Ah yes, the encyclopedia!! The song is about the trials and tribulations of Mary Stuart born 1542 and died 1587. Daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary Guise. Six days after her birth her father died and she became queen of Scotland. Her french mother sent Mary to France in 1548. In April 1558 (at the tender age of 16) she married the dauphin, Francis; she secretly agreed to bequeath Scotland to France if she should die without a son. In July 1559, Francis succeeded his father , become King Francis II and Mary became queen of France as well as Scotland. She lost the support of the Protestant Scottish nobility by her political decisions and marriages and abdicated in 1567. She was imprisioned at Lochleven Castle ( mentioned in the song, I believe.) She eventually returned to England and spent nearly 19 years in captivity. Her son James born in 1566 became James I of England. Perhaps with the story in my craw I can get the words down for you Muzishun! harpgirl