19 June - Mary, Queen of Scots gi...

19 June - Mary, Queen of Scots gives birth to a son called Charles

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway by Claire Ridgway
E697
Jun 19, 2021
00:59

Episode notes

On this day in Tudor history, on 19th June 1566, in Scotland, Mary, Queen of Scots gave birth to a baby boy who would grow up to be King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England. He was baptised Charles James though.

Find out more in this talk by historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/t_Gw7qOZ9gg