Mary became Queen of Scotland when she was just 6 days old and was one of history’s most fascinating and controversial monarchs.

At a tender age of just 6, she was sent to Paris by her mother to be brought up in the French Court. Tall, slender and remarkably beautiful, she was as quick-witted as she was glamorous. With red-gold hair and amber-coloured eyes, she was the 16^th century image of the sophisticated young royal. She married the Dauphin Francis, heir to French throne, in 1558 and became queen of both France and Scotland when the Dauphin succeeded his father.

At this extraordinary period in her life she had claim to the crowns of Scotland, France, England and Ireland.