Mary Stuart

I- Glorious years
1- Childhood in Scotland * She was the daughter of James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise. James died within a week of Mary's birth and, before she was even a year old, the child was crowned Queen of Scots, which was actually ruled by regents including her mother. * The regents of Scotland made a treaty with Henry VIII in which Edward, Henry's son, would wed Mary. However, this treaty will later be broken by the Scottish Parliament because of Henry’s many actions against Catholics and Scotland (he sent his army north). * French remaining true to their alliance with the Scots came to their aid, the French king Henry II proposed to unite France and Scotland by marrying Mary Stuart to his son, the future Francis II.

2-Queen of France * Flee to France: In July 1548, they sent the five-year-old Mary to France, her mother's homeland. Her mother, the regent stays in Scotland, she would see her only one more time. * Mary sailed from Dumbarton Castle to France, using this route to avoid English ships patrolling the English Channel. Mary was 5 when she first met the four-year-old dauphin. Vivacious, beautiful, and clever, Mary had a promising childhood. While in the French court, she was a favourite.She was raised to become queen of France away from Scottish matters. The king also became very fond of the child, saying, 'The little Queen of Scots is the most perfect child I have ever seen.' She received the best available education, and at the end of her studies, she had mastered French, Latin, Greek, Spanish, and Italian in addition to her native Scots. She also learned how to play two instruments and learned prose, poetry, horsemanship, falconry, and needlework. * Henry II of France, died at the age of 40. Mary and her husband were crowned Queen and King of France, they will rule France during 13 years and were very affectionate with one another. But in June of 1560, Mary's mother died in Scotland at the age