Decoded letters written in secret cyphers by Mary Queen of Scots during her imprisonment have revealed a woman of high intelligence and political nous who believed she was “going to win”.

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and Queen Elizabeth I had one of the most infamous rivalries in royal history. Here, Express.co.uk delves into the truth of the staggering lifelong feud that has captured ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was gruesomely beheaded by order of England's Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. Mary was convicted of plotting to overthrow Elizabeth.

Mary, Queen of Scots is buried at Westminster Abbey, right next to Elizabeth I. Though they never met in person, despite all their correspondence, Mary and Elizabeth's tombs are side by side in ...

Mary, Queen of Scots, may have been the monarch who got her head chopped off, but she eventually proved triumphant in a roundabout way: After Elizabeth died childless in 1603, it was Mary’s son ...

Queen of Scotland from 1542-1567 and queen consort of France from 1559-1560, Mary's complicated personal life and political immaturity eventually led to her execution by Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 On This Day in History On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left ...