Mary, Queen of Scots: The Bold Gamble for Love 💔 (Episode 3)

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Following the death of her husband, the King of France, was the glamorous Mary welcomed back to Scotland, her kingdom since infancy, with open arms or deep suspicion? Did she handle the precarious situation in which she found herself well, or recklessly? Did the majority of Scottish nobles side with Mary, or plot to usurp her in the shadows? When her eye turned on the crown of her wealthier neighbour, England, how did its reigning queen, Elizabeth I, react? And, who was the man that Mary choose to take as her second husband…?

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Mary Queen of Scots’ polarising return to her native land of Scotland, riven by religious factionalism and political disquiet, and the terrible dangers of being a Scottish queen in more than name alone.

00:00 Knox confronts Mary Queen of Scots
03:24 The Scottish Reformation as a modern revolution
04:12 Mary’s vulnerability as a young queen
10:54 Mary recreates a French court in Scotland
13:03 Mary’s early popularity and image as a glamorous queen
15:07 Knox’s and Protestant hostility toward Mary
23:32 Mary’s weak political engagement and poor council appointments
29:15 Mary's religious ambiguity and European uniqueness
31:06 Mary’s homesickness and nostalgia for France
35:01 Scandal: Poet hides under Mary’s bed
37:15 Why Mary tolerates Protestant abuse
38:03 Mary’s ambition for the English throne
44:32 Matthew Stewart (Lennox) returns to Scotland
46:12 Mary meets Henry Lord Darnley
57:00 Mary and Darnley’s wedding and chilling aftermath

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Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor