A set of gold rosary beads carried by Mary, Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587 are among treasures worth more than £1m stolen in a raid at Arundel castle. Other items include coronation cups given by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl Marshal and several gold and silver items. The items were [read more]
Inverness Castle is set to transform into a visitor attraction. The property was used as a sheriff’s court until the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service moved to a new building last year. The current castle dates from 1836, and its transformation will include new exhibition space, cafes and a roof terrace – which could take [read more]
Read part three here. The trouble with Mary, Queen of Scots, was not over yet. The Babington Plot of 1586 saw Elizabeth’s spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham beginning to assemble a case against her. Following a letter in which Mary incriminated herself in the plot, she was put on trial. However, putting a sister sovereign to [read more]
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 a unique partnership over the years. On 23 November 1558, Elizabeth rode into London and moved into the Tower on 28 November. She moved again a week later, to Somerset [read more]
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 his will, and the title passed to his nephew David. Margaret, however, maintained that she was her father’s heir and from now on signed her name as “Margaret Lennox and [read more]
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 name of the former castle, a second that King Richard III was born there in 1452 and the third reminds the visitor that Mary, Queen of Scots was executed there [read more]
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