1542 - Mary Stuart born Linlithgow Palace, Scotland.. 1543 - crowned Queen of Scots.. 1547 - betrothed to Henry II's heir Francis, dauphin of France.. 1548 - sent to France.. 1558 - marries 14yo Francis.. 1559 - they are crowned king & queen of France.. - 1560 - Francis, Mary's husband, passes away.. 1561 - she returns to Scotland.. 1565 - marries her 19yo cousin Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley.. 1566 - Mary's only child born (James, later king of Scotland & England).. 1567 - her husband Lord Darnley is murdered; she weds James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell.. 1568-87 - held captive in various English prisons.. 1587 - for conspiring to kill Queen Elizabeth, Mary is executed in Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire.. she was 45 years old
... spending-majority of adult life in prison doesn't make for interesting TV viewing... so they warp-wrap time.. w-royal intrigues.. pretty-actors (Kane & Follows are standouts) & totally-magnificent-costumes.. and mostly they pull it off... as it is entertaining majority of its 78 episodes
