Thursday 14 June 2007

14. Why did Mary leave Scotland?

Loch Leven castle. This is where Mary was imprisoned after the battle of Langside


  1. Her brother James returned from exile in England

  2. The nobles turned against Mary after the murder of Darnley and her marriage to Bothwell.

  3. A rebellion began and Mary was captured at Carberry. Bothwell was allowed to escape.

  4. Mary was imprisoned in a house in the middle of Loch Leven in Fife.

  5. She escaped by persuading one of her guards, a young boy, to help her.

  6. She gathered an army along with Bothwell.

  7. At Langside near Glasgow, her army was defeated and she escaped.

  8. Mary headed south to England, hoping that Elizabeth would help her against the rebels.