In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant Reformation. Her husband, Francois II, King of France had died unexpectedly, and the Scots were more than a little surprised by ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland ... She was betrothed to the Dauphin of France and educated at the French Court. Her husband, who succeeded as Francis II, ...

Queen of Scots. She had become Queen of Scotland when her father, James V, was killed in battle against the English in 1542. In 1561, Mary’s first husband (Francis II of France) died ...