The last time the 1587 letter went on display people queued along George IV Bridge in Edinburgh for the chance to see it.

The letter was written in the cell where Mary had been imprisoned for 19 years, just hours before she was executed.

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 ...

The letter, which is written in French, is held by the National Library of Scotland and rarely leaves its vaults.

A historic letter written by Mary Queen of Scots only a few hours before she was executed is set to return to the public view ...

At 2am on Wednesday 8 February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots wrote what is believed to be her last letter, writing to her ...

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, and who’s been previously ...

Of the two historical films opening this week, this is the one with grand, epic drama. Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie play dueling queens in director Josie Rourke’s searing MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, a ...

Experts have discovered a secret portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, that has been hidden for centuries — beneath another painting. X-ray technology was used to reveal the ghostly unfinished portrait of ...

If Academy Awards went to locations, Scotland would be a shoo-in for “Mary Queen of Scots.” The sweep of the Scottish Highlands is breathtaking in the historical drama starring Saoirse Ronan as Mary ...

From the moment she became queen of Scotland at 6 days old, the world never stopped scrutinizing Mary Stuart’s every move — or pitting her against Elizabeth I of England, the cousin whose throne she ...

It is sometimes said that historians reveal as much about their own era as they do about the eras they scrutinize. Critic Bob Mondello says that is also true of historical movies, including the new ...