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Mary Queen of Scots deposed

During her imprisonment at Lochleven Castle in Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favor of her one-year-old son, later crowned King James VI of Scotland.

Mary, Queen Of Scots, 1542 Â 1587, Aka Mary Stuart Or Mary I Of Scotland. Queen Regnant Of Scotland And Queen Consort Of France. From The History Of England Published 1859. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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