Mary - Background

The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots* - Your Final Internal

*Not to be confused with Mary Tudor!

For this, your final internal, you prepare a report discussing the different perspectives on the following topic:

Did Mary Queen of Scots deserve to be executed?

You will need to comment on perspectives both from the time of Mary's execution (1587) and what has been written about this event since.

Here is some handy background information. The page below this one has the perspectives material.

Background Information

Here is an Introductory Slideshow:

Here are a few resources to give you an overview of the time period.

Video: The Last Days of Mary Queen of Scots

Here's another documentary on the subject. This one is very dramatic!

Here is a four page handout giving a timeline and overview of the event, and some perspectives.

Here is a detailed and visual Tudor Timeline (includes some useful dates for English Reformation):

http://www.thetudorswiki.com/page/Historical+TIMELINE+of+the+Tudors?t=anon

And here is a timeline just about Mary's Life:

http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/07-mary-queen-of-scots-timeline.htm

Here is a Family Tree that shows both sides of the family. Note that everyone is referred to by name, not title. For example, looking at Mary's husbands, Henry Stuart is better known as Lord Darnley, and James Hepburn as The (4th) Earl of Bothwell.

Biographies

Here are useful and readable overviews of Mary's Life and Death:

BBC Primary History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/mary_queen_of_scots/

BBC History: http://www.historyextra.com/article/people-history/kings-and-queens-profile-facts-life-mary-queen-scots

History Learning Site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/mary_queen_of_scots.htm

Video

Mary's bio in song!

Test Your Knowledge!

Walk the Plank Game:

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_maryscots.html

Braingle Quiz:

http://www.braingle.com/trivia/quiz.php?id=30598

Another Quiz:

http://www.peoplequiz.com/trivia-quizzes-4164-Mary_Queen_of_Scots.html