On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots ... rise to power at the court of England's James ...

Conscious of the benefits of an alliance with France, the Scots betrothed the young queen to Francis, the four-year-old heir to the French crown, and sent Mary to be raised at the court of Henry II.

In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant ... bringing with her the glamour and authority of Scotland's royal court, and drawing nobles, both Catholic and Protestant ...

Saoirse Ronan's look for the film was unveiled earlier this year A new film that shows Mary, Queen of Scots meeting rival English queen Elizabeth I has been criticised for its historical inaccuracies.