1 00:00:10,300 --> 00:00:14,640 Many centuries ago, much of Scotland was a law unto itself... 2 00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:19,560 ..beyond the reach of any king. 3 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,640 Here, it's not the king who's the lawgiver, it's the clan chiefs. 4 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,880 Like Mafia godfathers, they control the people, wield the power. 5 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,160 They lead armies, 6 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:40,040 scheme, slaughter... 7 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,320 ..in a violent struggle for dominance. 8 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,120 It's clan against clan. 9 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:50,760 Blood will be spilt. 10 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,120 But it's not just gang warfare. 11 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,560 Mary, you forget yourself... Thinking you can talk to me... 12 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,400 Forget myself?! You are just a woman! 13 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,720 The clans will shape the fate of a nation. 14 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,800 Rebels and rogues will become heroes, 15 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,200 freedom fighters, even kingmakers... 16 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,120 Raibeart! CROWD: Ar righ! 17 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,120 ..and breakers. 18 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,160 There's going to be no happy ending. 19 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:55,160 Ma'am, it is with great regret that I have here in my hands your death warrant, 20 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,560 signed by the Sovereign, Elizabeth I. 21 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:06,280 For 18 long years, Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, 22 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,800 has been a prisoner in England. 23 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,520 Now she's been found guilty of plotting to kill the English Queen. 24 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,160 You'll be taken from here to a point of execution, 25 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,320 where your head will be removed from your body. 26 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,680 In a few hours, Mary will face the axeman's blade. 27 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,960 I thank you for your welcome news. 28 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,440 You do me great good 29 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,400 in withdrawing me from the world... 30 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,880 ..out of which I am very glad to go. 31 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,800 I am of no use to anyone. 32 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,400 Anyone. 33 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,880 "I am of no good and of no use to anyone." 34 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,560 No truer words has Mary ever spoken. 35 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,520 A Catholic Queen of Scots is of no good 36 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,320 and of no use to an English Protestant kingdom. 37 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,000 But it's not the English who should take the blame for her tragic fate. 38 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,160 It's Scotland's clan chiefs who conspired to bring Mary down. 39 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,240 Their greed, their jealousy, 40 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,040 their murderous feuding 41 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,680 have led to this bleak February morning. 42 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,960 And now the hour has come for Mary, Queen of Scots. 43 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,720 How different everything looked 25 years earlier. 44 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,560 Leith. 1561. 45 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,440 A small crowd gathers at the shore. 46 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,360 Mary was just five when she was sent to France 47 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,800 to keep her from the clutches of the English King, 48 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:24,840 but now Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots was back. 49 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,000 Mary has been absent from Scotland for so long 50 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,280 she no longer considers the place home. 51 00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:36,440 Her heart might be Scottish but her head was decidedly French. 52 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,840 The young Queen knows nothing of the way things are done in Scotland. 53 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,000 But family is everything, 54 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,880 and here to greet Mary is her older brother, 55 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,160 Lord James Stewart, Chief Advisor. 56 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,640 Outwardly, James is all smiles. 57 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,320 Like the crowd, he seems delighted by the return of his little sister. 58 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,400 Privately, he's full of mixed emotions, none of them kindly. 59 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,920 James would be king rather than lord if his royal blood wasn't tainted. 60 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,160 Mary and Lord James's father was James V of Scotland. 61 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,440 But while Mary's mother is Marie de Guise of France, 62 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,080 Lord James Stewart's mother was James's favourite mistress. 63 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:34,400 Lord James Stewart was born a bastard. 64 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,920 As well as being a bastard, 65 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,640 in Mary's eyes his new religion is illegitimate, too. 66 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:50,760 When Mary left over a decade ago, Scotland was a Catholic kingdom. 67 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,640 Now she's returned to find half her subjects are Protestant, 68 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,320 along with her brother. 69 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,920 Tricky - because Lord James is a big cheese. 70 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,480 DR ALISON CATHCART: At this moment in Scotland, he is Regent 71 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,080 and he is incredibly powerful. 72 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,440 He was one of the key members 73 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,160 in pushing through with the Protestant revolution 74 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,600 and he is head of government, so he wields enormous power. 75 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,480 But the Protestant revolution is only half won. 76 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,920 Beyond Edinburgh's walls 77 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,720 many of the kingdom's subjects, particularly the clans, 78 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,720 hold fast to the old religion. 79 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,120 DR ROSS MACKENZIE CRAWFORD: There is a possibility that a clan war of religion 80 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:40,720 could break out. 81 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,680 There have always been political differences 82 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,120 between the clans in Scotland, 83 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,040 and now, with this new religious settlement in which 84 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,400 some clans have become Protestant, some have remained Catholic, 85 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,600 there is now this new source of tension 86 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,440 that could lead things to a real breaking point. This is a very volatile time. 87 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:06,040 James tells Mary to pack her bags again for a trip north. 88 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,840 They might be tranquil to the eye, 89 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:17,000 but the Highlands are simmering with religious tension. 90 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,880 Lord James Stewart has a plan to unite the clans. 91 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,040 Mary. 92 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,800 A charm offensive, a royal Highland progress. 93 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,680 Meet the chiefs, press the flesh, use your charms to seduce them, 94 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,600 persuade them to abandon their sectarian differences 95 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,200 through a shared allegiance to you, their Queen. 