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In fact
she was so exhausted that she caught a fever and nearly died from it.
Later on, when held in captivity by Elizabeth I of England, she said
"Would that I had died in Jedburgh..."
Today the house is a
popular Museum and Visitor Centre. The compelling drama of her life,
with its tragic climax is told in a series of rooms within this ancient
house:
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Her birth, and carefree
childhood in France
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Her return to Scotland as
Queen, her stormy reign, the plots and Mary's downfall
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Her captivity and
eventual execution at Fotheringay Castle in 1587.
The rooms contain tapestries,
oil paintings, furniture, arms and armour and some of Mary's possessions
One of Scotlands top visitor
attractions, nowhere else is the story of Mary, Queen of Scots told and
interpreted so fully.
Many visitors say they have
been left with a profound impression of her life and the times in which
she lived, and deeply touched by it.
Mary Queen of Scots
House
Queen Street, Jedburgh
Roxburgh, Scotland.
Tel:01835 86331
Open: March-mid November, daily, 10-5. Admission charge.
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