Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V ...

Historian Gareth Russell has written Queen James, a biography of King James VI and I - the last king of Scotland - who moved to London ...

The key chapter of his reign involved two women - his mother, Mary Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I of England. Throughout his reign James was keen to be seen to be supportive of the English queen.

Soprano Heidi Stober will bring Musgrave’s radiant melodies to life on stage as Queen Mary. She will be joined by two former ENO Harewood Artists Alex Otterburn as James Stewart, Earl of Moray and ...

Located just off the A1, in Northamptonshire, is the tiny village of Fotheringhay, of which the historian John Nicholls wrote ...

The film stars Scottish hunk James McArdle who viewers might recognise from Mary Queen of Scots or the recent ITV drama ...

A VINTAGE Scottish historic site sign is for sale on eBay for £5000. The sign was used at the centuries-old site where James V and Mary Queen of Scots were born. The palace, which originated from a ...

Fotheringhay Castle was once the seat of power of the Dukes of York, but now it's a pile of bricks on the site where the ...

Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s 1932 novel Sunset Song was recently dropped as a set text on the Higher English syllabus. Now the 1971 ...

Scotland's History The Stewarts James V dies, Mary becomes Queen The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this ...

O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us ...

SHE’S a hot favourite to walk off with the Best Actress BAFTA this evening – but win or lose, Irish star Saoirse Ronan has ...