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While Catholic Europe switched to the New Style Gregorian calendar in the 1580s, England and Scotland retained the Old S
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Also spelled as Marie and as Steuart or Stewart
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A dispensation, backdated to 25 May, was granted in Rome on 25 September.
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A post-mortem revealed internal injuries, thought to have been caused by the explosion. John Knox claimed the surgeons w
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Two of the commissioners were Catholics.
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"National Records of Scotland; Hall of Fame A-Z – Mary Queen of Scots"
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/mary-queen-of-scots -
Fraser 1994, p. 14
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Bishop John Lesley said Mary was born on the 7th, but Mary and John Knox claimed the 8th, which was the feast day of the
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Fraser 1994, p. 13
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Fraser 1994, p. 11; Wormald 1988, p. 46
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Guy 2004, p. 16
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This version is taken from Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie's The History of Scotland from 21 February 1436 to March 1565 wr
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Fraser 1994, p. 12; Wormald 1988, p. 11
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Fraser 1994, p. 12; Guy 2004, p. 17
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Fraser 1994, p. 13; Guy 2004, p. 17
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Sadler to Henry VIII, 23 March 1543, quoted in Clifford 1809, p. 88; Fraser 1994, p. 18; Guy 2004, p. 22; Wormald 1988,
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The Manuscripts of the Duke of Hamilton, KT
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Fraser 1994, pp. 17, 60; Guy 2004, pp. 20, 60; Wormald 1988, pp. 49–50
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Fraser 1994, pp. 17–18;Wormald 1988, p. 55
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Weir 2008, p. 8
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Fraser 1994, p. 18; Guy 2004, p. 25; Wormald 1988, p. 55
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Fraser 1994, p. 19
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Fraser 1994, pp. 19–20
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Guy 2004, p. 26
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Fraser 1994, p. 21; Guy 2004, p. 27
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Sadler to Henry VIII, 11 September 1543, quoted in Clifford 1809, p. 289; Fraser 1994, p. 21
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Fraser 1994, pp. 20–21
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Fraser 1994, p. 22; Guy 2004, p. 32; Wormald 1988, p. 58
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Wormald 1988, pp. 58–59
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Fraser 1994, pp. 23–24; Guy 2004, pp. 33–34
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Fraser 1994, p. 26; Guy 2004, p. 36; Wormald 1988, p. 59
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Fraser 1994, pp. 29–30; Weir 2008, p. 10; Wormald 1988, p. 61
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Weir 2008, pp. 10–11
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Fraser 1994, p. 30; Weir 2008, p. 11; Wormald 1988, p. 61
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Guy 2004, pp. 40–41; Wormald 1988, p. 62
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Calendar of State Papers, Spain: Volume IX: 1547–1549
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Fraser 1994, pp. 31–32
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Fraser 1994, pp. 31–32; Guy 2004, p. 43
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Fraser 1994, pp. 36, 44–45, 50
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Weir 2008, p. 12; Wormald 1988, p. 77; Catherine's dislike of Mary became apparent only after Henry II's death (Fraser 1
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Fraser 1994, pp. 178–182; Guy 2004, pp. 71–80; Weir 2008, p. 13
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Margaret M. McGowan, Dance in the Renaissance: European Fashion, French Obsession (Yale, 2008), p. 152.
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Fraser 1994, p. 43
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Fraser 1994, p. 37; Wormald 1988, p. 80
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Wormald 1988, p. 80
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Fraser 1994, pp. 39–40, 43, 75–80; Weir 2008, p. 30
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Fraser 1994, p. 62; Guy 2004, p. 67
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Fraser 1994, p. 76
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Guy 2004, pp. 47–48
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Guy 2004, pp. 90–91; Weir 2008, p. 17; Wormald 1988, p. 21
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Discours du grand et magnifique triumphe faict au mariage du tresnoble & magnifique Prince Francois de Valois Roy Dauphin, filz aisné du tres-chrestien Roy de France Henry II du nom & de treshaulte & vertueuse Princesse madame Marie d'Estreuart Roine d'Escosse
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Relations politiques de la France et de l'Espagne avec l'Écosse au XVIe siècle
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Fraser 1994, p. 83; Weir 2008, p. 18
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Fraser 1994, p. 83; Guy 2004, pp. 95–96; Weir 2008, p. 18; Wormald 1988, p. 21
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Fraser 1994, p. 85; Weir 2008, p. 18
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Fraser 1994, pp. 86–88; Guy 2004, p. 100; Weir 2008, p. 19; Wormald 1988, p. 93
