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1or desgracia para la reina, su buen Kuicio en el
gobierno se nublw por su mala elecciwn en la Wida
sentimental. Muestra de ello fue su matrimonio, en
segundas nupcias, con su primo lord Darnley, un WiWi-
dor Rue por sus ansias de poder intentw eliminar a su
propia esposa, la reina, y sumiw al pars en una terrible
guerra ciWil, hasta Rue fue asesinado por el conde de
Bothwell, con Ruien Marra se casw al poco tiempo.
Pero las sospechas del asesinato cayeron sobre
ella y una nueWa rebeliwn la obligw a abdicar al tro-
no en 1567 en faWor de su peRuevo hiKo, +acobo 7*.
2ui[g esto la lleWw a tomar una de sus peores de-
cisiones: cru[ar la frontera para buscar refugio en
la corte de su tra *sabel de *nglaterra sin embargo,
esta |ltima la Wera mgs como un peligro, ya Rue los
catwlicos no consideraban a *sabel como reina legr-
tima de *nglaterra aduciendo Rue era la hiKa bastar-
da de EnriRue 7*** mientras Rue a Marra sr se le con-
sideraba como la autnntica gobernante del reino.
Sin embargo, *sabel recibiw con alegrra a su sobrina,
pues en su corte podrra tenerla muy bien Wigilada y, a
la We[, ordenw su detenciwn. Los derechos de Marra al
trono inglns proWenran de Margarita Tudor, hermana
mayor de EnriRue 7***, Ruien se casw con +acobo *7 de
Escocia, abuelo de Marra. 1ara desgracia de ella, pero
por fortuna para ambos reinos, *sabel no tenra nin-
g|n pariente mgs cercano.
Su Wida en la corte inglesa ha sido muy estu-
diada, aunRue generalmente sin mucho rigor. 1or
Warios siglos, los autores catwlicos la Wieron como
la reina mgrtir en manos de la perWersa inglesa pro-
testante, mientras Rue los autores protestantes la
Wieron como la eterna conspiradora al serWicio del
1apa Rue buscaba acabar con la Reforma religiosa
en *nglaterra y restaurar el catolicismo.
En realidad no era ni una cosa ni la otra. Si bien siem-
pre se le asociw con Warias conspiraciones tendientes a
derrocar a su tra *sabel, se tratabamgs bien de personas
Rue utili[aban su nombre sin su consentimiento.
Unfortunately for the Queen, her good judg-
ment in government was dulled by her bad
choice in love life. She remarried her cousin
Lord Darnley, a parasite who tried to kill his own
wife, the Queen, for lust for power, and plunged
the country into a terrible civil war, until he was
killed by the Earl of Bothwell; whom Mary mar-
ried shortly.
Thus, the suspicion of the murder fell on
her and a new rebellion forced her to abdicate
the throne in 1567 in favor of her infant son,
James VI. She then made one of her worst deci-
sions. She crossed the border seeking refuge in
the court of her aunt Elizabeth of England, whom
had her arrested. Serious mistake, considering
that for her aunt, Mary was a threat, given that
the Catholics did not consider Elizabeth as the
rightful Queen of England, saying she was an il-
legitimate daughter of Henry VIII; for them Mary
was the real Queen of England. So Elizabeth re-
ceived her niece with joy, because in her court
she could have her very well guarded. Mary’s
rights to the English throne came from Marga-
ret Tudor (Henry VIII’s elder sister) who mar-
ried James IV of Scotland, grandfather of Mary.
And unfortunately for Mary, but luckily for both
kingdoms, Elizabeth had no closest relative.
Her life in the English court has been well
studied, although generally without much rigor.
For centuries, Catholic authors saw her as the
martyred Queen in the hands of the wicked Eng-
lish Protestant Queen, while Protestant authors
saw her as the eternal conspirator at the service
of the Pope who sought to end religious reform
in England and restore Catholicism.
She actually was neither. While she was al-
ways associated with several conspiracies aimed
at overthrowing her aunt Elizabeth, it was rather
that people used her name without her consent.
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13.LLordDarnley,
Ruienseuniwen
matrimoniocon
Marraen1565,
convirtiéndoseenrey
consortedeEscocia.
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Lord Darnley, who
joined inmarriage
whit Mary in 1565,
becoming consort
king of Scotland.
14.RetratodeLord
Darnleyasus17avos,
Kuntoasuhermano
Charlesa losseisavos.
/
Portrait of Lord
Darnley at 17, with
his brother Charles
at age six .
15.Lospadresde
Marra:+acobo7deEs-
cociayMarrade(uisa.
/
Mary’s parents:
James V of Scotland
andMary of Guise.
16.PinturadeJean
Perréalqueaparente-
menterepresentaa
MargaritaTudor,abue-
ladeMarraEstuardo.
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ean Perréal pain-
ting. Apparently
represents Margaret
Tudor, grandmother
of Mary Stuart.
17.CastillodeBolton
unode lossitios
dondesemantuWo
prisioneraaMaría
Estuardo./
Bolton
Castle; one of the
places where Mary
Queen of Scots was
imprisoned.
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