Few women in history have stood the test of time but the true story surrounding the ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots has ensured that her story lives on to intrigue and fascinate. Who was this 16th Century lady and what role she played in the history of Great Britain? Piece together the Queen of Scots’ turbulent relationship with her cousin Elizabeth I of England, which ultimately proved to be her downfall. In different circumstances the two women might well have been friends but when the Queen of England signed Mary’s death warrant the Queen of Scots, dressed in blood red, played out her final act under the executioner’s axe.

You will learn about:
• Her life beginning to the end
• Background on the royal lines
• Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth – Her relationship Queen Elizabeth I
• Mary Queen of Scots and the murder of Lord Darnley
• The Casket Letters and resulting trial
• The Babington Plot
• Her execution for treason