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Mary became Queen of Scotland when she was just a week old. At age five, she was sent to France to be raised in the French court and eventually married King Francis II, who died the following year. Mary returned to Scotland, where she engaged in a slew of politically and personally unwise love affairs. Her continued devotion to Catholicism in a Protestant country led to a revolt against her. Mary was forced to flee to England to seek safety provided by her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth I. Many of Elizabeth's advisors, however, saw Mary as a threat to her throne. Queen Elizabeth then kept Mary imprisoned for the next 19 years. Mary was subsequently accused of a series of conspiracies against Queen Elizabeth and was executed. It is said that it took three strikes with an axe to behead the tough Queen. "No more tears now; I will think about revenge." - Mary Queen of Scots

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