Produced by Al Haines. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS IN HISTORY BY REV. C. A. CAMPBELL, D.D., Ph. D. MONTREAL: D. & J. SADLIER & CO. 1903 Copyright, 1903, by JAMES A. SADLIER. PREFACE. Much as has been written about Mary Queen of Scots, it would be difficult to find in our language a biography of her that recommends itself to busy readers by its brevity, whilst furnishing data and arguments with respect to controverted points in her history, intended to give satisfaction to inquiring minds. If the present work has done thus much, it has accomplished the aim of THE AUTHOR. HALIFAX, N.S., February 8th, 1902. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.--The Scotland of Mary’s birth II.--Troubles surrounding her childhood III.--The Young Queen of Scots in France IV.--Facing troubles in Scotland V.--The Queen’s marriage and fresh Troubles VI.--The Tragedy of "Kirk O’Field" and its sequel VII.--Captivity--Escape--Flight VIII.--In the hands of Elizabeth IX.--The Queen of Scots detained a prisoner X.--Elizabeth unmoved by her captive’s appeals XI.--The beginning of the end XII.--The evidence against the Queen of Scots XIII.--Extracts from her addresses to the Commissioners XIV.--The sentence of death XV.--An interval of suspense XVI.--The end MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. CHAPTER I. THE SCOTLAND OF MARY’S BIRTH. No tale of romance possesses a more lasting charm than does the simple history of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots. Since the day on which Sir Ralph Sadler, Ambassador of Queen Elizabeth, was privileged to see her in the nursery at Linlithgow, and pronounced her a "right fair and goodly child," every fresh contribution to her history has been welcomed with unparalleled eagerness. Nor is there any indication that her life-story will lose its fascination with the lapse of time. Scarcely a year passes away that does not see a considerable addition made to the already ponderous store of Mary-Stewart literature. Nevertheless, very many even of her admirers have, to say the least, an inadequate knowledge of her life. They know her only as a heroine of romance, or as a pious widow, kneeling in devotion with the Rosary hanging at her girdle, or as a cheerful martyr resigning her head to the block; and they forget that for seven years she reigned over the most turbulent nation of Europe, that she opened and closed parliament, deliberated in the Council Chamber, led armies to the field, that, in a word, she lived a most real and stirring life.