Coincidence?
Mary, Queen of Scots, was the first daughter of King Henry VIII and was passed up for the crown by her other half-siblings. If you’ve seen the 2018 movie starring Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan, we’re sure you know all about it. One part of her life, however, is very often overlooked: she may have killed her own husband.
Her husband, Henry Stuart, died under suspicious circumstances. His home was blown up and his strangled body was found nearby. Mary and the Earl of Bothwell were accused, acquitted, and married three months later. Hmm. We’re not saying we support this behavior, but Mary got the short end of the stick most of her life. Maybe we’ll give her this one win.