Thea Musgrave’s rarely performed Mary, Queen of Scots makes its London and English National Opera (ENO) premiere in February ...
The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...
The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.
The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...
Several English locations have been used to represent Scottish settings in the hit Starz series Outlander, with one castle in ...
A VINTAGE Scottish historic site sign is for sale on eBay for £5000. The sign was used at the centuries-old site where James V and Mary Queen of Scots were born. The palace, which originated from a ...
Interestingly, some English filming locations have even stood in for Scottish spots in Outlander. The infamous Wentworth ...
"Congregations of buildings of national importance should not be solely responsible for the bulk of repair, maintenance and sustainability of a historic building of this standing." ...
Another filming location for Wentworth Prison was Linlithgow Palace in Edinburgh, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. Outlander fans will also recognise Scotland as the stand-in for the New World, ...
Fotheringhay Castle was once the seat of power of the Dukes of York, but now it's a pile of bricks on the site where the ...
Located just off the A1, in Northamptonshire, is the tiny village of Fotheringhay, of which the historian John Nicholls wrote ...
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Today-History-Feb08
In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded. After attempting to restore Catholicism to Scotland and two disastrous marriages, she was forced to abdicate and fled to England in 1567. She was ...