While King Charles III will be presented with the Honours of Scotland, known as the Scottish Crown Jewels, on 5 July, King Charles II was the last monarch who was crowned with the Honours. Mary, Queen of Scots was the first Scottish monarch who was crowned with them in 1543.
Mary, Queen of Scots was born on 8 December 1542 to King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Her father died…
Silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots on display
20th May 2022
The silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, is now on display in Hawthornden Court at the National Museum of Scotland.
Made in Paris probably between 1493 and 1510, the casket is an extremely rare work of early French silver. Even in France…
Four oak armorial panels once hanging in a home inhabited by Marie de Guise, Mary Queen of Scot’s mother and wife of James V, are now part of the collections of the National Museums Scotland. The acquisition was announced on a meaningful day, with 8 December being the…
Historic Scottish estate with links to Mary, Queen of Scots opens for visitors after ten-year restoration
18th September 2021
Brucefield Estate, in Forestmill, is reopening after a ten-year restoration project. The estate was originally owned by the Stewarts of Rosyth, the family who welcomed Mary, Queen of Scots, back to Scotland.
Brucefield Estate is now owned by biologist Victoria Bruce-Winkler, who inherited it from her late father in 2012. She has undertaken a ten-year conservation project that focused on…
A range of irreplaceable historical artefacts, including rosary beads Mary Queen of Scots brought to her execution, was stolen when Arundel Castle was broken into during a £1 million raid.
According to Sussex Police, a burglar alarm at the castle went off at 22:30 BST on…
Royal stories are never far from the headlines and if the modern monarchies can’t provide a tale then those who trod palace corridors before them are always on hand to give us a regal fix. This week, historic homes used by some of the most famous royals of them all…
Mary, Queen of Scots' hiding place could become a wedding venue
12th September 2019
She is among the most romantic of all royals and now the tranquil spot where she tried to escape her dramatic fate could be part of modern love stories. The castle where Mary, Queen of Scots hid in an attempt to evade capture and begin a new quest for power could become a wedding venue.
Workington Hall in Cumbria became the queen’s refuge in 1568 as she fled from Scotland. Mary had been…
The sixteenth century late-GothicSint-Andrieskerk on the Augustijnenstraat
in Antwerp preserves a monument with a quite extraordinary royal connection,
for which reason many English visitors in particular, seek it out.In
1513,Augustine friars established a…
Interest in Mary, Queen of Scots has been piqued worldwide after the release of the BAFTA-nominated film bearing her name, and now a historic exemption shows a different side of the often misunderstood queen.
A letter released by the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh…
“Mary Queen of Scots”. These were the words I overheard from a visitor, passing their comment on the magnificent canopy tomb in the south aisle of the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey, erected on the orders of James I to house the remains of his mother, transferred from their first burial place of Peterborough Cathedral to the Abbey in 1612. However, tombs can tell only part of the truth…
