... the country. By 1548, the Scottish were actively seeking French aid and betrothed their young queen to the French dauphin Francis, the son of Henry II, on the condition that Henry send an army to Scotland to drive the English out. French troops arrived in Scotland and the 5year old queen ... 's life dramatically. On November 17, 1558, the queen of England, Mary I (Tudor), died and was succeeded by her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth I. As granddaughter of Margaret Tudor, Mary Stuart was next heir according to the English throne and the eyes of Catholic Europe on the grounds that ... El...

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... a protestant back ground who take up 66% of the Northern Ireland population and are descendants of English and Scottish settlers from the century when Elizabeth I feared the Spanish would use Catholic Ireland as a stepping-stone to invade England, Elizabeth hoped that this would make Ulster peaceful and loyal to the Crown. Once settled they were a minority among Ireland and feel they have ... Catholics. But In 1690 Irish Protestants sided with the Protestant William Of Orange in his attempt to overthrow the Catholic King James II, who was trying to regain the land for dispossessed Catho...

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... right. He believed that the king should be master of church as well as state. James" feelings toward women were forged mostly by events regarding his mother and aunt, Queen Elizabeth of England. James joined against his mother and with England. He did so on the agreement that his mother would not be killed. Later word that Mary would be executed ... reached James. He threatened to end the league with Elizabeth and her England if his mother was murdered. Mary was killed any way for being a supposed member of a conspiracy to kill Elizabeth. James did nothing in retaliation. In 1589, he ma...

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