Henry Frederick Stuart seemed destined to become one of the ... the man who could have been England's Henry IX (His grandmother Mary, Queen of Scots was the great-niece of Henry VIII).
Her mother acted as regent in her stead. At just five years of age Mary was betrothed to Henry VIII's son, Edward. But her Catholic guardians were opposed to the match and took the young Mary to ...
James Stuart was born at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland on 19th June 1566, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. He was crowned James VI of Scotland in ...