Both of these amounted to many catholic nobles and peasants to regard Elizabeth as an illegitimate queen and found a convenient alternative in the Catholic, anointed, Mary, Queen of Scots. It didn’t help that Mary was Henry VIII’s grandniece and was wholly legitimate. read more
No greater threat to her control over England was Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. First as Dauphine of France then as Queen of Scotland and most importantly as a threat to the English throne up to her execution in 1587. The first threat towards Elizabeth I from Mary Stuart was from her thrown in France. read more