|
|
| 1158 | Succession |  |
| 17th Nov Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland
|
| 1542 | Birth | |
| 8th Dec Linlithgow Born at Linlithgow palace, daughter of James V & Mary of Lorraine
|
| 1542 | Succession | |
| 14th Dec Succeeds as Queen of Scotland, age 6 days
|
| 1543 | Coronation | |
| 9th Dec Crowned in Stirling castle at the age of 9 months
|
| 1543 | Treaty of Greenwich | |
| 12th July Greenwich The Earl of Arran concludes a Treaty betrothing Mary to Prince Edward
|
| Oct Greenwich The Treaty of Greenwich is nullified by the Earl of Arran
|
| 11th Dec Greenwich Marie of Guise & the Scottish Parliament repudiate the Treaty of Greenwich
|
| 1547 | Alliance | |
| Betrothed to the heir of the French throne, the dauphin Francis
|
| 1547 | Departure France | |
| 29th July Leaves Scotland at the age of 6 to be brought up in France
|
| 29th July Dumbarton Mary embarks for France in order to avoid interception by the Englsh
|
| 1547 | Marriage | |
| Betrothed to the heir of the French throne, the dauphin Francis
|
| 1548 | Marriage | |
| 7th July Marriage contract between Mary & Dauphin Francis
|
| 29th July Mary sets sail for France
|
| 1555 | Succession | |
| Dec Philip II supports Elizabeth's succession to the English throne to stop Mary of Scots
|
| 1558 | Death | |
| 17th Nov Death of Mary I
|
| 1558 | Marriage | |
| Marries Francis, later becomes both Queen of Scotland & French Queen Consort
|
| The Mons Meg is fired in royal salute
|
| 15th Aug Lands in France on the way to marrying the future Francis II
|
| 1559 | Coronation | |
| 18th Sep Rheims Francis is crowned King of France
|
| 1560 | Mass | |
| 16th Aug The Scottish Parliament prohibits Mass, under pain of death for a 3rd offence
|
| 1560 | Reform | |
| Aug Elizabeth I is made Protector
|
| Aug The Scottish Parliament carries out the Scottish Reformation
|
| 11th Aug The Scottish Parliament promulgates a Protestant confession of faith
|
| 16th Aug The Scottish Parliament abolishes the Pope's jurisdiction
|
| 16th Aug The Scottish Parliament prohibits Mass, under pain of death for a 3rd offence
|
| 1560 | Siege of Leith | |
| Aug Leith English troops besiege Leith, held by the queen regent, in aid of the "reformers"
|
| 1560 | Treaty of Berwick | |
| 27th Feb Berwick Signed by Lord James & Norfolk, England can intervene to help the "reformers"
|
| 1560 | Treaty of Edinburgh | |
| 6th July Edinburgh English & French troops will withraw from Scotland
|
| 6th July Edinburgh Under the treaty of Edinburgh Francis & Mary recognize Elizabeth I
|
| 1561 | Restoration | |
| Moray is sent by the Scottish estates to France to invite Mary back to Scotland
|
| 1561 | Treaty of Edinburgh | |
| Edinburgh Mary will only ratify the treaty of Edinburgh if Elizabeth recognizes her as her heir
|
| Aug Edinburgh Refused passage through England because she will not ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh
|
| 1562 | Diplomacy | |
| The Papal Nuncio is asked to leave Scotland
|
| 1562 | Marriage | |
| Jan Crichton Lady Janet Hepburn, Bothwell's sister, marries Queen Mary's half-brother Lord John
|
| 1563 | Diplomacy | |
| Queen Elizabeth proposes that Mary marry Robert Dudley but she refuses
|
| 1564 | Marriage | |
| Edinburgh Meets Lord Darnley for the 1st time
|
| 29th July Holyrood A dangerous marriage for Elizabeth I as Darnley is a grandson of Henry VII
|
| 29th July Holyrood Marries Darnley in her private chapel
|
| 1564 | Succession | |
| Elizabeth I promises to make Mary her successor if she marries Earl Dudley
|
| 1565 | Baptism | |
| 17th Dec Stirling Castle Mary's son, James I, is baptized at Stirling Castle according to the Catholic rite
|
| 17th Dec Stirling Mary's son, James I, is baptized at Stirling Castle according to the Catholic rite
|
| 1565 | Diplomacy | |
| Edinburgh Asks Elizabeth to recognize her succession, she agrees
|
| Requests 10,000 men & financial support from the Pope, he agrees
|
| Urges the Spanish King to send military aid
|
| 16th Mar Receives news from Elizabeth she will only be her heir if she marries Leicester
|
| 22nd Sep Learns France will not support her against Murray
|
| 1565 | Exile | |
| 6th Oct The Earl of Moray escapes to England after his unsuccessful rebellion
|
| 1565 | Health | |
