The Brutal Execution of the Queen of Scotts 

Fun fact: Mary has 5 friends accompanying her several years after she arrived to France. All of them named: mary

“Your husband’s dead” “Oh, yeah. A shocker. Really” that got me on the floor

“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.” Eddard Stark

Elizabeth was never there at her execution, and it was confined in the walls of the tower with only a few people to watch. She was also wearing a black clok with a red petty coat underneath, the executioner only took one blow and her head came off. The only thing that was messed up about it was that when the executioner lifted her head her wig came off and rolled to the ground. Elizabeth and Mary never met but Elizabeth did call Mary her "sister", she lived in a castle in England not a prison, she was also allowed to ride horses and walk about in the garden.

As a human, it saddens me to see and understand we will always be our own worst enemy. We will never learn, we will never grow.

Actually, Mary's death was that brutal. She had a dog hiding in her dress that later died of a broken heart

Maybe you should do a video on what happens if you fight or try to run during execution.

Mary’s execution was brutal, the executioner missed her neck the first blow, but Elizabeth was never there. Elizabeth was appalled, sad and very troubled by the actions of her traitorous cousin, and she almost couldn’t sign the death warrant. After the execution, Mary’s puppy appeared as it was hiding under her dress, and it was very sad.

Just to pile on the other comments - dude, do some research before you make another video. So much wrong in this one it is laughable. Mary, Queen of Scots NEVER, not once, not EVER, met Elizabeth I. Additionally, Elizabeth most definitely was NOT present at Mary's execution.

"Isn't he a little too busy with you know... 'divorcing' his wifes?" Is hilarious

Elizabeth and Mary never met or had a conversation like its implied at 6:25 Mary was "in prison", but was more under House Arrest and couldn't leave the castle she was in (far away from London) It was rumored that the "plot to overthrow Elizabeth" might have been false, created by Elizabeth's advisors who were in favor of executing Mary. What sad is Elizabeth didn't want to execute her because they were not only Cousins, but friends. So much so that Mary named Elizabeth as her son's Godmother. Its said that Elizabeth wrote multiple orders to execute Mary over the years, but then took the orders back and burned them. Now they rest next to each other at Westminster Abby in London.

Has anyone else watched Reign? Its about Mary Queen of Scots and I'm honestly shocked at how accurate the show was after watching this. Good show btw.

Found out a while ago from my aunt who’s a genealogist that were directly related to both queen mary of Scotts and her captor, kinda cool to learn about her on RU-vid now

I’m trying to catch up on the episodes I missed but you keep uploading more 😂

Misspelled title, it’s not Mary queen of Scotts. It’s Mary Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of _Scots_ Scott is a given name. Scot is a resident of Scotland.

Mary and Elizabeth never met in person and Elizabeth definitely did not preside over her execution. Mary’s black outfit was an outer garment that she removed revealing a red outfit underneath - red being the color of a Catholic martyr. And what’s with the guillotines in the background? It wasn’t invented for another 200 years. Normally I really enjoy your shows but you really dropped the ball on this one.

It's crazy we came from a time where "he's my cousin" is a plus to a marriage

Thanks I have an exam on this tomorrow though Queen Elizabeth wasn’t actually at Mary Queen of Scots execution and she imprisoned the people who executed her because though she knew Mary was a threat she also thought there would be even more trouble if she was executed

Mary Queen of Scots was not so much imprisoned as housed in a castle (two actually), in England -- in Sheffield, England, to be precise. The castle no longer stands, but its site is now known as Castlegate ("gate" here meaning "street") and the other site was at Manor Lodge, also in Sheffield.

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I don't think I can ever watch another one of these "Misinfographics" shows again!

Elizabeth was not at Mary's execution and was said to be distraught at the thought of killing of her cousin and fellow Queen.

The struggles of Mary Queen of Scots are truly captivating. It's a testament to her resilience in the face of adversity. Her journey is both tragic and inspiring. Thanks for sharing this fascinating piece of history.

