The deposed Scottish queen wrote the four-page missive to her brother-in-law just a few hours before her execution in 1587 ...

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

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

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 ...

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“Mary Queen of Scots” is director Josie Rourke’s historical retelling of one of the most fraught and interesting periods of the Elizabethan era. But how much of it is fact and how much is fiction? The ...

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 ...

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie are dueling queens in an unbalanced epic about two legendary women trying to rule over a world of men. The great pleasure of historical biopics often lies in their ...

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 ...

“Mary, Queen of Scots,” the feature film debut of stage director Josie Rourke, is filled with all of the backstabbing, palace intrigue and secrecy you’d expect from the Elizabethan era. One of the ...

'Mary Queen of Scots' and 'The Favourite' see women grappling for power, with the costume designers aiming to convey royal rivalry onscreen through fashion. By Lindsay Weinberg The year’s top two ...

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 ...