Mary was born in December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, the only child of James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise ... took the young Mary to Stirling Castle, breaking the agreement.

Scotland's History The Stewarts William Douglas is murdered at Stirling The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

When Mary of Guise prepared to introduce a new tax in ... The Protestants also took over in Stirling and Edinburgh, where John Knox became minister of St Giles.

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Her father died just a week after ... by Elizabeth and was finally executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8th ...