She was the only heir to the Scottish King, James V, and his French wife, Mary of Guise. She was also the great-niece of King Henry VIII of England. You’d think the life of a princess would be ...

By 1560, The Lords of the Congregation had overthrown the power of Mary's mother, Mary of Guise, and created a provisional government, but now she returned, bringing with her the glamour and ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Her father died just a week after her birth. A fervent Roman Catholic and a claimant to the English Crown ...