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Fearing for her life Mary crosses the Solway Firth to England to seek refuge from her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. Video: Timewatch: The Fateful Century. 1987.

In 1553, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became queen. Mary was determined to re-establish Catholicism in England and viewed the Protestant Elizabeth as a direct threat. Elizabeth was briefly ...

When Mary fled to England after her army was routed in 1568 she was confined by Elizabeth and was finally executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8th February 1587. She was betrothed to the Dauphin of ...