Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...

In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant ... Mary from Bothwell's malign influence. In 1567 Mary was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle after a coup d'etat to separate ...

The letter is on the move as part of the National Library of Scotland’s centenary celebrations. Written six hours before she was led to her death, the last letter penned by Mary Queen of Scots is now ...

The relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth ... was exiled and Mary forced to abdicate in July 1567. She was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, Kinross-shire and her infant son ...

Items stolen during the burglary at the West Sussex castle included a set of gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots at her execution. The man remains in custody for questioning ...

The Battle of Langside in 1568, was Mary, Queen of Scots' downfall before she escaped to England where she was captured and ...

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 historic cathedral where Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine of Aragon were buried is facing going part-time unless it can raise £300,000 by Easter. Peterborough Cathedral declared it is 'in ...

A digital 3D model of Mary, Queen of Scots' death mask has been created ... Earl of Bothwell, but was imprisoned and forced to give up her crown in favour of her one-year-old son, James VI.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was branded a murderer ... Through Carr’s lively re-imagining, we huddle with Mary and the women imprisoned with her as they plot an escape and recall with nostalgia ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland ... Conquered, she was unconquerable, nor could the dungeon detain her; slain, yet deathless, imprisoned, yet not a prisoner ...