Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...

In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant ... By 1560, The Lords of the Congregation had overthrown the power of Mary's mother, Mary of Guise, and created a provisional ...

The relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth ... When she was six days old her father died and she became queen. Her mother acted as regent in her stead. At just five years of ...

effectively overthrowing his mother. The team believes the discovered castle led to the downfall of the queen. The excavation ...

Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...

Over 400 after her death, newly decoded letters between Mary Queen of Scots and the French ambassador to England reveal her thoughts from when her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, held her captive. A statue ...

This movie explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland ... King of France sure and certain heiress to the crown of England while she lived: mother of James, most puissant ...

This movie explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native ...

On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, to claim the throne weeks later Eli Wizevich Peter and ...