Mary's claim to the throne and arrival in England (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards

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Mary's relationship to Elizabeth I

Second cousin

Mary's ancestor giving her claim to English throne

Henry VII (great-granddaughter)

How Mary's claim connected through Tudor family

Margaret Tudor, Henry VIII's sister

Age when Mary became Queen of Scotland

Six days old

Year Mary became Queen of Scotland

1542

Country where Mary became queen through marriage

France (married Francis II)

Why Mary's Catholic faith made her dangerous

Symbol of Catholic resistance against Protestant England

Who Mary married in 1565

Lord Darnley

Year Mary's son James was born

1566

What happened to Darnley in 1567

He was murdered

Who Mary married after Darnley's death

Earl of Bothwell

Battle where Mary was defeated in May 1568

Battle of Langside

Where Mary fled after Battle of Langside

England

What Elizabeth did with Mary upon her arrival

Imprisoned her

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