Mary wrote the letter in French around 2 a.m. on the day of her execution. National Library of Scotland On the morning of February 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, knelt at an execution block in the ...

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 ...

A letter written by Mary Queen of Scots just hours before her execution is to go on display for the first time in nearly a decade. Mary penned what is believed to be her last letter at 2am on ...

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 ...

Mary Stuart's father reportedly predicted that the Scottish throne would end with a woman. But no one could have foreseen the many twists that would lead to her eventual execution. A SCOTTISH WOMAN AT ...

One of Scotland's most famous historical figures is poised to make an eerie reappearance this month at a pub constructed from the very bricks of the castle where she was beheaded. Mary, Queen of Scots ...

Internationally synonymous with Scottish identity, Robert Burns is Scotland’s national bard, a status he has achieved through his popularity since his death in 1796. He wrote some of the country’s ...