| Oct Jedburgh Mary nearly dies
|
| 1565 | Rebellion | |
| After Mary marries Darnley Moray's rebellion is supported by Elizabeth
|
| Raises a rebellion against Mary who pawns her jewels to fight her half brother
|
| 22nd Sep Learns France will not support her against Murray & has to come to terms with him
|
| 1565 | Siege of Edinburgh | |
| Edinburgh Puts down a revolt against her marriage due to Darnley's English descent
|
| 1565 | Succession | |
| 16th Mar Receives news from Elizabeth she will only be her heir if she marries Leicester
|
| 1566 | Alliance | |
| 20th Dec Makes a personal gift of œ10,000 to the Protestant Church
|
| 1566 | Arrest | |
| Holyrood After Rizzio's assassination Mary persuades Darnley to escape with her from Holyrood
|
| 17th Mar Holyrood Darnley claims innocence for the murder of Riccio & smuggles Mary out of Holyrood
|
| 1566 | Assassination | |
| Offers a reward of œ2,000 for information about the assassination of Darnley
|
| 20th Jan Glasgow Sets off to Glasgow to collect a sick Darnley & take him to Edinburgh
|
| 20th Jan Writes a letter to Beaton expressing her contempt for Darnley
|
| 31st Jan Glasgow Moves the sick Darnley from Glasgow to Kirk o' Field
|
| 10th Feb Kirk O'Field Darnley is assassinated at Kirk-o'-Field
|
| 10th Feb Kirk O'Field Victim of a plot for the "crown matrimonial" & helping Mary's enemies
|
| 9th Mar Holyrood Darnley says it is because of an affair between Rizzio & Mary
|
| 9th Mar Holyrood Rizzio is assassinated by Darnley & Ruthven in Mary's presence
|
| 1566 | Birth | |
| 19th June Edinburgh Birth of James IV, the Mons Meg is fired in salute
|
| 1566 | Casket Letters | |
| Casket Letters is the name generally given to a group of eight letters and a sequence of irregular sonnets said to have been addressed by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl of Bothwell, between January and April 1566 or 1567
|
| If authentic throughout, they provide proof of Mary's complicity in the murder of her husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
|
| 1566 | Christening | |
| 17th June Stirling Castle Elizabeth I is a godparent
|
| 17th June Stirling Castle Given a catholic christening in the chapel royal of Stirling Castle
|
| 17th Dec Stirling Elizabeth I is a godparent
|
| 17th Dec Stirling Given a catholic christening in the chapel royal of Stirling Castle
|
| 1566 | Death | |
| 9th Mar Edinburgh Darnley says it is because of an affair between Rizzio & Mary
|
| 9th Mar Edinburgh Rizzio is assassinated by Darnley & Ruthven in Mary's presence
|
| 1566 | Diplomacy | |
| Edinburgh A Papal Nuncio is despatched with 150,000 crowns to help Mary combat heretics
|
| Edinburgh Mary refuses to receive the Papal Nuncio because of unrest
|
| 1566 | Marriage | |
| Stirling Castle 28 Lords & Prelates sign a document supporting Bothwell's marriage to Mary
|
| Stirling 28 Lords & Prelates sign a document supporting Bothwell's marriage to Mary
|
| Agrees to divorce Darnley subject to Parliamentary approval
|
| Craigmilar Makes it clear that she will not divorce Darnley because it makes James illegitimate
|
| Stirling Castle Mary refuses the offer of marriage & joins her son, James, at Stirling Castle
|
| Stirling Mary refuses the offer of marriage & joins her son, James, at Stirling Castle
|
| 1566 | Pardon | |
| Pardons Morton & increases the number of Darnley's enemies within Scotland
|
| 1566 | Plot | |
| June The "casket letters" are used to involve Mary's complicity with Bothwell
|
| 1566 | Siege of Edinburgh | |
| 24th Mar Edinburgh Returns to Edinburgh with 8,000 soldiers under Bothwell
|
| 1566 | Trial | |
| 20th June Gives her half brother Moray a pardon after Darnley's assassination of David Rizzio
|
| 1567 | Abdication | |
| July Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July
|
| 30th July Loch Leven Abdicates in favor of her infant son James
|
| 30th July Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July
|
| 1567 | Arrest | |
| Loch Leven A mob attacks Marr, the committee of public safety sends her to Loch Leven
|
| Loch Leven Mary escapes to Hamilton & rallies her supporters
|
| Edinburgh Mary is taken to Edinburgh from Carberry Hill, a mob demands that she is burnt
|
| 16th May Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England & spends the rest of her life under arrest
