Mary Queen of Scots' half-brother killed her husband in bid to seize power - as letter by Elizabeth I may have solved 450-year murder mystery. Historian claims husband of Mary, ...

When Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate, her half-brother James Stewart took over as Regent. He seemed to be a doing a good job but he also made enemies ...

"This is a truly exciting discovery… We have broken secret codes from kings and queens previously, and they're very ...

Mary had trusted her older half-brother, but he had simply used her to destroy a personal enemy and, in the process, ... Mary, Queen of Scots: Politics, Passion and a Kingdom Lost by Jenny Wormald ...

Mary, Queen of Scots with her son, the future King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) Barrels of gunpowder that had been placed underneath his sleeping quarters were detonated at 2am on ...

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.

Mary, Queen of Scots used a “spiral locking” technique to seal the last letter she wrote before her execution, ... “Sire, my brother-in-law, having by God’s will, ...

Via wp-image-401628356. Mary Queen Of Scots has traditionally been depicted as a failed usurper, a footnote in the larger story of Elizabeth I, the long-reigning queen who eventually killed her ...

Mary, Queen of Scots, ... Elizabeth I used a spiral lock for a letter written to Henri III in 1573, revisiting the prospect of the queen marrying the king's younger brother Francois, ...

Mary, Queen of Scots used a “spiral locking” technique to seal the last letter she wrote before her execution, indicating that she wanted the contents to remain secret, according to research ...