Timeline

Mary Queen of Scots born at Linlithgow Palace. Mary becomes Queen at 6 days old.

King Henry VIII arranges for Mary to marry his son Prince Edward. The Scots say NO!

Mary is crowned at Stirling Castle.

Henry VIII dies. His son becomes King Edward VI of England

For her safety, Mary leaves Scotland to be brought up in France

Mary Marries Dauphin Francis. Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England.

Francis II becomes King of France with Mary as his Queen

King Francis, Mary's husband dies. Mary of Guise, Mary's mother dies.

Mary returns to Scotland. Scotland is now a protestant country

Mary marries Lord Henry Darnley

Mary's secretary Davis Rizzio is murdered. Mary's son James is born.

Lord Darnley is murdered. Mary marries the Earl of Bothwell. Mary abdicates and is improsioned in Lochleven Castle. James is crowned King of Scotland.

Mary escapes from Lochleven Castle. She is kept prisioner in England by Elizabeth I

Mary is taken to Fotheringay Castle. She is found guilty of plotting Elizabeth's I's death. Mary is executed.

Elizabeth I dies. Mary's son James VI becomes Kind JAmes I of England. This was the union of the crowns.