Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI.
In context
- When
- Thursday, July 24 1567459 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 16th century · 1560s
- Calendar
- Julian — as recorded at the time
- Recorded from
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Dates before 15 October 1582 are in the Julian calendar, so the weekday shown follows the Julian reckoning of the time.
At a glance
Dates: From 1567.
Type: human.
What happened
Mary, Queen of Scots, also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567.
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When did Mary, Queen of Scots happen?
July 24 1567 — 459 years ago, on a Thursday.
Is this a Julian or a Gregorian date?
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