kingdoms - Mary, Queen of Scots, Catholic Heir & Prisoner

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The Tragic Queen Who Lost Three Kingdoms - Mary, Queen of Scots, Catholic Heir & Prisoner

Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at six days old, married the King of France at 15 and became Queen of France, and had the strongest claim to the English throne as Catholic heir. She should have ruled three kingdoms. Instead, she lost them all. Widowed at 18, she returned to rule Scotland but made disastrous choices - marrying the unstable Lord Darnley, becoming implicated in his murder, then marrying the man accused of killing him. Scottish lords forced her to abdicate after only six years of personal rule. She fled to England seeking help from her cousin Elizabeth I. Instead, Elizabeth imprisoned her for 19 years, seeing Mary's claim to the English throne as a mortal threat. In 1587, Elizabeth finally signed Mary's death warrant. Mary was executed at age 44, having spent most of her adult life imprisoned.

In this comprehensive documentary, we explore:

Queen of Two Kingdoms: How Mary became Queen of Scotland as an infant, was sent to France at age 5, married Crown Prince Francis at 15, became Queen of France at 16, then was widowed at 18 and returned to rule Scotland - a kingdom she barely knew

Six Disastrous Years: How Mary's personal rule in Scotland from 1561-1567 was destroyed by her marriage to the unstable Darnley, the murder of her secretary Rizzio, Darnley's own mysterious murder, and her shocking marriage to the Earl of Bothwell accused of killing Darnley - forcing her abdication

19 Years a Prisoner: How Mary fled to England seeking Elizabeth I's help but was imprisoned for 19 years because her claim to the English throne threatened Elizabeth, was implicated in plots to assassinate Elizabeth, and was finally executed in 1587 - the tragic queen who lost everything

This is the romantic tragedy of the queen who should have ruled three kingdoms but died a prisoner. She was beautiful. She was charming. She made fatal choices.

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