QUEEN IN WAITING

In the mid-16th century, the Reformation tore peoples and nations apart. Trapped in the turmoil all her life was Mary Stuart, who became known as Mary, Queen of Scots.

Born in 1542, Mary was just six days old when she succeeded to the throne of Scotland. Her father, King James V, died shortly after his troops were humiliated at the Battle of Solway Moss, countering an army launched across the border by Henry VIII to try to force the Scottish king to support the Protestant faith. James had already seen the death of two young sons and the newborn child, Mary, represented the future