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 ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle ...

She became Queen of Scots at only six days old following the death of her father, but spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents. Mary returned to Scotland in 1561 ...

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 ...

It was painted by one of the great enamellists Henry Bone. The subject is Mary, Queen of Scots who was executed in 1587. Henry Bone (1755-1834) made a speciality in finding historic Elizabethan ...

Listen to renowned historian Dr John Guy’s lecture on Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. He discusses these two anointed queens who never met in life yet they lie buried at Westminster Abbey just a ...

The most notorious royal to spend time there was Mary, Queen of Scots, great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and first cousin once removed to Queen Elizabeth I. She had claimed the throne of ...

The Catholic threat undoubtedly revolved around Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. She had become Queen ... Mary’s arrival in England posed a great problem for Elizabeth.

The Cambridgeshire woodland where RAF airmen lived during WW2 with building ruins visible The most notorious royal to spend time there was Mary, Queen of Scots, great-granddaughter of King Henry ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V ...