Transcripts of letters concerning Mary Queen of Scots and Scottish affairs between 1560 and 1570, [17--].

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587

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Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. Through her husband Francis II, King of France, she was also briefly queen consort of France (1559-1560). Mary was the daughter of James V of Scotland and through him the grand-daughter of Margaret Tudor, elder sister of Henry VIII; as such she had a legitimate claim to the throne of England as well. Mary's reign was tempestuous, partly due to her choice of unsuitable husba...

Francis II, King of France, 1544-1560

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King of France, 1559-1560. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : St. Germain en Laye, to the municipal authorities of Metz, 1559 Jul. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270477644 ...

Throckmorton, Nicholas, Sir, 1515-1571

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 142 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0003da Epithet: diplomat and member of parliament Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x0000a2 ...

Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Lord, -1566

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Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598

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Thomas Sackville, Baron Buckhurst, as the Queen's personal envoy, was sent to France in February 1571 to negotiate a marriage between Elizabeth I and Henry, Duke of Anjou (later Henry III, King of France). In August of that year Buckhurst accompanied the French envoy Paul de Foix to England to further the marriage negotiations. From the description of Autograph letter signed from William Cecil, Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester [manuscript], 1571 August 11. (Folger ...

Moray, James Stewart, Earl of, approximately 1531-1570

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Lennox, Margaret Douglass, Countess of, 1515-1578.

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Maitland, William, 1528-1573

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Bruce, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.

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Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Duke of, 1538-1572

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British Library

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