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Fraser 1994, p. 88; Wormald 1988, pp. 80, 93
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The Wars of Religion in France
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Fraser 1994, pp. 96–97; Guy 2004, pp. 108–109; Weir 2008, p. 14; Wormald 1988, pp. 94–100
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Fraser 1994, p. 97; Wormald 1988, p. 100
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Wormald 1988, pp. 100–101
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Fraser 1994, pp. 97–101; Guy 2004, pp. 114–115; Weir 2008, p. 20; Wormald 1988, pp. 102–103
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Fraser 1994, p. 183
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Fraser 1994, pp. 105–107; Weir 2008, p. 21
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Guy 2004, pp. 119–120; Weir 2008, pp. 21–22
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Fraser 1994, p. 137; Guy 2004, p. 134; Weir 2008, p. 25
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Wormald 1988, p. 22
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Weir 2008, p. 24
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Guy 2004, p. 126
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Knox, John, History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland, 4th Book, various editions, e.g., Lennox, Cuthbert (edit
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Fraser 1994, pp. 155–156, 215–217; Guy 2004, pp. 140–143, 176–177, 186–187; Wormald 1988, pp. 125, 145–146
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Fraser 1994, p. 167; Wormald 1988, p. 125
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Guy 2004, p. 145
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The other members were Lord Justice Clerk John Bellenden of Auchinoul, Lord Clerk Register James MacGill of Nether Ranke
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Wormald 1988, pp. 114–116
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Fraser 1994, pp. 192–203; Weir 2008, p. 42; Wormald 1988, pp. 123–124
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Fraser 1994, p. 162; Guy 2004, p. 157
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Fraser 1994, p. 162
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Fraser 1994, pp. 168–169; Guy 2004, pp. 157–161
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Fraser 1994, p. 212; Guy 2004, pp. 175, 181; Wormald 1988, p. 134
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Fraser 1994, pp. 114–117; Guy 2004, pp. 173–174; Wormald 1988, pp. 133–134
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Guy 2004, p. 193
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Her Persecutions, Sufferings, and Trials from her Birth till her Death
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Fraser 1994, p. 220; Guy 2004, p. 202; Weir 2008, p. 52; Wormald 1988, p. 147
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Guy 2004, p. 178; Weir 2008, p. 44
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Weir 2008, p. 45
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Fraser 1994, p. 206; Weir 2008, pp. 45–46
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Fraser 1994, p. 118; Weir 2008, p. 23
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Hunter 2022, p. 136
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Bain 1900, p. 125; Guy 2004, p. 204; Weir 2008, p. 58
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For the quote and his height see Fraser 1994, p. 221 and Weir 2008, pp. 49, 56; for falling in love see Fraser 1994, p.
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Fraser 1994, p. 230; Wormald 1988, p. 150
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Weir 2008, p. 82.
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Bain 1900, p. 124; Fraser 1994, p. 219; Weir 2008, p. 52
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Fraser 1994, p. 219; Weir 2008, p. 64
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Weir 2008, pp. 64, 91
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Bingham 1995, p. 101
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Bingham 1995, p. 100
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Weir 2008, p. 64
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Weir 2008, p. 78; Wormald 1988, pp. 151–153
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Gilbert 2024, p. 99
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Weir 2008, pp. 79–82
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Guy 2004, pp. 229–230; Weir 2008, pp. 77, 79; Wormald 1988, pp. 151–152
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Fraser 1994, p. 234; Guy 2004, p. 231; Weir 2008, p. 83; Wormald 1988, pp. 151–154
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Wormald 1988, p. 156
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Fraser 1994, p. 239; Weir 2008, pp. 87–88
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Greig, E. (2008, January 03). Stewart, Henry, duke of Albany [known as Lord Darnley] (1545/6–1567), second consort of M
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Fraser 1994, pp. 245–246; Weir 2008, pp. 88–97
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Fraser 1994, p. 247; Guy 2004, p. 245; Weir 2008, p. 95; Wormald 1988, p. 158
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Fraser 1994, pp. 249–252; Guy 2004, pp. 248–249; Weir 2008, pp. 105–107
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Fraser 1994, pp. 255–256; Guy 2004, pp. 253–258; Weir 2008, p. 113
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Fraser 1994, pp. 256–258; Guy 2004, p. 259; Weir 2008, pp. 116–117, 121; Wormald 1988, p. 159
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Fraser 1994, p. 259; Guy 2004, p. 260; Wormald 1988, p. 160
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Fraser 1994, p. 259 ff; Wormald 1988, p. 160
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Lorna Hutson, England's Insular Imagining: The Elizabethan Erasure of Scotland (Cambridge, 2023), pp. 149–151.
