Keywords
Mary Stuart; Scotland; Early Modern; Queens; Queen of Scots; Reformation
Abstract
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots and Dowager Queen of France, demonstrated atypical religious tolerance during the turmoil of the sixteenth-century reformations, particularly in comparison to other monarchs of the time. This research especially focuses on her upbringing in France, and how her education and those around her influenced the pragmatism and actions displayed as a monarch in Scotland until July 1565. Her youth in France and religious tolerance is a rare focus in secondary sources compared to the more dramatic events in her later life.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Hardy, Duncan
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Thesis Discipline
History
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
UCF Online
STARS Citation
Clement, Shantelle M., "In My End is My Beginning: Mary Stuart and the Foundation of Her Religious Pragmatism" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 13.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/13
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