With his lament, Burns cemented Mary’s status as a tragic figure ripe for romantic literary representation. Burns’ work ...

Musgrave focuses on Mary’s return to Scotland in 1561 and the events leading to her abdication in 1567. It is Mary’s relationship with various men that leads the narrative; her half-brother James who ...

The messages, written while she was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, were mistakenly listed as Italian texts in France’s national library. By Euan Ward Reporting from London Deep in the ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A trio of ...

Over 50 coded letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, have been deciphered, revealing her private thoughts, according to a new study. Photo from the journal Cryptologia Over 50 encrypted letters ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of Scotland ...

Secret, coded letters penned by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I have been uncovered by a multidisciplinary team of international codebreakers.

After receiving its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival, Mary, Queen of Scots, tours Scotland. As Elizabeth I of England (Charlotta Öfverholm) nears the end of her life, she is ...

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 computer scientist, a musician, and a physicist enter the archives of a national library. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but the punchline is a serious one: Researchers of various ...

Letter written hours before her execution in 1587 will form part of exhibition and programme of events in Perth aiming to bring queen’s story to life A letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots hours ...