08 Dec 1542 - Mary is born at Linlithgow Palace.

14 Dec 1542 - King James V dies.

01 July 1543 - The Treaty of Greenwich is signed, agreeing for Mary to marry the future King Edward VI of England.

09 Sep 1543 - Mary is crowned Queen of Scotland.

Dec 1543 - The Treaty of Greenwich is rejected as Scotland renews its alliance with France.

May 1544 - The English lead a scathing attack on Edinburgh in order to impose Henry VIII's treaty of the Scots. This becomes known as 'The Rough Wooing'.

07 Aug 1548 - Mary sails from Dumbarton château to the safety of France.

24 Apr 1558 - Mary marries the French Dauphin,...