Starring Academy Award nominees Soarise Ronan and Margot Robbie, the film tells the true story of Mary Stuart and her cousin, Elizabeth I.
The much anticipated Elizabethan-era film, Mary Queen of Scots hit theaters everywhere December 21.
Starring Academy Award nominees Soarise Ronan and Margot Robbie, the film tells the true story of Mary Stuart and her cousin, Elizabeth I.
While the story is compelling, was a 2018 film true to its 16th-century inspiration?
Spoilers ahead:
Played in the film by Irish actress Soarise Ronan, Mary Stuart was known for her beauty and stature throughout her life and lived from 1542 to 1587.
Asserted to the throne just six days after her birth, due to her father’s death, Mary was whisked away to France to be educated until she was old enough to rule Scotland.
Marrying her first husband, Francis II, at 16 years old she wore dual crowns as she sat on the French throne.
Mary returned to her homeland of Scotland after her husband died, making her a widow at 18.
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The story of the dueling queens is very much based in reality. Queen Elizabeth I became threatened by Mary due to the favor she had with the English people.
Elizabeth already struggled with the approval of throughout her kingdom. The Queen was able to rule over England due to the death of her father, who also executed her mother and the deaths of all her siblings.
