Mary of scots

'Mary' Christmas everybody! From spectacular festive parties to tragedy and imprisonment, drama was never far away at a Christmas with Mary Queen of Scots.

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie shine in this historical drama about the bitter feud between Mary, Queen of Scots and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.

A portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, which was part of a whole series of portraits of Scottish Monarchs that was commissioned by her grandson, Charles II. Source

Portrait of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, after François Clouet. French School, ca. 17th century.

Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), half-length, in an embroidered red dress, a jewelled headdress and pearl necklace with a crucifix pendant, in a feigned oval

One declaration of love and the whole world changed. Henry the eighth had more influence on our modern life than you would think possible. For a start we wouldn't have the Internet! Here's why!

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Mary, Queen of Scots in Captivity by John Callcott Horsley

• Katherine of Aragon & Anne Boleyn by Richard Burchett. (Dat

Mary Queen of Scots

Ok, back to the pictures. Phew! This weekend Lexi and I went to Edinburgh and stayed with the lovely Lydia Bremer from Friday-Tuesday. We went out to a cute pizza restaurant. Mary Neely was also there. Here's Lydia smelling the wine the proper way, one nostril at a time? After dinner, we met up with Lydia's friends in an Irish pub. Yeah, an Irish pub...in Scotland. Lexi got her first Guiness and this lovely Irish friend of Lydia's taught her how to wait for it to settle properly and also how…