Description of events leading up to the death of Mary ... into Scotland known as 'The Rough Wooing'. Conscious of the benefits of an alliance with France, the Scots betrothed the young queen ...

Jedburgh’s history of growing pears stretches back nine centuries (or possibly even longer, as it appears Roman legionaries were big fans of Babycham) David I of Scotland found the Borders a ...

The trouble started early for poor old (or rather young) Mary as her father died when she was just six days old and she suddenly found herself to be the Queen of Scotland. Due to her being very ...

The cup is on display at the Helena Thompson Museum A communion cup belonging to Mary Queen of Scots has "returned home ... in a Grade II listed Georgian house The item was valued between ...

With the 96-year-old US-resident composer in attendance, the opening of Thea Musgrave’ s Mary, Queen of Scots was an event ... arriving back home in Scotland as queen. Musgrave’s libretto ...

the Scots nobles agree to marry Mary to Francois, son of Henry II of France. Mary is sent to France for her safety. In 1558 she marries Francois and becomes Queen of France as well as Scotland.

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Her father died just a week after her birth. A fervent Roman Catholic and a claimant to the English Crown ...