Mary, Queen of Scots

Author: (English) Wike Li Chen Jinjie
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
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In 1561, Scotland was still an unenlightened nation. When the young Scottish Queen returned from France to Scotland, her people were initially very happy to see her. Her husband—the French King had died, and now she needed a new husband. However, Mary, the Scottish Queen, was a Catholic, while most Scots at the time were Protestants. The English Queen at the time—Elizabeth I was also a Protestant. In that era, people were deluded into fighting for their own church, even at the cost of their lives.