Mary's body was exhumed in 1612 when her son, James VI and I, ordered that she be reinterred in Westminster Abbey in a chapel opposite the tomb of Elizabeth.

Mary was buried in a Protestant service at Peterborough Cathedral.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed at Fotheringhay Castle after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Mary was moved to Tutbury Castle and placed in the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Bess of Hardwick.

Mary fled to England, crossing the Solway Firth by fishing boat and landing at Workington in Cumberland.

Mary's forces were defeated by Regent Moray's army at the Battle of Langside.

Mary escaped from Lochleven Castle with the help of George Douglas.

Mary was forced to abdicate as Queen of Scotland in favor of her infant son, James VI. The Earl of Moray was made regent.

Mary and Bothwell confronted the confederate lords at Carberry Hill. Bothwell was given safe passage and Mary was taken to Edinburgh and imprisoned.

Mary married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, either at Holyrood Palace or Holyrood Abbey.

Mary was abducted, willingly or not, by Lord Bothwell and his men and taken to Dunbar Castle.

James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was acquitted of the murder of Lord Darnley after a seven-hour trial.

Darnley's residence at Kirk o' Field was destroyed by an explosion and Darnley was found murdered. Mary had visited him earlier in the evening before attending wedding celebrations.

Mary's son, James (later James VI of Scotland and James I of England), was born in Edinburgh Castle.

David Rizzio, Mary's private secretary, was murdered in front of the pregnant Mary at Holyrood Palace.

Mary set out from Edinburgh to confront rebellious Protestant lords, marking the start of the Chaseabout Raid.

Mary married her half-cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Holyrood Palace.

Mary met Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Wemyss Castle in Scotland. They had briefly met in 1561 while Mary was in mourning for Francis.

Mary appointed her privy council of 16 men.

Mary returned to Scotland after the death of her husband, Francis II of France, arriving in Leith.

Francis II, King of France and Mary's husband, died. Mary becomes a widow.

The Treaty of Edinburgh was signed by Mary's representatives, with France and England undertaking to withdraw troops from Scotland.

Mary of Guise, Mary's mother, died in Scotland.

Henry II of France died from injuries sustained in a joust, leading to Francis and Mary becoming King and Queen of France.

Mary married Francis, the Dauphin of France, at Notre Dame de Paris.

Mary signed a secret agreement bequeathing Scotland and her claim to England to the French crown if she died without issue.

Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland at Stirling Castle.

The Earl of Lennox escorted Mary and her mother to Stirling with 3,500 armed men.

The Treaty of Greenwich was signed. It proposed marriage between Mary and Edward, the son and heir of Henry VIII of England, with the aim of uniting Scotland and England.

Mary became Queen of Scotland at six days old following the death of her father, James V.

Mary Stuart, also known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, to King James V and Mary of Guise. She was the only surviving legitimate child of James V.