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

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The historic mansion, which is managed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), has hosted Mary, Queen of Scots and was where ...

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 ...

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 ...

A statue of Mary, Queen of Scots stands at her birthplace of Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. (Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — When they searched through the Bibliothèque nationale de France’s (BnF) ...

The tree which is directly linked to Mary Queen of Scots and dates back over 400 years has been damaged A historic tree linked to Mary Queen of Scots has suffered damage from Storm Eowyn. According to ...

On February 8, 1971, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) opened. In 1960, the ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

An “extraordinary” silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots has undergone fresh conservation work ahead ...

Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim ... and change the course of history.