Why did Mary Queen of Scots fly back to Scotland after Darnley died?

Answer 1

I don"t see how she could have flown. No aircraft of any kind existed in Elizabethan times, the earliest Balloons did not come out until around l740 (plus or minus a few years as Franklin saw them) a Flight of Fancy! She was alledgedly the First Woman Golfer of note, but forget about any Aviatrix roles!
The person who wrote the above answer either has a low understanding of English, or was making a poor attempt at humour.


The meaning of fly as used here, does not imply the use of an aerial means of transportation. 'Fly' means leave hurriedly, as in flee.