|
| 15th June The Lords of the Council try to arrest Bothwell but Mary surrenders & Bothwell escapes
|
| 16th June Loch Leven Mary is sent into captivity in Loch Leven Castle, while her Protestant half-brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray is appointed Regent on behalf of his nephew
|
| July Edinburgh Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July
|
| 1567 | Assassination | |
| Kirk O'Field Darnley is found strangled in suspicious circumstances
|
| Kirk O'Field Darnley is found strangled, suspects include Mary & the Earl of Bothwell
|
| Kirk O'Field Suspects include Mary & Bothwell
|
| 1567 | Battle of Carberry Hill | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Defeated without a fight
|
| 15th June Carberry Hill Mary's half brother, James, Earl of Moray, becomes Regent for her infant son, James VI
|
| 15th June Carberry Hill Mary's supporters are defeated, she is imprisoned & forced to abdicate
|
| 15th June Carberry Hill Taken back to Edinburgh by the Lords of Congregation
|
| 1567 | Battle of Langside | |
| Langside Mary cannot escape to France & is forced to seek refuge in England
|
| Langside Mary is defeated by the Earl of Moray
|
| 1567 | Casket Letters | |
| The majority of scholarly opinion is that the letters were forgeries concocted after the fact in order to lend some small justification for Mary's imprisonment and trial, both of which were illegal under English Law
|
| 1567 | Coronation | |
| 29th July Stirling Castle Mary's son James VI is crowned in Holyood, Stirling
|
| 29th July Stirling Mary's son James VI is crowned in Holyood, Stirling
|
| 1567 | Demonstrations | |
| Edinburgh Mary is taken to Edinburgh from Carberry Hill, a mob demands that she is burnt
|
| 1567 | Diplomacy | |
| Hamilton Seeks aid from Elizabeth I & France, Elizabeth agrees if France does not intervene
|
| 1567 | Marriage | |
| Raped by Bothwell in Dunbar Castle so she is forced to marry him
|
| 24th April Escorted by Bothwell to Dunbar Castle believing there may be a rebellion in Edinburgh
|
| 24th April Edinburgh Intercepted by Bothwell with 800 men on her return to Edinburgh
|
| 7th May Authorizes Bothwell's divorce from Lady Jean Gordon & a week later marries him
|
| 15th May Holyrood Marries the Earl of Bothwell at the Great Hall of Holyrood
|
| 1567 | Plot | |
| The "casket letters" are used against Mary but only their transcripts have been found
|
| Jan Stirling Castle Moves Prince James from Glasgow to Stirling Castle
|
| Jan Stirling Moves Prince James from Glasgow to Stirling Castle
|
| 14th Jan Holyrood Moves James from Stirling to Holyrood amid rumours Lennox plans to make Darnley Regent
|
| 1567 | Siege of Borthwick | |
| Borthwick Mary & Bothwell are besieged by Protestant reformers but escape & raise an army
|
| 1567 | Surrender | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Surrenders to the Earl of Moray at Carberry Hill
|
| 1567 | Trial | |
| Nov Elizabeth summons 6 Earls to hear Murray's accusations against Queen Mary,
|
| Nov Mary does not attend as she wishes to be heard directly by Elizabeth
|
| 1568 | Abdication | |
| May Declares that her abdication, and her consent to the coronation of James, had been extorted from her under threat of death
|
| 1568 | Arrest | |
| Elizabeth refuses to grant Mary an interview & so becomes the focus of Catholic plots
|
| Loch Leven For the next 19 years Mary lives in strict confinement
|
| Mary arrives in England where she is imprisoned for the rest of her life
|
| May Loch Leven Mary escapes, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, with the determination to restore her rights as queen
|
| 2nd May Loch Leven Escapes from Loch Leven & joins the supporters of Hamilton & Argyll
|
| 18th May Carlisle Castle Kept under close guard by Elizabeth I in Carlisle Castle
|
| 18th May Carlisle Kept under close guard by Elizabeth I in Carlisle Castle
|
| 1568 | Assassination | |
| Nov Westminster The Casket Letters indicate Mary raped by Bothwell & plotted Darnley's death
|
| 1568 | Battle of Langside | |
| 13th May Langside Mary escapes from prison, her supporters join her but are defeated by Moray
|
| 13th May Langside Mary flees to England where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth In the Tower of London
