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Well Elizabeth I and Mary,Queen of Scots were both descended from HenryVII of England the first Tudor monarch. Elizabeth was a grandaughter of Henry VII through her father Henry VIII. Mary was a great-grandaughter of Henry VII through his daughter Margaret Tudor who married James IV of Scotland. This in fact makes Mary and Elizabeth first cousins once removed.

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Yes, Mary's grandmother, Margaret, was sister to Elizabeth's father, the infamous Henry VIII.

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They were both queens. Apart from that there were very few similarities.

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They were second cousins.

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