Mary Queen of Scots & Scottish History

Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587 — the most tragic and most internationally famous figure in Scottish history, Queen of Scotland from six days old, briefly Queen of France (as wife of François II), and claimant to the English throne): Mary's life in Edinburgh (1561-1567 — the six years she spent at Holyroodhouse after returning from France as a widow, during which she married Lord Darnley (murdered 1567), witnessed the murder of her secretary Rizzio, gave birth to the future King James VI of Scotland/James I of England, and was forced to abdicate) is the most dramatic personal narrative associated with Edinburgh.