EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 11 MIN
A Short History of Scotland Chapter 21 - Minority of James I
from The Andrew Lang Library · host Andrew Lang
In which the trials and intrigues surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, and her opponents unfold with a mixture of political manoeuvring, shifting alliances, and bitter factional conflict, all set against the turbulent backdrop of Scotland’s governance during the minority of James VI. The reader is led through a complex tapestry of imprisonments, regencies, religious strife, and the emergence of new ecclesiastical tensions, revealing the fragility and violence of Scottish power struggles in the latter half of the sixteenth century.
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In which the trials and intrigues surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, and her opponents unfold with a mixture of political manoeuvring, shifting alliances, and bitter factional conflict, all set against the turbulent backdrop of Scotland’s governance during the minority of James VI. The reader is led through a complex tapestry of imprisonments, regencies, religious strife, and the emergence of new ecclesiastical tensions, revealing the fragility and violence of Scottish power struggles in the latter half of the sixteenth century.
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