96 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,200 Mary is lavishly entertained at every stop. 97 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,120 The very best of Highland hospitality. 98 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,840 In the evenings, Mary orders the court to wear Highland dress. 99 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,560 She confesses to being a fan of the harp and bardic poetry. 100 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,640 She even puts up with the bagpipes, 101 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:02,480 which are fast becoming the symbol of Highland culture and identity. 102 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,560 The charm offensive works. Mary, Queen of Scots is a hit. 103 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,600 But beneath the smiles and hospitality, 104 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,320 the Catholic clans are looking for something from Mary. 105 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,680 They want her to turn the clock back, 106 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,120 restore the old religion. 107 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,760 But as this chief was to discover, Mary is not for turning. 108 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,040 Meet the Earl of Huntly, chief of the Gordons, 109 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:35,920 known as the Cock o' the North. 110 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,400 Huntly is a staunch Catholic. 111 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,400 That's his son George. 112 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,520 Understandably, he's a little pale... 113 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:48,480 ..because Dad - yes, he is dead - is waiting to go on trial. 114 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,400 The crime? Treason. 115 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,320 During Mary's progress, 116 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,360 the Gordons attempted to murder Lord James and abduct Mary... 117 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,080 ..bully her into restoring the Catholic faith. 118 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,000 This was a violation of the peace. 119 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,320 It could provoke a war of religion between the clans. 120 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,680 Which side will Mary choose? 121 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,640 Mary refused to take sides. 122 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,440 Left it to her big brother to decide. 123 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:30,080 James mustered the Protestant clans to deal with the Catholic rebels. 124 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,800 The two sides clashed near Aberdeen. 125 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:43,880 In the moment of his defeat... 126 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,000 ..Huntly died of a stroke. 127 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,680 But that's not going to stop justice being done. 128 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,520 Lord James had his corpse embalmed 129 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,600 and sent to Edinburgh for trial in Parliament. 130 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,280 Poor Huntly has been waiting six months. 131 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,880 His coffin will be upright throughout the hearing 132 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,000 so that the accused remains on his feet. 133 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,000 He will be found guilty, of course, his lands forfeited, 134 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,240 and his son will be sent to a new home - 135 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,360 in a cell in Dunbar Castle. 136 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:26,080 The fate of the Gordons made all the clan chiefs take note. 137 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,720 Mary's not just a pretty face. 138 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,880 As Scotland's Queen, Mary has shown her mettle. 139 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:37,920 The kingdom is at peace, 140 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,040 and a war of religion has been avoided. 141 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,120 Her big brother's advice has paid off. 142 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:50,440 By rights, Lord James ought to be promoted. 143 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,920 Earl of Moray? Thank you, that'll do nicely - for now. 144 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,160 Next, let's find Mary a husband. 145 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,720 Mary is a catch, 146 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,320 not just a Stewart, a Tudor, too. 147 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,840 With cousin Elizabeth I of England still unmarried and childless... 148 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,120 ..Mary stands next in line to the English throne. 149 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,360 Who will Mary choose to marry? 150 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,400 I like this one, do you? 151 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,160 Yes. 152 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,680 But a little bit too fat, you think? 153 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,560 ROSS: She perhaps flirts with the idea of marrying herself 154 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:39,600 into either the French or the Spanish royal family, 155 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,760 both of which are notably Catholic. 156 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,400 Moray would like to avoid that 157 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,160 and instead he'd prefer her to marry a Protestant, 158 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,160 preferably a Protestant from England. 159 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,120 But if Mary chooses a Catholic, 160 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:57,240 James can wave goodbye to his Protestant revolution. 161 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,520 Portraits were the Tinder profile pictures of their day. 162 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,680 Mary has several suitors to choose from. 163 00:12:06,680 --> 00:12:09,840 And when she considers Catholic Lord Darnley's image, 164 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,040 she swipes right. 165 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:13,800 I think so. 166 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:21,440 19-year-old Henry, Lord Darnley is Mary's cousin. 167 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:27,200 He's a Lennox Stewart, eldest son of the Earl of Lennox. 168 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,440 Darnley has the personality of a spoilt teenager. 169 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,640 He's violent, he's drunk, he's arrogant, 170 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,680 he's just spoilt in every way. 171 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:42,800 The only person who does like him is probably his dad, the Earl of Lennox. 172 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,400 Darnley is his opportunity and his clan's opportunity 173 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:47,840 to get back into power. 174 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:53,320 May I introduce to you Henry Lennox Stewart? 175 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,840 During the winter of 1565, 176 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,640 Darnley tries his luck at court. 177 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,360 23-year-old Mary likes what she sees. 178 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:14,400 I thank you. 179 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,720 Her brother, the newly promoted Earl of Moray, does not. 180 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:27,200 Is this infatuation or political sense? 181 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,840 Splicing the Lennox clan into the Stewart line 182 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,040 will bring Mary kin - protection. 183 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,040 But Moray also sees how it will play with the clans. 184 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,680 They'll be driven into factions, 185 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:42,640 divided between supporters of the Catholic Clan Lennox 186 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,280 and their Protestant enemies. 187 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,720 Religion's the last thing on Darnley's mind. 188 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,560 Darnley is flirtatious, 189 00:13:57,560 --> 00:13:59,440 outrageously so. 190 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,600 He even teasingly proposes, ring in hand. 191 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,000 Mary says no. 192 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,840 Darnley's eyes are for Mary 193 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,160 but occasionally they wander to others... 