Quotes About Struggle

the most awkward and least convincing coronation day in French history.

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

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

She had been forced to borrow beds, which was humiliating.

forming the ideas that were to pit him so vehemently against Mary in later years.

Border skirmishes were the norm. Outright war was the exception

A set-piece battle would almost inevitably end in a crushing defeat for the Scots.

On the second day he was tortured, and confessed to everything.

but it became rapidly clear he was gravely ill, probably from a brain tumor.

the most breathtaking and dramatic events of Mary's life were about to unfold.

Mary's ill health coincided with her pleas of helplessness at the events unfolding in Scotland.

In particular, he urged his sister to crush the Protestants, whom he regarded as political insurgents.

she was distraught to realize soon after their marriage that he did not really love her.

He had witnessed her forced abdication and was determined to help her

they were caught between the river and a bog.

Forced to retreat by a smaller but better-disciplined English battalion, the Scots were snared.

She had done everything possible to prevent Mary's execution until she felt it could no longer be avoided

James V felt a deep psychological blow. He had been militarily and personally humiliated

Within the space of six months, she had been widowed and orphaned and had lost her standing as queen of France.

The result was a crushing defeat for Mary. The battle got off to a disastrous start.

his goal, unlike Elizabeth's, was to keep her off the throne.

The rivals met in a battle lasting three hours.

as it would soon give Mary a great deal more to think about than reasserting her claim to the throne of England.

Even the Catholics deserted Mary in her hour of need.