How is Queen Elizabeth related to Mary, Queen of Scots?

Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots were two of the most legendary rivals in recorded history even though they never met.

Mary Stuart was born on December 8, 1542, in Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. She became Queen of Scotland when she was six days old, and Queen of France when she was sixteen, due to her marriage to a French heir.

Mary and Elizabeth were first cousins once removed. Through King Henry VII of England. Elizabeth was the only child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII married Anne in a secret ceremony

Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England and Ireland in 1558, after a dramatic journey to the throne. Edward I, Elizabeth’s half-brother, was crowned King when he was 9 years old in 1547. Edward, who had always been a sickly child, died when he was 15 years old.