194 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,240 ..like David Rizzio, the Queen's private secretary. 195 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,480 Everyone else's eyes are on Darnley... 196 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,760 ..waiting for him to put a foot wrong. 197 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,240 One evening, Darnley makes mischief. 198 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,840 Referring to Moray's newly acquired territories, 199 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,000 he arrogantly quips, "They are too much for his needs." 200 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,680 Moray is incensed. 201 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,120 Mary, you forget yourself. You think you can talk to me... 202 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,120 You forget yourself! Forget myself?! 203 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:51,440 You are just a woman! 204 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,320 A woman... Who needs to be married! 205 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:54,760 ..who is your Queen! 206 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,600 You may be a queen but you are still a woman on this Earth 207 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,440 and you must wed to a Protestant prince! 208 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,880 Mary accuses Moray of ruthless ambition. 209 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,360 "Know your place, illegitimate half-brother. 210 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,400 "Perhaps you covet the Crown for yourself." 211 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,880 Moray's stung. 212 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,120 This is personal. 213 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,000 The truth is, he says, he just can't stand Darnley. 214 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 He's a vain, stuck-up fool 215 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,560 and an obvious threat to the stability of her kingdom. 216 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,000 Why can't she see this? 217 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,160 I will be wed with the man that I wish to marry. 218 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,400 You will be wed with the man I choose! 219 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,720 I choose! How dare you, madam! 220 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:40,760 Moray's little sister isn't quite as bendable as he thought. 221 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,360 Humiliated, he has no choice but to quit. 222 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:49,720 But that's not going to stop him 223 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,000 opposing Mary's budding relationship with Darnley. 224 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,200 Moray has a right-hand man - 225 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,960 James Douglas, the Earl of Morton, 226 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:05,640 chief of Clan Douglas. 227 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,400 He will work on the inside. 228 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,480 WHISPERS: ..The Queen now suspects me... 229 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,040 HE WHISPERS 230 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,560 The battle between brother and sister will now be played out in public... 231 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,400 ..with religion as the weapon. 232 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,120 Palm Sunday, 1565. 233 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,720 A Catholic priest is abducted by a Protestant gang 234 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,520 and frogmarched to the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh. 235 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,640 They pelt him with eggs and very nearly beat him to death. 236 00:16:58,520 --> 00:16:59,960 Eggs. 237 00:16:59,960 --> 00:17:03,360 The Catholic symbol for Easter were deliberately chosen 238 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,640 for this act of ritual humiliation. 239 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:09,200 No-one knows who laid them on, but everybody guessed. 240 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,680 It's said the priest was pelted with 10,000 eggs. 241 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,040 Happy Easter, Mary. 242 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,440 The Easter message is from Moray - 243 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,160 part of a terror campaign 244 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,280 to keep the papists under the Protestant thumb. 245 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,400 But Moray's bullying tactics aren't going to stop Mary. 246 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,120 To raise Darnley to marriageable status... 247 00:17:37,120 --> 00:17:41,480 ..she makes him a knight, a baronet and the Earl of Ross 248 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,800 all in the same afternoon. 249 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,120 DR AMY BLAKEWAY: When she starts to give him titles, 250 00:17:51,120 --> 00:17:52,960 including the Earldom of Ross, 251 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,160 it's pretty clear to everybody 252 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,680 that she's considering elevating him to a higher status. 253 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,760 In other words, the gift of the title of the Earldom of Ross 254 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,720 is basically an announcement of their engagement. 255 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:15,560 Mary doesn't hang about. 256 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,960 Two months later, the wedding bells ring out. 257 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,920 But it's not the wedding everyone remembers - 258 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,800 it's the wedding present. 259 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,720 Mary proclaims Darnley King. 260 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:42,480 To the good people of Scotland, I have a proclamation to make. 261 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:49,000 This is to proclaim that our good and wonderful Lord Darnley is now King. 262 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,160 No-one is expecting this. 263 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,200 Darnley's spectacular rise from son of a clan chief to king 264 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:01,560 is bad enough... 265 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,280 ..but what the clan chiefs can't stomach 266 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,720 is the declaration that Darnley will share equal power with Mary. 267 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:24,120 Only one voice fills the silent void. 268 00:19:24,120 --> 00:19:26,840 Darnley's dad, the Earl of Lennox. 269 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,800 God save His Grace! 270 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:39,560 Mary has not asked the consent of Parliament or the clan chiefs 271 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,400 or the noble families of Scotland for their input in this. 272 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,800 This upsets an awful lot of people. 273 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:53,200 Darnley's looks, charm and pedigree may have turned Mary's head, 274 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:54,760 but not the chiefs'. 275 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,440 They've seen right through him. 276 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,520 They've seen him for the boastful, unpredictable lightweight 277 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,440 that he really is. 278 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,640 The only chiefs not shocked by Darnley's meteoric promotion to King 279 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,640 aren't even there. 280 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,960 Moray and his clan allies refused to show up - 281 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,120 they've a rebellion to plan. 282 00:20:15,360 --> 00:20:17,920 Mary's marriage to Catholic Darnley 283 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,000 is stoking the very thing everyone is trying to avoid. 284 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,240 A war of religion. 285 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:29,560 Moray and the rebels' stated aim is to solidify 286 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,120 the Protestant settlement in Scotland, 287 00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:37,160 and they feel very threatened by the marriage between Darnley and Mary. 288 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:42,160 They've also gotten quite used to the idea of running the country via counsel, 289 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:46,360 and Mary perhaps herself feels somewhat threatened by this, 290 00:20:46,360 --> 00:20:50,080 and she sees their aims as trying to depose her. 291 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:59,800 As Moray rallies the Protestant clans, Mary needs to raise an army...and fast. 292 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,520 First, she forgives Clan Gordon for their misdemeanour 293 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,640 in return for military support. 