Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots
noun
queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587)
Syn: ↑Mary Stuart
Instance Hypernyms: ↑queen, ↑queen regnant, ↑female monarch
Member Holonyms: ↑Stuart

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