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Protestants sought to use Mary, Queen of Scots, as a pawn in their political struggles against Catholicism and the Catholic monarchy. They aimed to undermine her claim to the English throne, as her legitimacy was seen as a threat to Protestant rule under Elizabeth I. By promoting Mary as a legitimate contender, Protestants hoped to rally support for their cause and weaken Catholic influence in England and Scotland. Additionally, her execution in 1587 galvanized Protestant sentiment against Catholicism, furthering the Protestant cause.

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Because they suspected Mary to change the countries religion when she became queen. Therefore they sent out spy's which found that Mary had been plotting against the queen; this was treason. The punishment for treason is excecution, the parliment would have been excecuted by Mary as they were protestants but Elizebeth got rid of her.


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James was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, therefore he was an enemy. William and Mary were good English protestants while James was a Scottish Catholic.


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Why did Mary queen of Scots want to murder queen elizibath?

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