Why didn't people like Mary queen of Scots?

Answer 1

There were several reasons why many in Scotland did not like Mary, Queen of Scots. The first was because she was a female. In that day in age many people thought that a female ruler was not as good as a male ruler. The second was because she was brought up in France and although she was Scottish she was looked at as a foreigner. The third was because she was Roman Catholic leading a country that was Protestant.

Answer 2

She made an idiot of herself by falling in love with the wrong man twice, and she was accused of the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley. The Protestants didn't like her because she was the main Catholic rival to Elizabeth's throne.