Mary Queen of Scots Secretary
Mary Queen of Scots Secretary Maitland was the most able politician and diplomat during the lifetime of Mary Queen of Scots. His attempts to gain recognition for her as heir to the English crown were…
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Mary Queen of Scots Secretary
Maitland was the most able politician and diplomat during the lifetime of Mary Queen of Scots. His attempts to gain recognition for her as heir to the English crown were thwarted by her determined adherence to Catholicism.After her remarriage, he spearheaded the plotting to bring down her objectionable husband, Lord Darnley, leading to his murder, after concluding that English and Scottish interests were best served by creating a Protestant regency for their son, Prince James. It was he who masterminded the Scottish Reformation by breaking the 'Auld Alliance' with France, which presaged Scotland's lasting union with England.Although he gained English support to defeat French troops defending Mary's Scottish throne, he backed her return to Scotland, as the widowed Queen of France.
With encouragement from Cecil in England and the Protestant Lords in Scotland, he