Quotes from John Guy

He was the man and Mary was the woman, and for the moment she felt that she had to indulge him.

was a slap in the face for Mary by her own side.

One of the accounts of her execution dismissed her as "transcending the skills of the most accomplished actress.

French troops had to evacuate Scotland

As Knox had proclaimed, Elizabeth ruled from the head and Mary from the heart

Francis and Mary were to admit that Elizabeth's role in the whole affair had all along been that of an impartial umpire

Despite the humiliating terms of the treaty, Francis and Mary had to promise to ratify and fulfill all of its conditions

The new baby was the only daughter and sole surviving heir of James V of Scotland and his second queen, Mary of Guise.

She was born at Linlithgow Palace, some seventeen miles west of Edinburgh, on Friday, December 8, 1542.

It is almost impossible to exaggerate its significance.

As he spoke—the warrant would have taken about ten minutes to read—Mary sat completely still.

But his admonition backfired spectacularly; the attempted sermon

for that is all it was—was the greatest faux pas of his career.

his personal sacrifice was limited, but his family lost all their property when he was outlawed.

he started to stammer nervously. "Madam," he began, "the queen's

By the end of April 1566, Mary was back in control.

for Scotland and Normandy, which he knew to be linked and designed to win control of the English Channel

Lennox was furious with his son, who had brought all his plans of the past twenty years to the verge of catastrophe.

when he started for the fourth, Mary cut him off. In a clear and unwavering voice

Normandy was the province with the largest number of channel ports and the deepest harbors.

Mr. Dean, I will not hear you. You have nothing to do with me, nor I with you.

MARY'S EFFORTS to reconcile her lords, with the sole exception of Darnley's co-conspirators, were genuine.

Since the court migrated so often from place to place, horses, mules, coaches, carts and litters were essential

Three baggage mules were needed to carry Mary's bed alone