294 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:16,080 Mary also commands the loyalty of Darnley's clan, 295 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,480 the Lennox Stewarts, 296 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,360 and another big hitter, the Earl of Atholl. 297 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,160 Mary goes to war. 298 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,480 Mary is angered by the rebels' defiance of royal authority. 299 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,360 She dons a steel helmet and holsters a pistol 300 00:21:32,360 --> 00:21:36,040 and rides out of Edinburgh at the head of 8,000 men. 301 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,200 Clan Lennox and Clan Gordon lead the vanguard. 302 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:44,080 Darnley, modelling an expensive gilt suit of armour, commands the rear. 303 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,400 As the Queen chases her brother around the kingdom, 304 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:55,920 Moray refuses to fight... 305 00:21:57,120 --> 00:22:02,120 ..all the while holding out for military assistance from England that never comes. 306 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,800 And then this man turns up. 307 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,360 Meet Lord Bothwell... 308 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:14,480 ..Moray's sworn enemy, 309 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,760 Mary's knight in shining armour. 310 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,080 Bothwell cuts a dashing figure. 311 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:24,640 He's French-educated, but he's a man of action, not culture. 312 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:29,080 He's an experienced soldier. He favours trial by combat. 313 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,920 He's fought in and won at least a dozen duels. 314 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,240 Violence, not the law, is Bothwell's preferred option 315 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,800 when it comes to settling disputes. 316 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,760 James Hepburn, the Earl of Bothwell, 317 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,160 is the most powerful clan chief in the south-east. 318 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:51,920 With the loyalty of many Border chiefs and an army of 4,000 clansmen, 319 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,440 here's a man who can be relied upon to defend the kingdom. 320 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:01,480 Holed up in Dumfries, 321 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:05,640 Moray hears of the advancing armies of both Mary and Bothwell. 322 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:09,400 He doesn't stand a chance. 323 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,640 Moray cuts his losses and flees to England. 324 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,160 Mary has won... 325 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,160 ..for now. 326 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:25,960 MILES: Mary is at the height of her power 327 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:29,120 and it's probably the best moment of her reign. 328 00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:32,400 She now has the government of Scotland in hand, 329 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,920 she's not particularly dominated by anyone 330 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,360 and she can rule Scotland the way she wants to. 331 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:39,840 BELL CHIMES 332 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,920 And then, to top it all, 333 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,360 Mary produces her ace card. 334 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:49,520 She's pregnant, and everyone is celebrating. 335 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,480 Well, almost everyone. 336 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,160 For the baby's father, Mary's pregnancy is a threat. 337 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:02,840 Mary is the only person who recognises Darnley as King. 338 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,800 Parliament doesn't, and the clan chiefs hate him. 339 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:12,200 Should Mary die, he will no longer be King, 340 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,680 and the child will reign over the Scots. 341 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,480 The clock is ticking. 342 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,920 Mary has done nothing to restore the old religion. 343 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:29,240 So, Darnley decides he will play the Catholic card. 344 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:38,080 He secretly makes contact with Catholic Europe's major players 345 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:43,120 and markets himself as the alternative king to his weak and feeble queen. 346 00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:50,240 AMY: He writes to the King of France, he writes to the Pope, 347 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,240 he even writes to the King of Spain, 348 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,800 and in all of these letters he tries to portray himself 349 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,560 as somebody who's trying to push the Catholic faith forward. 350 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,760 When Darnley's not busy plotting against his pregnant wife, 351 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,720 he's satisfying his libido. 352 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,280 And it's not just the girls that catch his eye, 353 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,760 it's the boys, too, 354 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:19,360 including Mary's private secretary, David Rizzio. 355 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:28,120 Rizzio has proved useful both in and out of bed. 356 00:25:28,120 --> 00:25:32,120 As the Queen's secretary, he has access to Mary's state papers 357 00:25:32,120 --> 00:25:36,680 and her letterheads, which Darnley has been signing without her knowledge. 358 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,840 AMY: When Mary realises that Darnley is trying to interfere, 359 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,400 she acts very firmly. 360 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,360 She removes the title of king. 361 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:53,440 Darnley is merely the Queen's husband. 362 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:04,880 Mary has clipped Darnley's wings, cruelly cut him down to size. 363 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,160 The chiefs delight in Darnley's downfall, 364 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,800 but one of them sees an opportunity. 365 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,840 Morton, chief of the Douglas clan. 366 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:20,520 Remember him? 367 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:21,960 Moray's inside man. 368 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,080 For months, Morton and his Protestant clan allies 369 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,520 have been trying to find a way to bring Moray back from exile 370 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,040 and returned to power, 371 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:38,160 and all along, the answer has been staring them in the face - 372 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,760 that idiot Darnley. 373 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,280 "Help me bring Moray back," he urges, "and we'll make you a real king." 374 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,240 Morton works quickly on Darnley, 375 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,320 brainwashing him. 376 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:59,160 "Only Rizzio stands in your way. He won't let you sign anything 377 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:02,240 "unless the Queen approves, and he's awfully close to her. 378 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,240 "He's her favourite, playing his lute 379 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,480 "and singing songs to her all day and night. 380 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,920 "Are you sure it's your baby she's carrying? 381 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,760 "It's a scandal, it's the talk of the court. 382 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,800 "Slit Rizzio's throat and you will be our Protestant king." 383 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:25,440 Morton's plan is to frame Rizzio as Scotland's deadly enemy... 384 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,520 ..a papal spy, Mary's illicit lover, 385 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,840 an evil counsellor... 386 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,280 ..on a mission to return the kingdom to the Catholic Church. 