
Mary Queen of Scots
Homeschool History
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The Story of Mary and James Stewart
Lord Bothwell kidnapped Mary, forced her to marry him and then tried to take their throne for himself. Even weirder, he was found suffocated to death in a nearby orchard. Many people thought someone called Lord Bothwell had helped with the murder. He was put on trial but got away with it. Then things got way worse. Her half brother, James Stewart, remember him from before? Well he teamed up with the other Scottish Lords to raise an army against her and Bothwell. Mary lost the battle, was thrown in prison and then she was taken as a captive to lock Leven Castle. She befriended a young boy who lived in the castle and he stole the
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