Mary Stuart is the Queen of Scotland, as the only surviving child of her father, King James V. Her father died just days after her birth, leaving her to inherit the crown. She had been engaged to Prince Francis since they were children to forge an alliance between Scotland and France. When she was sixteen, Mary returned to court and there, she and Francis fell in love. A year later, when her
Mary Queen of Scots is a retelling of the turbulent life of Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan), based on the book “Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart” by Dr. John Guy. Queen of France at 16, at 18 Mary is widowed, defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne.
This Mary Queen of Scots filming location is Seacliff Beach in North Berwick, East Lothian. Just slightly down the coast from Edinburgh. The beach also featured in Outlaw King (2018) which Netflix happened to release in the same year as Mary Queen of Scots.on January 07, 2021. The lavishly produced historical drama Mary Queen Of Scots is streaming on Netflix in the UK now. The movie stars Saoirse Ronan as the titular monarch with Margot Robbie as her rival for power Elizabeth I. Guy Pearce, Gemma Chan, Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn also star with David Tennant as the controversial Scottish preacherKxPlX4.