387 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,520 It's all pure fiction, of course, 388 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:52,600 but blind ambition has made Darnley a gullible fool, 389 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,960 and he never even stops to think who really stands to gain from Rizzio's death. 390 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:04,360 Moray and the rebel chiefs all saddled up and ready to ride over the border. 391 00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:08,320 Darnley's a silly fish, headed for Moray's and Morton's trap, 392 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,240 but he just keeps swimming into it. 393 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:18,960 "Become a Protestant, back Rizzio's murder and we'll crown you King." 394 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,160 But Darnley's word is not enough. 395 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:31,200 He must sign a bond admitting he is the chief author of the plot. 396 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,240 Like the fool he is, he signs, 397 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:41,280 but not before insisting they kill Rizzio in front of Mary. 398 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:47,480 If the shock leads to a miscarriage and her death, so much the better. 399 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,600 Morton and the plotters act quickly. 400 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,920 9th March, 1566. 401 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,280 Mary and Rizzio are enjoying a late supper 402 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,240 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. 403 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,480 What happens next is not for the faint-hearted. 404 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,280 It's a miracle the Queen didn't miscarry from the shock. 405 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:26,680 What do you want? 406 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,760 MARY CRIES OUT 407 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,600 Ah! Bastardo! 408 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,520 HE CRIES OUT 409 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,320 BLADE SLICES 410 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:01,960 Even after witnessing the brutal, shocking murder of her faithful secretary, 411 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,880 Mary knows she must keep her wits about her, 412 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:06,440 she must take control. 413 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,520 Mary has made many mistakes, 414 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,440 and she's looking at her biggest one right now. 415 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,280 There's only one question, really. 416 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,720 Why has he done her such shame? 417 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,840 Believe me, it was... It was nothing to do with me. 418 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:40,920 I had no contact with what's happening. 419 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,000 You do believe me, don't you? 420 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:49,720 Darnley denies any involvement in the murder 421 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,840 but urges Mary to pardon the conspirators. 422 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,760 The Protestant chiefs, he says, have done her a service. 423 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,240 He rambles on about Mary's imaginary affair with Rizzio, 424 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,320 papal spy, evil counsellor... 425 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,480 ..attempting to brainwash Mary 426 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:12,600 in the same way Morton brainwashed the gullible Darnley. 427 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:13,880 Mary's had enough. 428 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,560 "Why will Morton and Moray give you the Crown? 429 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,360 "That's just replacing one monarch with another, 430 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,480 "and as for becoming a Protestant, who's going to believe that? 431 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,680 "And if you remain a Catholic, 432 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:30,680 "those Protestant republican chiefs are waiting outside the door. 433 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:35,240 "Treachery runs through their veins. They'll kill you, just like Rizzio." 434 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:42,160 And bang on cue, next through the door is the grand puppet master, 435 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:46,640 brother Moray, the man Mary chased over the border. 436 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:50,320 Now he's back, spinning his well-rehearsed script. 437 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:53,840 Your Majesty must believe me 438 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,760 when I say that while I was out of the country 439 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,680 I could not have been involved with any of these machinations. 440 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:02,200 I'm sure it must have been done for the... Well, the goodwill of the people, 441 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:07,240 for the survival and safety of our nation and for your good Majesty's, er, safety. 442 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,760 Silver tongue, he assures Mary 443 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:14,640 that he had nothing to do with this dreadful affair, 444 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,080 but he knows a man who did. 445 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:20,360 To that end, I present my fellow Earl, er, the Earl of Morton here, 446 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,600 to beg on bended knee for his forgiveness. 447 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,920 Mary knows this is pure theatre, 448 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,880 but she has to play her part, 449 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:42,080 and Moray knows that he has to get pardons for Morton 450 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:43,480 and the rest of the plotters. 451 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:48,520 Mary is no fool. 452 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,600 If she pardons the plotters, 453 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,960 their lies about Rizzio will be believed. 454 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,320 Their coup will have worked. 455 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:00,080 But Mary has a plan. 456 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:05,320 She begs them to write out their own pardons. 457 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:09,160 "Leave them on the table. I'll sign them in the morning." 458 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:20,120 But when morning dawns, Mary, Darnley and the pardons are nowhere to be found. 459 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:28,040 Now Mary has written confessions of the assassins' treason. 460 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,480 Cunning. No wonder the plotters run. 461 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:34,320 Morton flees as fast as he can, all the way to England. 462 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,840 Mary has come out on top...just. 463 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,880 With their signed confessions, 464 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,120 Mary has the rebellious Protestant clan chiefs on a leash. 465 00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:00,480 Now, after all the feuding and conspiracies, 466 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,600 she demands they kiss and make up. 467 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,480 Here they all are. 468 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:09,400 Bothwell, 469 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:10,960 Huntly... 470 00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:15,040 ..Moray and his allies 471 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:20,080 standing before Mary in a grand symbol of reconciliation. 472 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:26,320 But when it comes to Darnley, 473 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:30,400 reconciliation is the last thing on anyone's mind. 474 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:35,600 Darnley, the poor fool, 475 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:39,320 doesn't realise the plotters have already taken their revenge. 476 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:48,520 Darnley betrayed the plotters when he went grovelling back to Mary. 477 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,440 But he'd forgotten one thing - 478 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:56,280 the bond that reveals his role in Rizzio's murder. 479 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:03,520 Mary's not the first to realise the father of her child is a fool... 480 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:08,040 ..to rue the day she fell for him. 481 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,720 For now, she decides to keep an eye on Darnley... 