December 8 - Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots

On this day in Tudor history, 8th December 1542, Mary Stuart (Stewart), or Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. Mary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and his second wife, Marie de Guise, and she became Queen of Scotland when she was just six days old. Find out about the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, including her three marriages and abdication, her imprisonment and downfall in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History". You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/OGhYsl8cL1M More talks on Mary, Queen of Scots: Mary, Queen of Scots gets married (for the first time) - https://youtu.be/Xe3v6dVwwac Mary, Queen of Scots returns to Scotland - https://youtu.be/pcZjTw1_mp4 Mary, Queen of Scots' Eventful Progress - https://youtu.be/IW98y2cX2e4 Mary, Queen of Scots gets married - https://youtu.be/0ewKrNxNoRQ Mary, Queen of Scots' secretary is murdered in front of her! - https://youtu.be/xrry1M7NC70 Mary, Queen of Scots, marries for the third time - https://youtu.be/7keV_p9U7JM Mary, Queen of Scots abdicates - https://youtu.be/Mq_BR9YRvQE The Casket Letters and Mary, Queen of Scots - https://youtu.be/siFD5VFJ6jQ Mary, Queen of Scots escapes - https://youtu.be/ozLwv3LaRY0 Mary, Queen of Scots, from one prison to another - https://youtu.be/4yTyXPTu72s The Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots - https://youtu.be/XZ8LNew3oTw The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots - https://youtu.be/sd3hP9Qb8Yk