Whether it's the prison letter of Mary, Queen of Scots or a 500-year-old pendant celebrating the marriage of Henry VIII, these are the most interesting history news stories of February 2023.

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.

The tree which is directly linked to Mary Queen of Scots and dates back over 400 years has been damaged A historic tree linked to Mary Queen of Scots has suffered damage from Storm Eowyn.

A trio of codebreakers has found and deciphered a treasure trove of lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots. The letters, written in an elaborate cipher, reveal more about Mary Stuart’s ...

One recent example of an important historical discovery by codebreakers are letters dating back to 1578 through 1584 by Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots in the 16th century.

News about Queen of Scots Mary. Commentary and archival information about Queen of Scots Mary from The New York Times.

Sir Francis Walsingham was Queen Elizabeth I's secretary and spymaster. Together, all signs pointed to the fact that the team may have found letters of Mary Stuart thought lost for centuries.

Codebreakers have finally deciphered the lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots The royal wrote letters in code from prison before being beheaded in 1587. By Laura Baisas Published Feb 8, 2023 9:00 ...

Who was Mary, Queen of Scots? Mary Stuart was crowned queen of Scotland just six days after her birth in 1542 following the unexpected death of her father, James V, according to researchers.

Mary, Queen of Scots' Secret Letters Found and Decrypted Most of the correspondence was with the French ambassador – and primarily about conspiracies, mystery and captivity.

A trio of codebreakers has found and deciphered a treasure trove of lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots. The 57 secret letters, from Mary Stuart to the French ambassador to England ...