I love how we could tell us what they said so long ago word for word

Finally this is what I’ve been waiting for ❤️

Interesting. Infographics presents one story about Mary, then the comment section is suddenly flooded with royalty historians. Best thing to do is go and research her myself and find out the truth (or at least what was recorded as truth)

Part of my nightly routine is watching these videos

You forgot the fact that Mary was wearing a wig and when the executioner grabbed her hair the head fell to the floor. Also when I come to the story of Mary Queen of Scotts in the English Empire what’s up with all the Henry’s, Mary’s, Catherine’s, and James‘s, those names really popular among royals or something?

Hope this isn’t meant to be entirely historically accurate

Darnley was in his bedroom when he realised someone was planning to blow up his home & he escaped from his window. He was found dead in his garden he had been strangled...

I spend most of my childhood and young adult life in the village where she was imprisoned. Tutbury castle for anyone wondering. Actors play the ghost of her

To think Mary could have been Queen if only she could have just waited, She was a bit younger than Elizabeth

This is gonna be amazing I already know

I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland. My favorite Scottish King is either Robert Bruce, or James VI of Scotland. Can you please do a video on King Charles I of England?

Queen Elizabeth & Mary never met & Elizabeth definitely wasn’t there when Mary was executed. She signed the death warrant, but never meant to follow through on it, others wanted Mary gone and with a signed death warrant they acted quickly. Elizabeth was told of Mary’s execution after it happened. I like your videos, but the ending wasn’t accurate at all.

That's "Scots", not "Scotts".

Beautiful narration! Thank you!

Glad to see so many posts about the extreme inaccuracies to do with Elizabeth I in all of this. First time I've seen a truly bad job done by Infographics.

Hey love the content ❤️

1 of Britain's 🇬🇧 darkest stories 😒

I see by the comments that this vid is basically bogus. In addition to the errors mentioned elsewhere, you have also offended everyone in Scotland. She was the Queen of Scots, not Scotts.

I always thought being a royal woild be amazing and fun but ... listening to stories and reading about them i wanna change my answers to No....

Way too many inaccuracies! Way to many to name but the main one is that Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth II never met face to face, ever. I thought y'all did your research on topics like these.

Every execution was/is/will be brutal.

Funny that this suddenly appears in my recommended videos

The animations😂😂😂 can’t take this seriously lol!

Ok so If you like this video REIGN, THE TUDORS, & BECOMING ELIZABETH are shows you must watch between them all you learn so much. Becoming Elizabeth actually shows everything he said within the first 2 mins of this video in the first 3 and so far only episodes

I can still remember the movie of this and what happened to David in that scene.

But Elizabeth and Mary didn't even meet

I thought Elizabeth and Mary never met in person???

Sorry to be that guy, but we are Scots, not Scotts

Mary went for the chop, choppy, choppy

There’s a public park not too far from Linlithgow called Calendar Estate, they have five trees there in a semi circle and they are called, Mary Seaton, Mary Beaton, Mary Carmichael, Mary Livingston and of course Mary Queen of Scott’s.

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So when are thing going to make HBO series of these crazy people

If it wasn't for bad luck, the girl wouldn't have had any luck at all.

Waaaiiitttttt..... I thought Elizabeth wasn't at the execution. That she was deliberately absent and then raged when she was told. Sooooooo she had deniablity to the fact she killed a family member and a fellow Queen

Does anyone else wonder why a massive amount of gunpowder was stored in a church of all places?

this is basically rhaenyra from the house of the dragon books.

My family was related to one of her husband's, don't know which one, on Google it says she only married one though, all I know is I'm somehow related to her

I believe I've read from multiple sources that Elizabeth and Mary never actually met.

Ok but this was EPIC

Perfect I have to learn about this for tmr

She didn’t wear black she wore red. Also her and Elizabeth never met. A lil unfortunate with these Inaccuracies

This almost sounds like a telenovela. Crazy think it was real…

Didn’t rizzio also get thrown down a long, painful flight of stairs? I’ve been in the castle and even seen the secret passageway where his death was planned

Imagine if Lady Jane Grey and Mary queen of Scots were never killed and Lady Jane Grey has Children with Gilford and Mary queen of Scots remarried to a powerful catholic or Protestant then in 1603 if they were both in good health the could one of them be queen of England in 1603 in your thoughts and opinions

You guys need to fix the captions, whenever the narrator says "flees" (as in running away) the captions say "fleas" (as in the insect)

Elizabeth was not at the execution and also mary wore a black cloak which she took off to reveal a crimson red dress which symbolizes martyrdom

Scary 👻! You know, your channel has been such a huge inspiration for me, encouraging me to create my own channel. Thanks!