482 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:16,360 ..keep him in the dark about her knowledge of his treachery. 483 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,480 And the best Darnley figures he can do for now 484 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,520 is sit tight, wait for the baby to be born, 485 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,760 and after that, maybe stage a comeback. 486 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,200 And pigs might fly. 487 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:42,400 A few months later, Mary gives birth to a baby boy. 488 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:45,560 BABY CRIES 489 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,280 BELL CHIMES 490 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:56,560 During her 20 hours of labour, 491 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,800 Mary prayed that she'd never been married, 492 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,640 but while marriage to Darnley has been a disaster, 493 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:05,520 at least there's a pay-off - a healthy, vigorous boy. 494 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:07,920 Now Mary has an heir, Scotland has an heir, 495 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,960 England has an heir. 496 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,480 And Darnley? Well, he's living on borrowed time. 497 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:25,880 MILES: After the birth of Prince James, 498 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:30,200 Mary has a spectacular political triumph in the baptism of James. 499 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,560 All these Crown heads of Europe come. 500 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,080 It's a huge party and it's a huge success, 501 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:40,120 apart from Darnley, who ruins the whole thing by not showing up, 502 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,840 which is a massive problem, and this sort of highlights 503 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,600 how bad the relationship between Mary and Darnley has got. 504 00:36:55,760 --> 00:37:00,760 A relationship so toxic that Darnley is plotting his wife's overthrow. 505 00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:05,120 With the backing of his clan, the Lennox Stewarts, 506 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:09,680 Darnley plans to kidnap his own son, the infant prince. 507 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,000 The clan chiefs realise they need to work together as a united group 508 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,680 to get rid of Darnley. So, in order to do that, 509 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:20,080 they want to see Morton and his accomplices pardoned 510 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,760 for the murder of Rizzio, because they need to work together. 511 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,200 Their objective is to remove Darnley. 512 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,440 They need to be unified to do that. 513 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,280 Moray, Huntly and Bothwell all lobby the Queen 514 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:36,320 to pardon Rizzio's murderer... 515 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:37,160 ..Morton. 516 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:46,200 In the face of such remarkable clan unity, Mary agrees. 517 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:50,760 But Mary trusts none of them. 518 00:37:55,760 --> 00:38:00,280 No wonder Mary's increasingly paranoid about the safety of her newborn son. 519 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,000 Even the 500 soldiers guarding him at Stirling Castle 520 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,040 are no guarantee of his safety. 521 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,400 Mary writes to her cousin, the English Queen. 522 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:18,960 Mary sees Elizabeth as the only one that can keep James secure. 523 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,440 She starts to see that, no matter what she does, 524 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,720 there will be factions bigger, beyond her control, 525 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:30,120 and she's wary of James falling into the trap of either one or other faction, 526 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:34,520 so she really starts to see that Elizabeth is the one who will keep James safe. 527 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,240 Elizabeth warmly agrees to Mary's proposal. 528 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,560 But this is more than just a family favour. 529 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,880 It's a tacit acknowledgement of Mary's claim to the English throne. 530 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,560 And then all of that went up in smoke. 531 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:03,400 One winter's night, a bright flash lights up the Edinburgh sky... 532 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:04,680 EXPLOSION 533 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:06,560 ..followed by a huge explosion. 534 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:15,680 Dogs bark, windows are flung open and candles lit, 535 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,600 as people rush to their doors to find out what's going on. 536 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,000 Dawn breaks. Smoke and rubble are everywhere. 537 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:27,120 In the garden of a house, 538 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:31,440 Darnley and one of his servants are found dead under a tree... 539 00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:35,160 ..barely a mark upon them. 540 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:42,080 Close by is a chair... 541 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:45,720 ..a rope... 542 00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:47,360 ..and Darnley's cloak. 543 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,720 Why did Darnley and his servant climb over the wall into the garden? 544 00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:56,360 And why were they carrying a chair? 545 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,880 Were they fleeing for their lives, 546 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,160 or were they murdered inside the house 547 00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:02,920 and just their bodies dragged outside? 548 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:11,840 When Mary wakes and hears the news, those questions hardly matter. 549 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:13,320 It's how it looks. 550 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:18,240 It looks like murder... 551 00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:21,840 ..which is precisely what it is. 552 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:26,800 To find out what happened, 553 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:31,800 let me take you back to the fateful moment Mary agreed to pardon Morton. 554 00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:37,640 ROSS: He'd been left out in the cold by Darnley 555 00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:39,560 following Rizzio's murder, 556 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:44,520 and Morton really wants to get revenge on Darnley. 557 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:52,600 As soon as his pardon was granted, Morton went straight 558 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:55,880 to see Lord Bothwell, the Queen's closest advisor. 559 00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:06,200 So, he makes a pact, an alliance, with Bothwell to see to Darnley's murder. 560 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:17,000 Their opportunity came when Darnley's debauchery 561 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,960 caught up with him. 562 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:24,240 Third-stage syphilis forced Darnley to take lodgings 563 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:26,400 on the edge of Edinburgh. 564 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:28,640 Darnley was a sitting duck. 565 00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:34,480 ROSS: One night, the conspirators sneak inside his lodgings 566 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:38,120 and they pack the cellar with gunpowder. 567 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,760 It seems that Darnley or his servant 568 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:44,280 seemed to hear some kind of commotion in the cellar of their lodgings, 569 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:46,400 so they attempt to escape out the window. 570 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:49,680 However, they are spotted and they are strangled and asphyxiated 571 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:54,000 in the orchard of the Kirk o' Field and their bodies are left. 572 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,080 The lodgings themself then explode. 