Mary Stuart
Mary Queen of Scots,
Alone in her room,
In Fotheringay
Awaiting execution
Yes, death comes too soon.
Still she prays for absolution
Using the old rite -
Catholic she remains -
She who was Queen of France
Speaks to herself in her mother's tongue
French
Robbed of a throne by Elizabeth:
Mary Stuart
Ponders the ironies of love
The emnity of nations
The weaknesses of men
Begs the Virgin to receive her
Immortal soul.
M.C. Newberry
Fri 20th Jul 2018 17:31
I wonder - if Mary Stuart had been less monstrous to the
"enemies" of her religion - whether she would have retained
her right to rule this nation. The politics of the time were
complex but the perceived (and actual) threat posed by her hardline deference to her religion - with its adherents
beyond these shores also being seen as threats - surely
led to her fate and the rise to the throne of "Good Queen
Bess" and her extraordinary reign.