Monstrous Regiments: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots (ep 74)

British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics - A podcast by Carol Ann Lloyd - Wednesdays

SHOW NOTESForced to abdicate in favor of her baby son, Mary Queen of Scots fled to England in 1568. For 19 years, she and Queen Elizabeth I became increasingly at odds as Mary was the focus of and then willing participant in plots to assassinate Elizabeth and put Mary on the English throne. We know that story. I think it's also important to realize that, although there were forces working against both women that they could not control, both women took control of their narratives and establish...