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 ...

A LETTER penned by Mary Queen of Scots six hours before her death is to go on display in Perth. The Scottish monarch wrote the handwritten letter at 2am in Fotheringhay Castle, England, in 1587 as she ...

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Timewatch presenter Alice Hogge describes the execution of Guy Fawkes on 31 ... His wife was a Catholic, as had been his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots. All the early signs were encouraging, as ...

In 1587, the body of Mary Queen of Scots was initially buried at the Cathedral after her execution but was later removed to Westminster Abbey on the orders of her son, King James VI of Scotland ...

772: Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England but the country is ...

All of this angered Philip; he was also horrified by the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, in February 1587. In 1588, Philip sent a large number of ships, known as an Armada, to invade England.

The tree which is directly linked to Mary Queen of Scots and dates back over 400 years has been damaged A historic tree ...

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The Darnley Sycamore, on Nitshill Road in the southside of Glasgow, is believed to be 5-600 years old – and is also said to have sheltered Mary, Queen of Scots. However, images taken by The National’s ...

These factors – combined with the presence of Mary, Queen of Scots in England in 1568 ... On August 22, 1572, Percy was beheaded at a public execution, after he refused to accept an offer to renounce ...