Mary, Queen of Scots

American  

noun

1. Mary Stuart, 1542–87, queen of Scotland 1542–67; beheaded for plotting to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

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Mary, Queen of Scots British  

noun

1. family name Stuart. 1542–87, queen of Scotland (1542–67); daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. She was married to Francis II of France (1558–60), her cousin Lord Darnley (1565–67), and the Earl of Bothwell (1567–71), who was commonly regarded as Darnley's murderer. She was forced to abdicate in favour of her son (later James VI of Scotland) and fled to England. Imprisoned by Elizabeth I until 1587, she was beheaded for plotting against the English crown

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Example Sentences

There are about 50,000 words worth of new material, a book’s worth of new words from Mary, Queen of Scots.

From Scientific American

Instead, they were part of the secret prison correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots, whose tragic life and tangled role in the lethal dynastic and religious politics of 16th-century Europe have long fascinated writers and historians.

From New York Times

Dr John Guy, a history fellow at the University of Cambridge who wrote the 2004 biography of Mary Queen of Scots, said the discovery was "a literary and historical sensation".

From BBC

"This is the most important new find on Mary Queen of Scots for 100 years," he added.

From BBC

Secret letters written in code by Mary, Queen of Scots during her imprisonment in England have been uncovered and decoded by a team of cryptographers.

From BBC