What If Mary Queen of Scots Had Run? A Tudor Thought Experiment
About this episode
This episode explores a thought experiment about Mary Queen of Scots fleeing to France in 1567 and its potential impact on Tudor history.
Scotland in the 1560s was chaotic even by Tudor standards. In this thought experiment episode, we ask: what if Mary Queen of Scots had fled to France in 1567 instead of marrying Bothwell? We walk through the real history, then imagine how one different decision might have changed the Catholic plots against Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, and the entire trajectory of the British monarchy. Plus: come join us at TudorCon, October 23-25 in Richmond, Virginia. tudorcon.englandcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Heather Teysko
Topics covered
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Tudor history
- thought experiment
- British monarchy
- Catholic plots
- Spanish Armada
Keywords
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Tudor history
- thought experiment
- British monarchy
- Catholic plots
- Spanish Armada
- TudorCon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TudorCon
Places: Scotland, France
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