Mary Queen of Scots Body

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  • Christine Grahame, a member of the Scottish Parliament, appealed for a reinterment of Mary Queen of Scots' remains, now lying in the Westminster Abbey, in Falkland Palace on Scottish soil. Grahame claims that the Queen's body should rest in her native Scotland because she is an important national figure who was "the victim of English plotting".BBC News: Queen Mary's body 'should return' (October 13, 2008)

    While several political and cultural figures approved the motion, a history expert described it as "crazy." The Westminster Abbey responded that Mary Queen of Scots should remain at her current resting place, where she was buried by her own son, James I of England.Times Online: Mary Queen of Scots must be returned... (October 13, 2008)

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