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Title: How did Elizabeth deal with the problem of Mary, Queen of Scots


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? Starter activity
Why might Mary Elizabeth be enemies? List your
reasons.
Protestant
Celebrated beauty
Had a son - James
Catholic
Was married to French King
Elizabeths closest relative.
Jealous, quick-tempered
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Reasons why Mary Elizabeth were enemies
  • Elizabeth was jealous of her beauty her
    intellectual skills
  • Mary was a devout Catholic, Elizabeth was
    Protestant
  • Elizabeth was suspicious of Marys foreign
    associations (French husband)
  • Elizabeth didnt have an heir, Mary did a son!

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Why was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded?
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The troubled life of Mary Queen of Scots
  • 1559, Married to French King (Francis II)
    diedprematurely
  • 1561, returned to Scotland, marrying Lord Darnley
  • Darnley, womanizer alcoholic, stabbed royal
    musician David Riccio in a fit of jealously

Francis II
Lord Darnley
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The troubled life of Mary Queen of Scots
  • 1567, Darnleys house blown up, Darnley found
    dead outside strangled
  • Mary married prime suspect Earl of Bothwell
  • Scots chased Mary from country appealed to
    Elizabeth for protection

The Earl of Bothwell
7
The troubled life of Mary Queen of Scots
  • Mary imprisoned in different houses castles for
    17 years
  • Elizabeth never met her cousin
  • Elizabeth constantly suspected Mary of plotting
    to overthrow her

Mary in captivity.
8
The troubled life of Mary Queen of Scots
Anthony Babington
  • 1586, Anthony Babington, rich Catholic
  • Plot assassinate Elizabeth, rescue Mary and crown
    her Queen
  • Babington communicated with Mary via secret
    letters hidden in beer barrels.
  • Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster, intercepted
    letters

Sir Francis Walsingham
9
? Your task
  • Read the extract from one of Marys letters.
    Decipher the code. What does she mean?

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The troubled life of Mary Queen of Scots
  • Elizabeth undecided about executing Mary
  • Babington Plot provided necessary evidence
  • 1587, executed in Fotheringay Castle

It took 3 blows to remove her head. Her lips were
still moving after her head came off. The
execution tried to lift her head to show the
crowd but was left holding her wig. Her dog
appeared from her dress.
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? Your task
  • The Queen agonized over whether she should
    execute Mary. Why did she find it so difficult to
    reach a decision?Write a death warrant for Mary,
    explaining your reasons for deciding to have her
    executed. Have a go at impersonating Elizabeths
    beautiful signature at the end.

Marys death mask
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