|
| 13th May Langside Mary's 6,000 army faces a smaller force under the Earl of Moray but is defeated
|
| 13th May Langside Shortly after Mary's escape she is defeated at Langside
|
| 1568 | Exile of Mary of Scots | |
| 13th May Langside Mary flees to England where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth In the Tower of London
|
| 16th May Solway Crosses the Solway into England
|
| 1568 | Exile | |
| 13th May Langside Crosses the border after the battle of Langside. hoping to be protected by Elizabeth
|
| 15th May Dundrennan Abbey Escapes to Dundrennan Abbey & in a written letter appeals to Elizabeth I for support
|
| 1568 | Rebellion | |
| May Lanarkshire Mary gathers together a force of 6,000 to regain her throne
|
| May 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
|
| 1568 | Trial | |
| Oct York Norfolk plans to marry Mary, Elizabeth moves the trial to London
|
| 4th Oct York Elizabeth's representitives try cases forwarded by Moray's & Mary's representitives
|
| 4th Oct York Mary refuses to acknowledge the authority of the court
|
| 4th Oct York Says Bothwell was acqitted & her marriage to him was approved by the Scottish Lords
|
| Nov Westminster The Casket Letters exposed, written from Mary to Bothwell, only copies are found
|
| Nov Westminster The Casket Letters indicate Mary had been raped by Bothwell & plotted to kill Darnley
|
| 3rd Nov Westminster Mary is refused permission to present her own case
|
| 3rd Nov Westminster Mary's trial moves to Westmnster
|
| 16th Dec Hampton Court the trial is private as the Queen of Scotland cannot be tried by an English Court
|
| 16th Dec Hampton Court The trial of Mary Queen of Scots moves to Hampton Court
|
| 1569 | Arrest | |
| Feb Tutbury Castle Moves to Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire
|
| 1569 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Defense of the Honour of Queen Mary", supports her English succession
|
| 1569 | Succession | |
| 9th Jan Writes she would rather die than resign her crown
|
| 1569 | Trial | |
| 11th Jan Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven
|
| 1570 | Assassination | |
| Linlithgow Moray is assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwell by Mary Queen of Scots' supporters
|
| 1571 | Arrest | |
| Dover Bailly is arrested for carrying letters from Ridolfi to Leslie, Mary's Ambassador
|
| 1571 | Plot | |
| Dover Bailly is arrested for carrying letters from Ridolfi to Leslie, Mary's Ambassador
|
| Sep Tower of London Mary's envoy, Leslie, is arrested & makes damaging confessions
|
| 7th Sep Tower of London Mary's supporter Norfolk is Arrested
|
| 1572 | Massacre | |
| 24th Aug The Huguenot massacre in France increases English suspicions of Mary
|
| 1572 | Plot | |
| Sheffield Elizabeth I prevents the English Commons from passing a bill of attainder against Mary
|
| June Norfolk is executed for his part in the Ridolfi plot
|
| June Sheffield Shrewsbury, Delawarr & Sadler accuse Mary of involvement in the Ridolfi plot
|
| 1572 | Treaty of Blois | |
| 19th April Blois England is freed from French support of an invasion on behalf of Mary Queen of Scots
|
| 19th April Blois England signs an alliance with France while Mary is in captivity
|
| 1573 | Siege of Edinburgh Castle | |
| May Edinburgh Mary's stronghold of Edinburgh Castle falls to the English
|
| 1586 | Arrest | |
| 26th Aug Fotheringay Commences her imprisonment in Fotheringay Castle
|
| 1586 | Execution | |
| 25th Oct Sentenced to death by the court of star Chamber
|
| 1586 | Invasion of England | |
| Implicated in a plot by the Duke of Guise to invade England
|
| 1586 | Trial | |
| 15th Oct Put on trial for correspondence with anthony Babington during the Babington plot
|
| 25th Oct Sentenced to death by the court of star Chamber
|
| 1587 | Death | |
| 8th Feb Fotheringay Death of Mary Queen of Scots, executed
|
| 1587 | Execution | |
| 8th Feb Fotheringay Elizabeth I has Mary Queen of Scots executed after exposure of the Babbington plot
|
| 1612 | Burial | |
| Peterborough Moved from Peterborough to Henry VII's chapel in a tomb built for her by James I
|
| Westminster Abbey Moved from Peterborough to Henry VII's chapel in a tomb built for her by James I
|
