Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots: Cousins in a Royal Conflict

The rivalry between Protestant Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic, was one of the most dramatic political and religious conflicts of the 16th century. Amy Leonard, a Georgetown University professor of history, examines the real relationship between these two powerful yet diametrically opposed rivals, who never met in person but were linked by family ties, gender, and religious and political intrigue.