Tag: Mary Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots Escaping from Loch Leven Castle (1805) by William Craig Shirreff

On This Day In History: Mary Queen Of Scots Was Forced To Abdicate – On July 24, 1567

MessageToEagle.com | July 24, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On July 24, 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate. She was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, Kinross-shire and her infant son James was crowned

An oil painting of Mary, Queen of Scots escaping from Lochleven Castle by William Craig Shirreff (1805)

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On This Day In History: Battle Of Langside Was Fought – On May 13, 1568

MessageToEagle.com | May 13, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On 13 May 1568, the Battle of Langside was fought between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots and those of the Earl of Moray, her half-brother,