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“James mother, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, was Elizabeth’s lifelong enemy and had been executed for treason in 1587, following several decades of involvement in plots to assassinate the English queen and replace her on the throne.“

Um, not quite accurate. Elizabeth had illegally IMPRISONED Mary for SEVERAL DECADES. it shouldn’t be a surprise that Mary felt she had nothing left to lose. Ugh.