573 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:57,960 EXPLOSION 574 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:14,640 AMY: After Darnley's murder, Mary's caught between a rock and a hard place. 575 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:16,800 On the one hand, as Darnley's widow, 576 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,080 you would expect her to be seeking vengeance. 577 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:22,360 On the other hand, as Queen, she has a duty to dispense justice. 578 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:32,320 Her cousin, Elizabeth, spelt it out in a letter written in her own hand. 579 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:36,960 "People are saying that you will look through your fingers at this deed, 580 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:40,240 "instead of avenging it, and that you don't care to take action 581 00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:42,920 "against those who have done you this pleasure." 582 00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:48,800 "Look through your fingers." The suggestion 583 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:52,720 that Mary might have had a hand in the killing is enough reason for Elizabeth 584 00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:54,960 to end all talk of her succession. 585 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:57,000 Mary's fortunes have changed. 586 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,120 She'd been at the height of her powers, 587 00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:02,520 ready to agree the terms of her succession to the English throne. 588 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,560 Now she's isolated and vulnerable. 589 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:13,840 The worry that keeps her awake at night is not pressure from Elizabeth 590 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:15,120 but something else. 591 00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:26,040 It's, "Who's next on their list?" 592 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:27,520 Will it be Mary? 593 00:43:29,240 --> 00:43:30,880 BABY CRIES 594 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:33,200 Will it be her son James? 595 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,920 Mary has been blind... 596 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:44,080 ..too consumed by Darnley's plotting 597 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:47,040 to see the real plot unfold right in front of her eyes. 598 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:56,760 Mary suspects her brother is behind the murder. 599 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:59,000 MORAY: Mary, you forget yourself! 600 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:01,560 You forget yourself! You are but a woman! 601 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:04,520 NEIL: He'd hated Darnley from the beginning. 602 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,360 And now he's done a runner. 603 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:09,960 Moray's on his way to France. 604 00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:20,720 What Mary does next takes the whole world by surprise. 605 00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:28,080 Mary decides that Moray's long-standing enemy, Bothwell, will protect her, 606 00:44:28,280 --> 00:44:30,640 take control of the feuding clans. 607 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:33,200 He will be the champion of the monarchy, 608 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:37,520 the only man who can save her from the same fate as Darnley. 609 00:44:39,240 --> 00:44:40,680 You are strong. 610 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:43,520 And I trust you. 611 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:47,520 He will be the champion of the monarchy, 612 00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:50,480 the only man who can save Mary from the same fate as Darnley. 613 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:54,520 As a signal of her confidence, 614 00:44:54,520 --> 00:44:58,120 Mary puts Bothwell in charge of the military 615 00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:00,520 and then lavishes gifts on him. 616 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:04,360 The last was naive, and macabre in the extreme. 617 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:11,480 Mary gave him Darnley's clothes. 618 00:45:11,480 --> 00:45:12,680 MARY: Mm. 619 00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:14,920 Perfect. 620 00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:30,640 As Bothwell strides around town wearing his victim's clothes... 621 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,880 God save His Grace! 622 00:45:35,920 --> 00:45:37,880 ..Darnley's father piles on the pressure. 623 00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:42,840 His men stick up bills around Edinburgh... 624 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:47,760 ..accusing Bothwell and Mary of the murder. 625 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:56,560 Darnley becomes more of a king in death than he ever was in life. 626 00:45:57,920 --> 00:45:59,280 The people's king. 627 00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:07,040 Two months after the murder, 628 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:11,960 Darnley's dad marches his 3,000-strong clan army to Linlithgow 629 00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:15,920 to make his vengeful intentions crystal clear. 630 00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:19,400 Mary has no choice. 631 00:46:20,520 --> 00:46:22,280 Bothwell goes on trial. 632 00:46:24,680 --> 00:46:27,760 12th April, 1567. 633 00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:32,080 Bothwell stands before Parliament accused of Darnley's murder. 634 00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:34,840 But, remember, this is the land of the clans, 635 00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:39,120 where the words "trial" and "fair" mean different things. 636 00:46:39,120 --> 00:46:42,600 SHOUTING OUTSIDE 637 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:47,600 Outside Parliament, Bothwell has stationed 4,000 armed supporters. 638 00:46:47,880 --> 00:46:51,680 The men wait patiently all day, but the wait is worth it. 639 00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:53,720 Bothwell is acquitted. 640 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:02,040 If Bothwell can intimidate Parliament, Mary will be a pushover. 641 00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:06,720 Two weeks after his acquittal, 642 00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:11,160 Bothwell abducts Mary and imprisons her in his castle at Dunbar. 643 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:16,880 No wonder she agrees to his marriage proposal. 644 00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:23,240 Bothwell doesn't hang about. 645 00:47:23,240 --> 00:47:26,120 Two weeks after that, they marry. 646 00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:27,440 BELLS RING OUT 647 00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:35,880 Just three months after Darnley's death, Bothwell's taken the Queen, married her. 648 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:41,960 Now his position as top dog in the bloody game of clans is secure. 649 00:47:45,080 --> 00:47:48,480 As Bothwell's ambitions are becoming clear, 650 00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:50,800 dark rumours begin to circulate. 651 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:55,280 Mary was forced into the marriage. 652 00:47:55,280 --> 00:47:57,200 Bothwell had raped her. 653 00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:01,840 AMY: There was certainly a degree of coercion, 654 00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:06,160 and if Mary were raped by Bothwell and she were pregnant from that, 655 00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:07,960 she would have needed to marry him 656 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:13,000 to ensure that those children were not born like Lord James had been - bastards. 657 00:48:16,200 --> 00:48:18,120 This is a violation. 658 00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:20,200 The Queen has been dishonoured. 659 00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:23,920 Bothwell will have to go. 660 00:48:26,760 --> 00:48:28,320 The fiery cross is lit. 661 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:32,360 The Protestant clans muster for battle. 662 00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:40,000 The Earl of Morton leads the defence of the Queen's honour, 663 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:44,240 but don't think for a minute he has Mary's interests at heart. 664 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:48,960 On 12th June, they declare Bothwell 665 00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:52,680 "to be the principal author and murderer of the King's Grace of good memory 666 00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:55,040 "and ravishing of the Queen's Majesty." 667 00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:58,480 That's pretty rich coming from Bothwell's co-conspirators, 668 00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:01,480 but this is fake news, 16th-century style. 669 00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:07,960 Mary's world has been turned upside down. 670 00:49:10,120 --> 00:49:11,920 A few years ago she'd been on top... 671 00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:15,400 ..her kingdom under control, 672 00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:18,440 the clan chiefs on the leash. 