The Catholic threat undoubtedly revolved around Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. She had become Queen of Scotland when her father, James V, was killed in battle against the English in 1542.

Over 400 after her death, newly decoded letters between Mary Queen of Scots and the French ambassador to England reveal her thoughts from when her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, held her captive. A statue ...

The most notorious royal to spend time there was Mary, Queen of Scots, great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and first cousin once removed to Queen Elizabeth I. She had claimed the throne of ...

the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. He was crowned James VI of Scotland in 1567 when he was just over one year old. James succeeded to the English ...

for conspiring against her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. A digital 3D model of Mary, Queen of Scots' death mask has been created to mark the 437th anniversary of the monarch's execution. Mary was ...

A crumbling manor house where Mary Queen of Scots sheltered before being ... seeking the protection of her cousin, Elizabeth I. Given Mary's earlier claims to the English throne, Elizabeth saw ...

The Battle of Langside in 1568, was Mary, Queen of Scots' downfall before she ... in February 1587 for strategizing to kill ...

Sir John Neale describes the agony of Elizabeth I as she is forced to decide the fate of her cousin Mary Queen of Scots in early 1587. First broadcast in 1957. Mary was born in December 1542 in ...

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 Mary ...