Mary, Queen of Scots: The Scottish years
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The Queen's Half-Sibling, the Illegitimate Children
If she had married another royal in Europe and stayed in that country, say it was Spain, the country would have run entirely in its own direction. She got on well enough with some of her nobles, but I don't think she was particularly close to any of them. Her half-brother, Murray, the Earl of Murray, was a very interesting slippery figure. And do you think her being a woman was a barrier to being a successful monarch? Not necessarily.
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