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Bingham 1995, pp. 158–159; Guy 2004, pp. 273–274; Fraser 1994, pp. 274–275; Weir 2008, pp. 157–160
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Fraser 1994, pp. 274–275; Weir 2008, pp. 158–159
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Fraser 1994, pp. 275–276; Guy 2004, p. 274; Weir 2008, pp. 161–163
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Fraser 1994, p. 276; Weir 2008, p. 161
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Guy 2004, p. 275; Weir 2008, p. 161
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Röhl, Warren & Hunt 1998, pp. xii, 15, 57, 68, 192–193, 218; Weir 2008, p. 161
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Bingham 1995, p. 160; Wormald 1988, p. 160
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Bingham 1995, pp. 160–163; Fraser 1994, pp. 277–279; Weir 2008, pp. 176–178, 261; Wormald 1988, p. 161
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Confession of James Ormiston, one of Bothwell's men, 13 December 1573, quoted (from Robert Pitcairn's Ancient Criminal T
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Weir 2008, p. 189
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Weir 2008, pp. 190–192
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Fraser 1994, pp. 285–292; Guy 2004, pp. 292–294; Weir 2008, pp. 227–233
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Weir 2008, pp. 232–233
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Fraser 1994, pp. 296–297; Guy 2004, pp. 297–299; Weir 2008, pp. 244–247
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Weir 2008, p. 296; Wormald 1988, p. 161
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Weir 2008, p. 252; Greig 2004
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Weir 2008, p. 255.
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Weir 2008, pp. 298–299
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The original letter is in French, this translation is from Weir 2008, pp. 308–309. For other versions see Guy 2004, p. 3
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Guy 2004, p. 304; Weir 2008, pp. 312–313
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Fraser 1994, pp. 311–312; Weir 2008, pp. 336–340
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Fraser 1994, p. 313; Weir 2008, pp. 343–345; Wormald 1988, p. 163
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James Melville of Halhill, who was in the castle, wrote that Bothwell "had ravished her and lain with her against her wi
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Weir 2008, pp. 367, 374
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Fraser 1994, p. 319; Guy 2004, pp. 330–331; Weir 2008, pp. 366–367
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Weir 2008, p. 382
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Fraser 1994, pp. 322–323; Guy 2004, pp. 336–337
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Weir 2008, pp. 383–390; Wormald 1988, p. 165
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Weir 2008, pp. 391–393
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Fraser 1994, p. 335; Guy 2004, p. 351; Weir 2008, p. 398
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Weir 2008, p. 411
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Guy 2004, p. 364; Weir 2008, p. 413; Wormald 1988, p. 165
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Fraser 1994, p. 347; Guy 2004, p. 366; Weir 2008, p. 421; Wormald 1988, p. 166
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Weir 2008, pp. 422, 501; Wormald 1988, p. 171
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Fraser 1994, pp. 357–359; Guy 2004, p. 367; Weir 2008, p. 432; Wormald 1988, p. 172
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Guy 2004, p. 368; Hunter 2022, p. 229; Weir 2008, p. 433
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Guy 2004, p. 369; Weir 2008, pp. 433–434: Wormald 1988, p. 173
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Fraser 1994, pp. 368–369
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Fraser 1994, p. 369; Scott 2024, p. 75; Weir 2008, p. 435
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Fraser 1994, p. 369; Guy 2004, p. 435; Weir 2008, p. 434; Wormald 1988, p. 174
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Guy 2004, p. 430; Weir 2008, p. 445
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Weir 2008, p. 444
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Bain 1900, p. 460; Hunter 2022, p. 233
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Fraser 1994, pp. 385–390; Wormald 1988, p. 174
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Wormald 1988, p. 184
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Weir 2008, p. 447; Mary later requested to attend the conference at Westminster, but Elizabeth refused permission. In re
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Guy 2004, p. 432; Weir 2008, p. 464; Wormald 1988, p. 175
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Inventaires de la Royne d'Ecosse
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Guy 2004, p. 435; Weir 2008, pp. 446–447
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Fraser 1994, p. 407; Weir 2008, p. 221
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e.g., Guy 2004, p. 395; Weir 2008, pp. 453, 468
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Norfolk, Sussex and Sadler to Elizabeth, 11 October 1568, quoted in Bain 1900, p. 527; Weir 2008, pp. 451–452
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Bingham 1995, p. 193; Weir 2008, p. 465; Wormald 1988, p. 176
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Fraser 1994, p. 392; Weir 2008, pp. 466–467
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McInnes 1970, p. 145
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Guy 2004, pp. 400, 416; Weir 2008, pp. 465–474
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Fraser 1994, pp. 396–397; Guy 2004, pp. 400–404, 408–412, 416; Weir 2008, pp. 465–474
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Guy 2004, pp. 404, 410, 420–426; Fraser 1994, pp. 287, 396–401
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Guy 2004, pp. 399, 401–417
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The Crime of Mary Stuart
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Fraser 1994, pp. 352; Wormald 1988, pp. 171, 176
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Weir 2008, p. 470; Wormald 1988, pp. 177–178
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Weir 2008, p. 471
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Williams 1964, pp. 137–139; Weir 2008, p. 453
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Weir 2008, p. 459; Williams 1964, p. 141
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Weir 2008, pp. 475–476
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Fraser 1994, p. 390; Weir 2008, p. 481
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Weir 2008, p. 481
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Fraser 1994, p. 391
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Royal Collection Trust
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Embroideries by Mary are also kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Marian Hangings, Oxburgh Hangings) and Hardwick Ha
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O137608/the-marian-hanging-hanging-mary-queen-of/ -
Weir 2008, p. 484
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Fraser 1994, pp. 410–411; Guy 2004, p. 441; Wormald 1988, p. 184
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Guy 2004, p. 442; Weir 2008, p. 484
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Guy 2004, pp. 440–441
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Guy 2004, p. 438
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Guy 2004, p. 439
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It had been her mother's motto (Guy 2004, pp. 443–444).
