Queen Elizabeth I – Queen against the odds (Part three)
Read part two here. One of Elizabeth’s first acts was to appoint Sir William Cecil as her Principal Secretary of State, and they would form […]
Mary Queen of Scots
Margaret Douglas – The legacy of Royal Tudor blood (Part three)
Read part two here. In early 1557, Margaret lost the father she had not seen for at least three years. He left Margaret nothing in […]
Fotheringhay Castle and the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Some stone with a fence around it is now all that remains of Fotheringhay Castle. Three signs tell part of its story; one states the […]
Inverness Castle and Mary, Queen of Scots
In 1562, Mary, Queen of Scots visited Inverness Castle – or rather she tried to. On 9 September the gates of the castle were closed […]
500: Catherine de’ Medici – The Mother of three Kings
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
500: Catherine de’ Medici & her daughters-in-law
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]