Where was Mary Queen of Scots - Elizabeth I’s most famous rival - born, and who were her parents? What was the nature of the turbulent politically and religiously divided world she was born into? How…
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- Part 6
- Published date
- 2025-08-06
- Year span
- 1567 – 1587
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