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A new scent has been created to evoke the life and times of James VI and I as part of a major exhibition on the “often misunderstood” monarch born to Mary, Queen of Scots. James VI became king ...
Thousands of documents stolen from the archives of National Records of Scotland (NRS ... like letters by Robert Burns and Mary, Queen of Scots, were high profile, potentially valuable documents ...
Dr Alan Borthwick, head of Medieval and Early Modern Records ... old Scots term meaning “mother”. The young James became king when he was just 13 months old, after his mother Mary, Queen ...
A casket which may have led to Mary, Queen of Scots being beheaded is to go on display in Stirling for the first time. Mary Stuart inherited the throne at just six weeks old, but was forced to ...
Curator Dr Anna Groundwater discusses the Mary, Queen of Scots casket to go on display at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling.
Fears have been raised that a manor once used to imprison Mary Queen of Scots may never reopen to the public. The Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust is calling on English Heritage to carry out ...
Glamis Castle has been home to the Earls of Strathmore since 1372 and over the centuries it has welcomed many significant figures in Scottish history, including Mary Queen of Scots; James Stuart ...
The historic house dates as far back as 1107, and was even visited by Mary, Queen of Scots in 1566. The Stuart family first came into possession of the property in 1491, and have occupied it ever ...
The second child and eldest daughter of King Frederik and Queen Mary turns 18 on April 21, and she’s been celebrating with several events. On April 15, Isabella and her family stepped out at The ...
Queen Mary of Denmark has issued a statement following the death of a former employee and close friend. Michael Halbye was skiing in the Verbier region on Saturday when he fell off piste and was ...
Michael Halbye, a 69-year-old financier whom King Frederik and Queen Mary counted as a close friend, suffered a serious skiing accident while on holiday in the moneyed Swiss resort of Verbier.