British History/the tudors

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why was Mary queen of scots and Elizabeth enemies?

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Hello Becky.
The main reason was that Mary was Elizabeth's heir to the English throne. But Elizabeth was Queen of a Protestant country whilst Mary was a Catholic. After Mary had fled Scotland and been imprisoned in England several plots to overthrow and kill Elizabeth and place Mary on the English throne were hatched. Eventually Mary was proven to be directly involved in one of them and she was executed for plotting Elizabeth's death. Mary regarded Elizabeth as illegitimate and therefore thought of herself as the rightful Queen of England.
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I have a good basic knowledge of British political history, but my speciality is the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland from 927 AD. Please no social history questions, it's not my strong point and I'm unlikely to answer them.

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"A" level in History.

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