Mary of Scots30 July 1567
Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July
Scotland · House / House of Stewart. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July
Abdicates in favor of her infant son James
Appointed Regent of Scotland after the abdication of Queen Mary at Loch Leven
Appointed Regent of Scotland after the abdication of Queen Mary at Loch Leven. Appointed Regent after Marys abdication
Declares that her abdication, and her consent to the coronation of James, had been extorted from her under threat of death
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