In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots ... throwing your wife or family out onto the street for receiving the sacraments, or ceasing all trade and business with Catholics. Most Scots, however, found ...
On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots ... the Villiers family’s scandalous rise to power ...
The pure silver object is on display just a few miles from Dundrennan Abbey, where Mary spent her last hours on Scottish soil ...
The Grade I listed ruin, once owned by the Curwen family - who were Lords of the Manor of Workington, gave shelter to Mary Queen of Scots in May 1568 on her last flight from Scotland before her ...
Yes, both The Favourite and Mary Queen of Scots depict worlds where political men try to ma­noeuvre formidable female royalty. And both take liberties with history, showing the monarchs’ sexual ...
Over 400 after her death, newly decoded letters between Mary Queen of Scots and the French ambassador to England reveal her thoughts from when her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, held her captive. A statue ...
A Scottish national treasure once owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, has been bought for £ ... For three centuries, it was owned by the family of the Dukes of Hamilton, following its acquisition ...
This movie explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native ...
Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Her father died just a week after her birth. A fervent Roman Catholic and a claimant to the English Crown ...