An island story; a child's history of England . cut off. A few days later the beautiful Queen, who had beenso unhappy and who had caused so much unhappiness,walked into the great hall at Fotheringay. In one handshe carried a Bible, in the other a crucifix. The hallwas hung with black ; at one end was a low scaffold, alsocovered with black. Nineteen years before Mary had come to England,young and beautiful, and, although she was not yet old,the long years in prison had made her look like an oldwoman. She could only walk with difficulty, and whenshe laid her head upon the block, it was seen that
An island story; a child's history of England . cut off. A few days later the beautiful Queen, who had beenso unhappy and who had caused so much unhappiness,walked into the great hall at Fotheringay. In one handshe carried a Bible, in the other a crucifix. The hallwas hung with black ; at one end was a low scaffold, alsocovered with black. Nineteen years before Mary had come to England,young and beautiful, and, although she was not yet old,the long years in prison had made her look like an oldwoman. She could only walk with difficulty, and whenshe laid her head upon the block, it was seen that her hairwas white. Marys servants cried bitterly when she said good-byeto them, although she comforted them by saying that, toher, death was a happy release out of prison. Her littledog would not leave her even after she was dead, butcrept close to her dress, whining sadly, as the Dean ofPeterborough cried, So perish all Elizabeths enemies. When Elizabeth was told that Mary was dead she wasvery angry. She said that although she had signed the. *THE LONG WEARY YEARS OP PRISON LIFE MADE MARY LOOK OLfi STORY OF A MOST UNHAPPY QUEEN 337 death warrant, as the paper was called, she had not meantthat Mary should be killed. It is difficult to know whatElizabeth did mean, for she was deceitful as well as whether she meant it or not, Elizabeth had noright to behead Mary. Marys son, James, who was now the King of Scotland,was very angry with Elizabeth for the manner in whichshe had treated his mother, but he had neither money norsoldiers enough with which to fight against England, sohe did nothing. CHAPTER LXXI ELIZABETH—THE STORY OF HOW ENGLAND WAS SAVEDFROM THE SPANIARDS Philip, King of Spain, who had been married to Mary i.,wanted, after her death, to marry her sister Elizabeth whowas now Queen of England. But Elizabeth would notmarry him, and that made him very angry. Philip hatedthe English people and the Protestant religion, and hemade up his mind to conquer England an
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