In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant ... Duly on the 8th of February 1587 Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in Northanptonshire. At her execution Mary ...

Mary Queen of Scots treasure bought for Scotland Virtual ... Queen Elizabeth. She was eventually beheaded on 8 February 1587 for her alleged role in a plot to kill the English queen.

A portrait believed to be of Mary, Queen of Scots has been found beneath a 16th Century painting. The drawing was revealed in an X-ray of the 1589 portrait of Sir John Maitland, Lord Chancellor of ...

The trouble started early for poor old (or rather young) Mary as her father died when she was just six days old and she suddenly found herself to be the Queen of Scotland. Due to her being very ...

The pure silver object is on display just a few miles from Dundrennan Abbey, where Mary spent her last hours on Scottish soil ...

The most notorious royal to spend time there was Mary, Queen of Scots, great-granddaughter of ... and writing her will. She was beheaded on a scaffold in the Great Hall of the castle.