Mary of Scots Biography and Timeline — Page 4

International Agreement at Hamilton

Seeks aid from Elizabeth I & France, Elizabeth agrees if France does not intervene

Role range: 1542-1567

Siege of Borthwick

Mary & Bothwell are besieged by Protestant reformers but escape & raise an army

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Escapes from Loch Leven & joins the supporters of Hamilton & Argyll

Role range: 1542-1567

Battle of Langside

Shortly after Marys escape she is defeated at Langside. Marys 6,000 army faces a smaller force under the Earl of Moray but is defeated. Mary flees to England where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth In the Tower of London. Mary escapes from prison, her supporters join her but are defeated by Moray

Role range: 1542-1567

Exile of Mary of Scots

Mary flees to England where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth In the Tower of London. Crosses the border after the Battle of Langside. hoping to be protected by Elizabeth

Role range: 1542-1567

Exile of Mary of Scots

Escapes to Dundrennan Abbey & in a written letter appeals to Elizabeth I for support

Role range: 1542-1567

Exile of Mary of Scots

Crosses the Solway into England

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Kept under close guard by Elizabeth I in Carlisle Castle

Role range: 1542-1567

Abdication

Declares that her abdication, and her consent to the coronation of James, had been extorted from her under threat of death

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Mary escapes, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, with the determination to restore her rights as queen

Role range: 1542-1567

Rebellion of Rebels in Lanarkshire

With an escort of 50 horse led by Lord Claud Hamilton arrives in Lanarkshire, soon to be joined by a wide-cross section of the nobility, including the earls of Argyll, Cassillis, Rothes and Eglinton. Mary gathers together a force of 6,000 to regain her throne

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

Says Bothwell was acqitted & her marriage to him was approved by the Scottish Lords. Mary refuses to acknowledge the authority of the court. Elizabeth's representitives try cases forwarded by Morays & Marys representitives

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

Norfolk plans to marry Mary, Elizabeth moves the trial to London

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

Marys trial moves to Westmnster. Mary is refused permission to present her own case

Role range: 1542-1567

Assassination of Henry Stewart

The Casket Letters indicate Mary raped by Bothwell & plotted Darnleys death

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

The Casket Letters indicate Mary had been raped by Bothwell & plotted to kill Darnley. The Casket Letters exposed, written from Mary to Bothwell, only copies are found

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

The trial of Mary Queen of Scots moves to Hampton Court. The trial is private as the Queen of Scotland cannot be tried by an English Court

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Mary arrives in England where she is imprisoned for the rest of her life. Elizabeth refuses to grant Mary an interview & so becomes the focus of Catholic plots

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Mary escapes, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, with the determination to restore her rights as queen. For the next 19 years Mary lives in strict confinement

Role range: 1542-1567

Succession

Writes she would rather die than resign her crown

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Moves to Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire

Role range: 1542-1567

Defence of the Honour of Queen Mary", supports her English succession

Publication of "Defence of the Honour of Queen Mary", supports her English succession

Role range: 1542-1567

Defence of the Honour of Queen Mary

Publication of "Defence of the Honour of Queen Mary", supports her English succession

Role range: 1542-1567

Assassination of James Stewart

Moray is assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwell by Mary Queen of Scots supporters

Role range: 1542-1567

Mary Considered Alternative English Monarch

The conspiracy promoted Mary Queen of Scots as a potential successor to Elizabeth I if a Catholic uprising succeeded.

Plot

Marys supporter Norfolk is Arrested

Role range: 1542-1567

Plot

Marys envoy, Leslie, is arrested & makes damaging confessions

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Bailly

Bailly is arrested for carrying letters from Ridolfi to Leslie, Marys Ambassador

Role range: 1542-1567

Plot

Bailly is arrested for carrying letters from Ridolfi to Leslie, Marys Ambassador

Role range: 1542-1567

Treaty of Blois

England signs an alliance with France while Mary is in captivity. England is freed from French support of an invasion on behalf of Mary Queen of Scots

Role range: 1542-1567

Ridolfi Plot

Norfolk is executed for his part in the Ridolfi plot

Role range: 1542-1567

Ridolfi Plot

Shrewsbury, Delawarr & Sadler accuse Mary of involvement in the Ridolfi plot

Role range: 1542-1567

Massacre

The Huguenot massacre in France increases English suspicions of Mary

Role range: 1542-1567

Plot

Elizabeth I prevents the English Commons from passing a bill of attainder against Mary

Role range: 1542-1567

Mary Faces Renewed Treason Accusations

Evidence from the Ridolfi investigation intensified official suspicions concerning Mary Queen of Scots and her English contacts.

Siege of Edinburgh Castle

Marys stronghold of Edinburgh Castle falls to the English

Role range: 1542-1567

Arrest of Mary of Scots

Commences her imprisonment in Fotheringay Castle

Role range: 1542-1567

Trial

Put on trial for correspondence with anthony Babington during the Babington plot

Role range: 1542-1567

Execution of Mary Queen of Scots

Sentenced to death by the court of star Chamber

Role range: 1542-1567