Mary, queen of Scots, was one of the most fаs-
cinating and controversial monarchs of the 16th
century Europe. Hеr physical beauty and kind
heart were acknowledged even by her еnеmiеs.
Yet she lacked the political skills to rule in Scotland.
Her second marriage was unpopular and ended
in murder and scandal.
B4 her third was even _____ and ended in forced ab- POPULAR dication in favor of her infant son.
B5 She fled to England in 1568 _____ for the help of HOPE
her cousin, Elizabeth I. Her presence was dange-
rous
B6 for the English queen, who _____ Catholic plotting FEAR
on Mary’s behalf. The two queens never met and
Mary remains imprisoned for the next nineteen
years.
B7 She ______ in 1587, only forty-four years old. By EXECUTE
orders of the English government, all of her pos-
sessions were burnt. In 1603, upon Elizabeth’s
death Mary’s son became king of England as
James I. Certainly the end of her life marked the
beginning of her legend.
B8 The Cathlic nations which ______ her behav- CONDEMN
ior during Darnley’s murder and the marriage
to Bothwell now celebrated her as a martyr.
B9 Her former brother-in-law ______ a funeral mass HOLD
at Notre-Dame. Accounts of her execution, illustra-
ted by crude woodcuts, were sold throughout
Europe. She was now the sympathetic heroine;
B10 the past could _____. FORGET
