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And here's your 30-second summary.

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale? A tale of a baby queen.

Who started on her royal course by fleeing a violent scene. Her mates were Mary, Mary, Mary, and Hay.

Another Mary. And off she went to live her life. The King of France. To Mary. The King of France. To Mary.

Don't be fooled by those harps. This story does not have a happy ending.

Actually, it goes straight downhill from here. The end.

Let's talk about Mary, Queen of Scots. But first, let's drop her into history.

And in a departure from our usual method, we thought that her life intertwined with so many other episodes that we've already covered,

that the best way to learn about the world when she was born is to listen to Elizabeth I, 43 and 44, Catherine of Eragon Episode 22,

the last four wives of Henry VIII, which is Episode 24, and our teeny tiny Tundra tutorial.

Say it again.

I loved that the first time through. I'm loving it again. Say it again.

And our teeny tiny Tundra tutorial.

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