Mary Stuart

When King James I was a baby, his father was killed, as he later claimed, by James' mother. She was then imprisoned and beheaded. James was therefore raised by regents. He later revealed to the Thirteenth Doctor that his mother left him when he was under one year old and was made into a scapegoat.

James had the opportunity to see his mother before she died, but never visited as he did not forgive her for abandoning him. He later redirected his anger toward his mother into witch hunts. (TV: The Witchfinders)

Behind the scenes
Although the link between the two has not yet been made within the DWU, in the real world, the mother of James I was Mary, Queen of Scots.