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.

Mary Queen of Scots daughter of James V of Scotland was born at Linlithgow Palace ... She ruled successfully but extravagantly with her French styled court frowned upon by the Calvinist Scottish ...

In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate ...

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThis short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.This short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, ...

Despite Darnley’s philandering ways, the erratic consort became increasingly jealous of the Queen’s friendship with her Italian musician David Rizzio. The egotistical Darnley listened to rumours ...

As the year draws to a close, Queen Mary of Denmark has taken the time to reflect on the first year of her reign. The Danish royal heads The Mary Foundation which looks to tackle social isolation ...

On the Danish royal family Instagram, the Queen can be seen inspecting and ... banquets or the annual New Year’s courts, Mary often wears the ‘Danish Ruby Parure Tiara’.

We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Queen Mary of Denmark knows how to get into the holiday spirit. While volunteering at a food shelter in Copenhagen this week ...

When Elizabeth was just two years old, her mother was beheaded for adultery on the orders of her father and she was exiled from court ... Elizabeth's cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots - a Catholic ...

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