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Guy 2004, p. 443
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Guy 2004, pp. 444–445
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Guy 2004, pp. 453–454
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Guy 2004, pp. 448–450, 518
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Fraser 1994, pp. 443–446, 511; Guy 2004, pp. 447, 458
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Wormald 1988, p. 179
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Fraser 1994, pp. 415–424; Weir 2008, p. 487
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Weir 2008, p. 496; Wormald 1988, p. 180
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Fraser 1994, p. 469; Guy 2004, p. 451
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Guy 2004, pp. 464–470; Weir 2008, pp. 492–494; Wormald 1988, p. 183
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Guy 2004, p. 467; Weir 2008, p. 493; Wormald 1988, p. 184
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Fraser 1994, p. 446
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Scott 2024, p. 29
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Cryptologia
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Fraser 1994, p. 473; Guy 2004, pp. 474–476; Weir 2008, p. 506
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Fraser 1994, pp. 458–462
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Guy 2004, pp. 458–462
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Fraser 1994, p. 472
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Guy 2004, p. 457; Weir 2008, p. 507
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Fraser 1994, p. 479
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Guy 2004, pp. 484–485; Fraser 1994, p. 493
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Fraser 1994, pp. 482–483; Guy 2004, pp. 477–480; Scott 2024, p. 212; Weir 2008, p. 507
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Fraser 1994, pp. 482–483; Guy 2004, pp. 477–480; Weir 2008, p. 507
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Guy 2004, pp. 483–485; Weir 2008, p. 507; Wormald 1988, p. 185
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Weir 2008, p. 508
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Fraser 1994, p. 509
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Lewis 1999, p. 22.
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Boyd 1915, pp. 59–65, 143–145, 309–314; Fraser 1994, pp. 506–512; Guy 2004, pp. 488–489, 492; Weir 2008, p. 508
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Guy 2004, p. 488
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Fraser 1994, pp. 506–512; Guy 2004, pp. 489–493
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Fraser 1994, p. 517
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Fraser 1994, pp. 521–522; Weir 2008, p. 508
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Fraser 1994, p. 529
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Fraser 1994, p. 528
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Guy 2004, p. 519
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Guy 2004, p. 496
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Fraser 1994, p. 531; Guy 2004, p. 498; Weir 2008, p. 508
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Fraser 1994, pp. 533–534; Guy 2004, p. 500
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Fraser 1994, p. 537; Guy 2004, p. 4
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Guy 2004, p. 7; Lewis 1999, p. 118
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Fraser 1994, p. 538; Guy 2004, p. 7; Weir 2008, p. 209; Wormald 1988, p. 187
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Guy 2004, pp. 7–8
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Fraser 1994, p. 539; Guy 2004, p. 8
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Fraser 1994, p. 540; Guy 2004, p. 9
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The Fugger Newsletters
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Fraser 1994, p. 541
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Guy 2004, p. 497
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Elizabeth's Spy Master: Francis Walsingham and the secret war that saved England
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Fraser 1994, p. 532
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Fraser 1994, pp. 542, 546–547; Weir 2008, p. 509
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Fraser 1994, p. 541; Guy 2004, p. 9
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Guy 2004, p. 504; Weir 2008, p. 509
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Fraser 1994, p. 554
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Guy 2004, pp. 505–506; Wormald 1988, pp. 13–14, 192
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Guy 2004, p. 505
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Wormald 1988, p. 14
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Wormald 1988, p. 15
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Wormald 1988, p. 16
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Wormald 1988, pp. 17, 192–193
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Wormald 1988, pp. 188–189
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Weir 2008, p. 4
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Fraser 1994, pp. 269–270; Guy 2004, p. 313: Weir 2008, p. 510
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Guy 2004, p. 391; see also Fraser 1994, p. 269
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Guy 2004, p. 502; Weir 2008, pp. 3–4, 509
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Warnicke 2006, pp. xvi–xvii