The Scottish 'history theme park' museum with Mary, Queen of Scots link hit by closure threat
The historic mansion, which is managed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), has hosted Mary, Queen of Scots and was where ...
History Today: When Nasdaq, world's first electronic stock exchange, opened in 1971
On February 8, 1971, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) opened. In 1960, the ...
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This Tragic European Monarch Was Executed for Treason on Her Cousin’s Orders
Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...
James VI, King of Scots 1567 - 1625, King of England and Ireland 1603 - 1625
Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...
Mary returns to rule Scotland – 1561
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Tiny village off UK A road that hides a dark history
Located just off the A1, in Northamptonshire, is the tiny village of Fotheringhay, of which the historian John Nicholls wrote ...
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The Scottish Reformation
However, in 1542 James V died; his only heir was the infant Mary, Queen of Scots. Scotland was plunged into a crisis, the like of which it had not seen since the death of Alexander III and the ...
Rare letter to Queen Elizabeth from love interest fetches £32,000 at auction
An extremely rare autographed letter to Queen Elizabeth from her lifelong friend and possible love interest, Robert Dudley, ...