Mary Queen Of Scots

Mary Stewart, better known as Mary Queen of Scots, represented in many books as a strong, independent ruler, (change to period) however, in many other books she is portrayed as an unintelligent whore. Some people (individuals) agree, even in our gender equal society of today ( even in our present gender equal society some individuals still agree ) , with the latter, and that she failed as a ruler mainly because of her femininity. However, this is untrue, Mary Queen of Scots reign was influenced not internally but by the external factors surrounding her. It is well known that she had a difficult life and reign as queen. In part, this is simply from that fact that she was a female ruler in a time period when women were not as well respected
This had been done as an act to protect her, because after all, she was the youngest to be crowned. However, there had been other child rulers before such as James II at age six and James V at just over a year. Although of course she was not able to rule at quite such a young age, that did mean she would officially rule as still a young adult, at the ripe age of eighteen. Being given the right to vote at age eighteen is much different than being given charge of a country, even if times were different in 16th century Scotland the maturity level and experience is hardly there. In France, Mary was given a European education. She learned to knit, sew, play guitar, sing, and do some cooking. She also learned many languages including Scots, French, and Latin. According to Roderick Graham, the author of the book, The Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Mary proffered poetry to Latin and needed help from interpreters when she was older. These teachings were fine for a lady of the day but, not exactly the special skills one would look for in a Queen. There was no study of politics or economics or even anything to do with the society of Scotland. Diane de Poitiers, a mistress of King Henri’s, was in charge of her studies and was bent on teaching her how to rule with her intelligence and not be controlled by men, especially in the predominantly male court. She wished that she be “avoiding an existence of a mere breeder of princes and princesses.” These were fair worries for Diane to have as women in these times were so often controlled by their husbands, uncles, and brothers. Unfortunately, Mary was not much interested in these things as she was just a young teenager. Her mother whom was still in Scotland sent her packages containing new of her true homeland. This was definitely more useful