6:04 That is not the noise to expect from an arguing couple😂

This is interesting, my great grandfather’s last name was Stuart. And his family was from Scotland and England. I wonder if we’re related.

Mary's first regent was her cousin, the Earl of Arran.

This is why I believe now that "Alice in Wonderland" with the Queen of Cards (Hearts) when she says "off with her head!"

And here goes the main flaw of monarchy: if the eldest is heir to the throne, then as soon as his siblings get married to the eldest child of another RF, a knife comes in. Perfect recipe for espionage, war, monarchs getting murdered by their rivals, whatever else it takes to get rid of one's country, or just taking an army of pikemen, crossbowmen, horse archers, catapults, warships, then going on a rampage and conquering everything. When the peace is made, the elder has nothing but a few square miles of land, while the other has all the surrounding lands. Or, if the attempt to usurp the way to his throne fails, more siblings ally up and try to get rid of his elder brother/sister. Then, they split the country, get married, have children, and here we go again.

I just found out she's an ancestor of mine.

Of James Hepburn was still married in the eyes of R.C. Church wouldn't his marriage to Mary QOS have been null from the beginning? Of course, an annulment was often arranged by "evidence" of to close consanguinity. Given the story presented an "untimely" death of the spouse might've suffice

Never been here for the first minute drop of a video

Elizabeth wasn't present during the execution and you left out the head falling off the wig when the executioner held it up.

I shall be civil and respectful 😁

How do i work for The Infographics Show 🤔 im curious 🤗

If you can’t remember someone’s name back then, “Mary” is a good guess. 😂

Infographics, my thesis was on Mary Stuart’s execution. It is a truly facinating topic, but this video is just wrong. There was so much drama, so much show, and so much more to Mary’s life and execution, but instead of portraying it accurately you’ve created a primarily false narrative. I genuinely don’t understand how someone clearly did at least a modicum of research and yet this is the result. It’s incredibly disappointing to find a channel I generally enjoy producing something so blatantly inaccurate.

Sorry to be that guy but I'm from Scotland and its Scots not Scott

Guys watch Reign it’s a CW Show about Mary

The dramatization is not what has been reported in other documentaries and videos and testimonies shared online. It is my understanding that Elizabeth was not present for the execution, and this information show does not portray Mary wearing a red color of martyrdom before her execution, there is also no mention of Walsingham, who was involved in sending the messages to Mary Queen of Scots during her imprisonment. Finally, it shows Elizabeth laughing about this execution when the precedent would’ve endangered her own neck after her mother Anne had been executed by her father Henry VIII and her cousin Jane was executed by her sister Mary I. The Spanish sent an armada following the execution of Mary of Scots, and had they succeeded, probably would have executed Elizabeth I. So Elizabeth would not want to have any records of her in her lifetime by witnesses of her day, accounting for her laughing at any time about the execution of Mary of Scots.

What a great day that would be...

I thought Mary and Elizabeth never met?? Or did Reign get it wrong haha. And where did them guillotines come from in 16th century...

I always try to keep up with the new videos but I can’t 😂

Anyone else watching in 2022?

A while ago, y’all had a queen Elizabeth episode that made her seem awesome. Now y’all paint her in a bad light. What side are you on? Lol.

The inaccuracies in this video…

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It’s just crazy though because Mary’s son was the one to inherit the throne! If she had just held out she would’ve not been Queen but at least had more honor

missed the detail where when the executioner lifted the head, the wig came off and the hair scarce head rolled to the ground

And people wonder why some of us brits are tired of religion and monarchies...

I am just recently studying Queen Elizabeth II of England cousin of Mary Queen of Scots

Elizabeth wasn't at the execution.