Mary, Queen of Scots (1578, detail), painted by Peter Oudry - Mila Tomisch Lochleven Castle is today a ruin, visited by tourists, but in the 16th century, for 11 months, it was the prison of Mary, ...

An international team of codebreakers said Wednesday they have found and deciphered the long-lost secret letters of 16th-century monarch Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most argued-over figures in ...

Making its ENO premiere, this critically acclaimed modern opera set 500 years ago tells the story that still resonates today. With hostile forces on every side, Mary I of Scotland attempts to secure a ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of Scotland ...

In the dead of night on Feb. 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots wrote to France’s King Henri III, brother of her first husband: “Tonight, after dinner, I have been advised of my sentence: I am to be ...

We're still not sure the team behind the upcoming film Mary Queen of Scots read any history books, but….it sure looks pretty? Focus Features just released a second trailer for their upcoming tale of ...

Over 50 encrypted letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, have been deciphered, revealing the ill-fated monarch’s meditations on a wide variety of subjects. A team of international code-breakers ...

The first trailer for the upcoming historical drama based on the royal rivalry between two Queens, Mary Queen of Scots, hit this morning, and we can already hear the emails being written. The film ...

MANY dramatists have dealt with the story of Mary Queen of Scots, but only Shakespeare could have done it justice. A Greek would have had to make three tragedies out of the three conflicts: (1) ...

Anna Groundwater, a curator at National Museums Scotland, talked about the particular appeal of pieces related to Mary, Queen of Scots. By Susanne Fowler The messages, written while she was imprisoned ...

Some of Hollywood's most famous faces are willing to conceal themselves to produce cinematic gold. When you see as many movies in a year as Yahoo Entertainment does, you start to see patterns emerging ...