September 9

Have you ever felt that at times your family puts just a little too much pressure on you? Do they constantly impress upon you the importance of living up to their standards? What ever you face in this regard should be considered in light of the expectations that Mary Stuart’s parents had when it concerned their daughter’s future. On the 9th in 1543, Mary, aged nine months, was crowned Queen of Scots. My guess is that she still had to eat all of her strained peas. Technically, Mary had actually become Queen when her father, King James V, died on December 14, 1542. She was six days old at the time.