Short Life of Mary Stuart
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English
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Mary Stuart was born on 8 December 1542 to King James V of Scotland, nephew of Henry Tudor by his mother, and his French wife Mary, of the powerful House of Guise. Six days later James died and the newborn princess became Queen of Scotland. Thereupon began the jousting about her figure that was to accompany her all her life and lead to her death. She was removed from this unrest to the House of Guise in France, where she was brought up as a royal princess from age five, betrothed to the Dauph...