Mary Queen of Scots and the Reformation

Hi everyone, This week, we're starting a new unit... Mary Queen of Scots and the Reformation. In this topic we will study: The Birth of Mary and the Royal Families Martin Luther and the Reformation Mary's Early Life and the Rough Wooing Mary in France Mary's Return Problems with the Nobility Mary's Marriages Mary's imprisonment and Escape Mary in England Title: The birth of Mary Queen of Scots and the Royals during the 1500s

I willLearning learn about Intention the birth of Mary Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587

• I will understand the line of succession for royal familiesSuccess during Criteria the 1500s • I will be able to read a family tree • I will be able to explain why Mary was important to the Scottish royal family

Glossary Succession – the order in which people have a right to the throne Starter: It’s a...

From what you learned when we studied the Scottish Wars of Independence and the birth of the Maid of Norway, did ruling monarchs prefer to have sons or daughters? Why? Answer...they preferred to have sons because their child was the heir (next person in line) to the throne and would become King or Queen when they died. Heir = the person next in line to be King or Queen In the 1500s, the monarch was usually responsible for leading armies and it was believed that a woman was weaker and less capable than a man so sons were preferred. If the new King or Queen was a child, a regent ruled until they were old enough

Task 1: Think...what Summarise The oldest male child was happens if the key points always chosen as heir, there is no on this slide in even if he had an older male heir? your jotter sister. Enter...Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Stewart (Stuart) was born on the 8th December, 1542 in Linlithgow Palace. She was the only legitimate child of King James V of Scotland.

Her father King, James V, died 6 days after Mary was born following defeat by the English at the Battle of Solway Moss.

Legitimate = born in wedlock Mary was born into a very different Europe from the one we know today

Scotland and England were 2 separate countries Are there any other differences you can spot? Because Scotland and England were separate countries in the 1500s, there were 2 royal households

Linked through marriage

The Tudors = the The Stuarts = the English Royal family Scottish Royal family

Let’s have a look at the

Mary Queen of Scots Royals more closely on the B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587 next slide Key Task 2: Using the family tree sheet, Kings/Queens England Kings/Queens Scotland work out the answers to the M = Marriage questions. 2. Which R = time as King or Queen marriage joined the Tudors and Stuarts? Clue: sister of Henry VIII 1. How many wives did Henry VIII have??

5. How old was Mary 4. From looking at family when 3. Name the tree, why did Mary she parents of Mary become Queen of became Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587 Scotland? Queen? Task 3: Elizabeth I was queen of England at the same time as Mary was Queen of Scotland. Can you work out how they’re related?

Mary Queen of Scots B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587 Clue 1: Henry VII is Elizabeth I was queen of England the Grandfather of at the same time as Mary. Can Elizabeth I and the you work out how they’re related? Great Grandfather of Mary

Mary Queen of Scots B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587 Clue 3: Margaret is the Aunt of Elizabeth and Grandmother of Mary

Clue 2: Henry VIII is the father of Elizabeth I and Great Uncle of Mary Queen of Scots Mary B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587 Elizabeth I was queen of England at the same time as Mary. Can you work out how they’re related?

All this makes Elizabeth and Mary cousins. Mary Queen of Scots Wheww!!! B: 1542 R:1542-1556 D:1587 Task 4: Using the previous slides, create a fact file about Mary

Name ______Born ______Mother ______Father ______Claim to Scottish throne ______Age when became Queen ______Relationship to Queen Elizabeth I ______To finish... Look at the family tree. Does Mary have a claim to the English throne as well as the Scottish one? Explain why. Don’t even If something think happened to about it my cousin Mary!!! Elizabeth, I could become Queen of England as well as Scotland