Mary Queen of Scots — Week Three: The birth of her son, the future King James VI and I, caused a surge in popularity for Mary, Queen of Scots, for having given the country a future male monarch.
Yet not everyone in Scotland was pleased that she and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, had produced an heir. The Protestant nobles who were her reluctant subjects and the reformer John Knox were particularly displeased, especially when she demanded a Catholic baptism for her son.
Mary had… (View original article)