The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots goes on display in 2026 for the first time in almost a decade. Deposed from her ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of Scotland ...

In the dead of night on Feb. 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots wrote to France’s King Henri III, brother of her first husband: “Tonight, after dinner, I have been advised of my sentence: I am to be ...

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While Queen Elizabeth I is more widely known across the United Kingdom, are you familiar with the tragic story of her cousin, ...

Secret, coded letters penned by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I have been uncovered by a multidisciplinary team of international codebreakers.

The ill-fated royal carried the beads to her execution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The prayer beads of infamous 16th-century ...

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The messages, written while she was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, were mistakenly listed as Italian texts in France’s national library. By Euan Ward Reporting from London Deep in the ...

Musgrave focuses on Mary’s return to Scotland in 1561 and the events leading to her abdication in 1567. It is Mary’s relationship with various men that leads the narrative; her half-brother James who ...

Sussex police are urging members of the public to come forward if they have any information related to Friday evening’s theft at England’s Arundel Castle, where thieves made off with worth more than ...

“Mary, Queen of Scots,” a new commission by Scottish Ballet, puts both her historical tale and contemporary views in motion. By Roslyn Sulcas Anna Groundwater, a curator at National Museums Scotland, ...