Mary Queen Of Scots Birthing Room On History Visit To The Castle In Edinburgh Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Mary Queen of Scots birthing room on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Castle in Edinburgh. The tiny bed closet where Mary gave birth to King James VI in the royal palace on 19 June 1566. The room was decorated for the birth with a gilded panel bearing the date 1566, and the intertwined initials of Mary along with those of her husband Lord Henry Darnley. It is a room with very special significance for Great Britain as James VI of Scotland was to become King James I of England by the Union of the Crowns in 1603. After news of the future King of Scots' birth, 500 bonfires were lit across Edinburgh and a royal salute was fired from the castle. His baptism was celebrated at Stirling with the first recorded fireworks display in Scotland. Mary was born at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland on 8 December 1542. Mary’s father was King James V of Scotland and her mother was Mary of Guise, who was French. Mary was only a baby when she became Queen of Scotland. Sadly her father, James V of Scotland, died when Mary was only six days old. In 1543 Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland at Stirling Castle. Mary was known as Mary Queen of Scots because she became Queen of Scotland. In June 1566, Mary gave birth to a baby boy James who later was to become King of England when Elizabeth I died. Mary was Queen of Scotland until 1567, when she was forced to give up the crown for her son and fled the country for England. Mary was considered a threat to Elizabeth I’s throne so was held prisoner in England. She was held captive for an astonishing 19 years of her life. On 8 February 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was sentenced to death. She was only 44 years old. Mary was beheaded in England because she was found guilty of plotting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Many Roman Catholics thought the throne of England was rightfully Mary's. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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