A poignant letter penned by Mary, Queen of Scots just hours before her 1587 execution is set for public display for the first time in nearly a decade. The fragile document, held by the National ...

"The scene of this picture is laid in the abbey of fotheringhay, the last of the numerous doleful prisons in which this lovely but unfortunate queen was immured, and the prison in which she ended her ...

Mary, Queen of Scots has been dead for more than four centuries, but her final words are drawing fresh crowds in a small Scottish city. The last letter she wrote before her 1587 execution is now on ...

A major new historical exhibition exploring the life, legacy and enduring fascination of Mary Queen of Scots will open at Peterborough Cathedral from September 21 to November 15.

PERTH, Scotland – While eating dinner on Feb. 7, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was told her two decades in prison for alleged treason were finally over – but not in a good way. Her head would be chopped ...

Moments before her execution, Mary had one last message to send to the world. Mary was sentenced to death after being found guilty of plotting the assassination of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. As ...