673 00:49:20,760 --> 00:49:23,040 Now here she is, 674 00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:26,440 mentally and physically battered by the worst of them. 675 00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:31,960 The Protestant clans march. 676 00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:35,440 Their target - Bothwell. 677 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:38,280 Bothwell has the support of his own Clan Hepburn. 678 00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:46,240 The two armies meet east of Edinburgh on Carberry Hill. 679 00:50:05,720 --> 00:50:08,320 Neither side is prepared to make the first move. 680 00:50:10,720 --> 00:50:13,600 The Protestant chiefs don't want a bloodbath. 681 00:50:15,040 --> 00:50:17,600 They just want Bothwell. 682 00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:19,400 The terms are simple. 683 00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:23,640 Either Bothwell divorces Mary 684 00:50:23,640 --> 00:50:27,600 or he agrees to trial by single combat. 685 00:50:29,480 --> 00:50:31,680 Bothwell chooses to fight... 686 00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:36,320 ..providing his opponent is of sufficient rank. 687 00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:41,000 The question is - who? 688 00:50:43,480 --> 00:50:44,640 Morton. 689 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:51,320 Of course, both are treacherous liars, Bothwell the worst of them. 690 00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:54,480 Here he is, demanding to fight the very man 691 00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:57,880 who was his partner in Darnley's murder until they fell out. 692 00:50:57,880 --> 00:51:00,520 Now Bothwell wants him dead. 693 00:51:03,600 --> 00:51:07,640 As the testosterone and insults fly, Mary takes charge. 694 00:51:09,920 --> 00:51:12,160 She's had enough of the bullying, 695 00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:15,000 the relentless feuding and blood-letting. 696 00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:18,800 Whatever the outcome, no-one will ever be satisfied. 697 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:25,920 If Bothwell wins, the chiefs will never accept it. 698 00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:29,320 In all probability, they'll just charge or send in more champions 699 00:51:29,320 --> 00:51:31,600 until Bothwell collapses or dies. 700 00:51:31,600 --> 00:51:34,600 If Bothwell loses, Mary will have lost her protector. 701 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:37,080 So it's checkmate. 702 00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:40,720 All Mary can do is surrender. 703 00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:47,480 Mary agrees to the divorce and to give herself up... 704 00:51:47,480 --> 00:51:51,120 ..on the condition the chiefs guarantee her safety 705 00:51:51,120 --> 00:51:53,520 and allow Bothwell to escape. 706 00:52:05,160 --> 00:52:10,200 Surprise, surprise - Morton and the rebel chiefs don't keep their word. 707 00:52:13,880 --> 00:52:15,800 Rather than protect Mary, 708 00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:20,160 they imprison her...in a castle in the middle of Loch Leven. 709 00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:26,280 A month after Mary arrives, she miscarries twins. 710 00:52:26,280 --> 00:52:29,360 Their father, Bothwell, has fled to Europe. 711 00:52:29,360 --> 00:52:31,840 He will never return to Scotland again. 712 00:52:31,840 --> 00:52:33,560 But guess who's back? 713 00:52:35,640 --> 00:52:38,680 Brother Moray is on his way to Loch Leven. 714 00:52:38,680 --> 00:52:43,240 This time his bendable little sister is in no position to argue. 715 00:52:47,360 --> 00:52:50,840 MILES: Moray forces Mary to sign abdication papers, 716 00:52:50,840 --> 00:52:53,680 essentially saying that she would resign the throne 717 00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:55,720 in favour of her infant son James, 718 00:52:55,720 --> 00:52:59,120 and then Moray would rule Scotland on his behalf. 719 00:53:05,120 --> 00:53:08,080 Mary did briefly escape her captors... 720 00:53:09,640 --> 00:53:13,480 ..smuggled across the loch in a rowing boat. 721 00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:15,760 She then rode west to Hamilton, 722 00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:20,320 where her supporters set up a temporary court and urge her to fight. 723 00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:26,040 Mary clashes with her brother at the Battle of Langside, 724 00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:30,240 just outside Glasgow, in May 1568. 725 00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:35,520 After 45 minutes, the outcome is a crushing defeat. 726 00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:41,000 Now Mary is a queen on the run. 727 00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:46,280 AMY: Mary's nerves are frazzled. 728 00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:53,560 Mary then makes perhaps one of the worst decisions of her life, 729 00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:56,000 one of the rashest decisions of her life. 730 00:53:57,720 --> 00:53:59,640 She foolishly flees to England. 731 00:54:01,880 --> 00:54:05,480 AMY: Elizabeth I, her cousin, a fellow monarch, 732 00:54:05,480 --> 00:54:08,600 somebody who understands the sanctity of queenship, 733 00:54:08,600 --> 00:54:11,520 will surely protect her. 734 00:54:21,640 --> 00:54:24,080 In the eyes of her English captors, 735 00:54:24,080 --> 00:54:25,800 Mary's name is blackened. 736 00:54:27,560 --> 00:54:30,560 Implicated in the murder of Darnley, 737 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:32,240 married his killer. 738 00:54:33,760 --> 00:54:35,840 GATE CLANGS 739 00:54:35,840 --> 00:54:38,240 Elizabeth's hands are tied. 740 00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:45,800 Mary will stay locked up for the rest of her life. 741 00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:47,080 Job done. 742 00:54:55,880 --> 00:55:00,160 Back in Scotland, civil war between the Protestant clan chiefs 743 00:55:00,160 --> 00:55:03,320 and Mary's beleaguered supporters rages on. 744 00:55:07,080 --> 00:55:09,880 Moray's rule as Regent is brief. 745 00:55:09,880 --> 00:55:14,480 After just two years, an assassin's bullet takes him. 746 00:55:16,920 --> 00:55:21,280 Morton, the chief who plotted the murder of Darnley, lives on. 747 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:25,440 He's won, come out on top. 748 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:27,880 Regent over the boy king. 749 00:55:34,200 --> 00:55:36,880 MARY: I am of no use to anyone. 750 00:55:39,400 --> 00:55:43,800 But Mary's son, Prince James, is 14 now. 751 00:55:43,800 --> 00:55:48,160 Growing up, he's seen the kingdom descend into chaos, civil war, 752 00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:49,600 clan against clan, 753 00:55:49,600 --> 00:55:53,240 in which violence and retribution spiralled out of control. 754 00:55:56,480 --> 00:56:01,000 James is determined to be rid of these unruly clan chiefs. 755 00:56:03,320 --> 00:56:07,840 James understands the kind of plots that imprisoned his mother 756 00:56:07,840 --> 00:56:09,680 and killed his father. 757 00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:16,520 They will not get in his way. 758 00:56:18,960 --> 00:56:23,960 The teenage James proclaims himself old enough to rule without a regent 759 00:56:23,960 --> 00:56:26,360 and pushes Morton out of power. 760 00:56:27,600 --> 00:56:30,160 He will deal with Morton the clan way. 761 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:36,320 Morton spent his last night on Earth writing to James, 762 00:56:36,320 --> 00:56:38,920 justifying why he and the chiefs had plotted against his father. 763 00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:44,640 Even to his end, Morton is lying, deceiving, spinning. 764 00:56:48,080 --> 00:56:51,200 But James refuses to read the letter. 765 00:56:53,880 --> 00:56:55,120 Click... 766 00:56:56,240 --> 00:56:57,240 ..click... 767 00:56:58,480 --> 00:57:03,400 Counting down to the moment the guillotine will fall. 768 00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:20,720 While her teenage son rules in her place, 769 00:57:20,720 --> 00:57:24,680 the Queen remains imprisoned, abandoned, isolated, 770 00:57:24,680 --> 00:57:28,760 reduced to making mad Catholic plots to assassinate Elizabeth 771 00:57:28,760 --> 00:57:30,920 so she can be a real queen. 772 00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:34,840 It could only be a matter of time before Protestant Elizabeth 773 00:57:34,840 --> 00:57:38,800 chose to rid herself of the Catholic thorn in her side. 774 00:57:40,080 --> 00:57:41,720 THUD AND SQUELCH 775 00:57:48,360 --> 00:57:50,280 James will learn from history. 776 00:57:52,320 --> 00:57:54,520 One of his first actions as King 777 00:57:54,520 --> 00:57:58,560 will be to try to eradicate clan identity and culture. 778 00:57:59,800 --> 00:58:04,240 The sons of the chiefs will be sent to the Lowlands to be re-educated. 779 00:58:05,400 --> 00:58:08,800 The Gaelic language will be outlawed - 780 00:58:08,800 --> 00:58:11,760 the principal cause, as James sees it, 781 00:58:11,760 --> 00:58:13,560 of their barbarity. 782 00:58:15,120 --> 00:58:17,800 But the age of the clans is far from over. 783 00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:23,880 They will continue to shape Scotland's destiny for good and ill. 784 00:58:25,120 --> 00:58:26,640 But that's another story.