# The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-mary-queen-of-scots/289002>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-mary-queen-of-scots/289002 "2005-02-08T15:33:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-mary-queen-of-scots/289002/21 "2005-02-10T05:21:34Z")

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> [@matt\_mcl](#):
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> Albert is King of the Belgians today, and Louis-Philippe was King of the French.

I think the Greek monarchs were styled _King/Queen of the Hellenes_.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-mary-queen-of-scots/289002/22 "2005-02-10T10:30:47Z")

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Just popped in to say I love this thread. Not many places you get a history lesson interwoven with a fiendishly funny comedy skit! 😃

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-mary-queen-of-scots/289002/23 "2005-02-14T10:59:32Z")

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“Three cheers for the Hempress of Colney 'Atch!”

[sub]let’s see who gets **that** reference![/sub]

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**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-mary-queen-of-scots/289002/24 "2005-02-14T11:05:26Z")

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Funny that penguin being there. I wonder where it came from.

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