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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Queen of Scotland (1542–1567). The Catholic monarch during the bitter Scottish Reformation, she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son, the future James I of England. After fleeing to England (1568), she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I. Catholic supporters plotted to place her on the English throne, resulting in her trial and execution for sedition.
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- noun queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587)
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Examples
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He previously called Mary Queen of Scots 'a whore and a trollop and a murderess 'and accused the nation of' adoring failure '.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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Lady Antonia Fraser — historian and author of the best-selling " Mary Queen of Scots " — was in the audience and then at the postperformance dinner for the play ' s author, Harold Pinter.
The Lady and the Playwright Joanne Kaufman 2010
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She is a major star on stage, best known for her Tony-winning performance as Nora in a 1997 production of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," and as Mary Queen of Scots in a Broadway production of "Mary Stuart" in 2009.
The Other Woman in 'Albert Nobbs' Rachel Dodes 2011
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He convinced Mary Queen of Scots to put the whole of Scotland under this new way so that people could have accessibility.
Patricia Rust: Digging For Your Roots, Anyone? Patricia Rust 2011
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Two 16th-century queens have a claim to this beloved nursery rhyme: Mary Queen of Scots and Bloody Mary.
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He convinced Mary Queen of Scots to put the whole of Scotland under this new way so that people could have accessibility.
Patricia Rust: Digging For Your Roots, Anyone? Patricia Rust 2011
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The story of a family that included Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie and monarchs who elevated Britain to the status of world power.
Servants To Masters Allan Mallinson 2011
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He convinced Mary Queen of Scots to put the whole of Scotland under this new way so that people could have accessibility.
Patricia Rust: Digging For Your Roots, Anyone? Patricia Rust 2011
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Even Queen Victoria, that most German-connected and -minded of 19th-century British monarchs, would denounce her most illustrious forebear, Elizabeth I, for the "cruelty to my ancestress, Mary Queen of Scots."
Servants To Masters Allan Mallinson 2011
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A short distance away is Hollyrod house, home to Mary Queen of Scots.
Mary Hall: The Joys of Savvy Travel: Traveling Five Star for Less 2010
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