When it comes to the Queen of England, many people may think of the Elizabeth family, especially Elizabeth I, who is the most famous queen in British history. But as early as the Middle Ages, Elizabeth was not actually the rightful heir to England, and the real Queen of England should be Mary? Stuart.
Mary? Stuart was Queen of Scotland and she was cousin to Elizabeth I's sister. After the death of Mary I of England, it was supposed that her sister Elizabeth I should succeed to the throne, but Elizabeth was Protestant. In the mid-sixteenth century, religious conflicts in Europe were very serious, and Protestantism became the state religion in England and other countries, but it was regarded as heretical by the Catholic Church. Elizabeth's support for Protestantism, and even her as the state religion, made Catholics very hostile to her, and catholics did not recognize Elizabeth I's inheritance qualifications. In this case, Mary I of Scots, a cousin of Mary I of England, declared herself a legitimate heir to the throne of England and received the support of the Catholic state. Mary refused to recognize Queen Elizabeth I, and she even used the Royal Coat of Arms of England for her own army to show that she was the true Queen of England.
Yet is Mary? Stuart was arguing with Elizabeth I when her mother died and Scotland was in turmoil. Scotland was a Catholic country, but with the spread of Protestantism, protestant Scots grew, and even many Scottish nobles openly declared their support for Protestantism. Mary's mother was the ruler of Scotland, and after her death Scotland had no administrators, the Scots wanted to welcome Mary back as Queen of France. After the death of her husband, Mary also suffered from her mother-in-law's cold eyes in the French court, so she resolutely returned to Scotland.
However, upon returning to Scotland, Mary found that she was simply unable to deal with Scotland's thorny problems. Mary found that the Protestant power was already very large, so she did not completely eliminate Protestantism, but only united with the Catholic Church to impose certain restrictions on Protestantism, which made the Catholic Church very disappointed in Mary. Mary wanted to invite Elizabeth I to Scotland after returning to Scotland, but Elizabeth I refused.
Upon her return to England, Mary married Darnley, who had Royal Blood in England, much to Elizabeth's consternation. Mary hoped to use Darnley for her own ends, but Darnley was not willing to be a puppet, and he attacked Mary several times, even trying to make her miscarry. Darnley's behavior greatly disappointed Mary, at which point the handsome Earl of Bothwell appeared before Mary and captured her heart. Soon after Darnley died inexplicably, Mary and Bothwell were married. However, after the marriage, Mary's life was very painful, and the nobles staged a coup d'état to expel Mary from Scotland. Mary had to flee to England, but she was considered a great threat by Elizabeth I and imprisoned her.
During his captivity, the King of Spain assassinated Elizabeth I in the hope that Mary would succeed to the throne, but failed. As rumors grew, coupled with the blatant assassination of the King of Spain, Elizabeth I finally ordered Her to be executed when she was imprisoned until her eighteenth year. The execution was brutal, but Mary was very calm and retained her last dignity as a nobleman.
Mary became Queen of Scotland from birth, and she held a triple identity (Queen of Scotland, Queen of France, Queen of England) at the same time, and was extremely honorable, but never had real power. Mary was too immature compared to Elizabeth I, and her death was the inevitable result of her failure in political struggle.