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An historical academic group including role play. With emphasis on the Tudors who were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Special attention will be paid to King Henry VIII. |
The Queen's Grace
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 Mary Queen of Scots
Historical Thread
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In November 1542, King James V of Scotland, lay dying at his beloved Falkland Palace, built just five years earlier. He was devastated by his army's defeat by the English at Solway Moss and saw little hope for the future. At Falkland, he was told that Mary of Guise, his French-born wife once wooed by Henry VIII, had given birth to a daughter at Linlithgow Palace on December 8. This was a feast-day in honor of the Virgin Mary and many took it as a good omen for the little princess; for her father, however, it was otherwise. Upon receiving news of Mary's birth, he reportedly said, 'Woe is me. My dynasty came with a lass. It will go with a lass.' James's ancestor, Robert II, had become King of Scots in 1371. The son of Robert the Bruce's daughter Marjorie and Walter, the High Steward of Scotland, Robert was nearest in succession to the throne. He called his new dynasty 'Stewart,' a variation on his father's title; in France, it was spelled Stuart. Mary's father, James V, believed this lineage had ended with his daughter's birth. He certainly never contemplated that his grandson would one day rule both Scotland and its old enemy, England. James died within a week of Mary's birth and, before she was even a year old, the child was crowned queen of Scots.
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Voluptua (* Countess Coure Cherusci, Aug 11, 2004 - 18:19 ) It is said (* Voluptua Amytas, Aug 10, 2004 - 22:49 ) His fate? (* Catalina Caesar, Aug 10, 2004 - 22:28 )
Mary Stuart was executed on 8 February 1587 (* Countess Coure Cherusci, Aug 10, 2004 - 19:48 ) Mary's last letter . . . (* Countess Coure Cherusci, Aug 10, 2004 - 19:44 ) An enormous amount about Mary (* Countess Coure Cherusci, Aug 10, 2004 - 19:39 )|
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