Date: November 26th, 2009 06:44 pm (UTC)From:asciident
the distinction (if any) between Mary Queen of Scots and Mary Tudor
Mary Tudor can refer to either Henry VIII's sister (French queen, later Duchess of Suffolk) or his daughter by Catherine of Aragon, though the one that reigned as Queen of England was his daughter of course. Mary, Queen of Scots, never sat on the English throne though she was briefly a French queen (during which time she first pressed her supposed right to the English crown) and of course the Scottish queen, at least until her lords ran her out of the country and into exile in England where she was later executed for treason by her cousin (via her mother, Margaret Tudor) Elizabeth I.
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Date: November 26th, 2009 06:44 pm (UTC)From:Mary Tudor can refer to either Henry VIII's sister (French queen, later Duchess of Suffolk) or his daughter by Catherine of Aragon, though the one that reigned as Queen of England was his daughter of course. Mary, Queen of Scots, never sat on the English throne though she was briefly a French queen (during which time she first pressed her supposed right to the English crown) and of course the Scottish queen, at least until her lords ran her out of the country and into exile in England where she was later executed for treason by her cousin (via her mother, Margaret Tudor) Elizabeth I.
Yeah, bit of a Tudor nut over here. :3