Robert Burns and Mary, Queen of Scots: how the poet shaped the enduring cultural legacy of the executed monarch

With his lament, Burns cemented Mary’s status as a tragic figure ripe for romantic literary representation. Burns’ work ...
PBS

The Marriage that Destroyed Mary Stuart

Mary weds Darnley to secure her crown, but her perfect match soon becomes a dangerous mistake. Mary, Queen of Scots, is seeking a marriage to strengthen her claim to the English throne. Her cousin ...

Burns Night: The legacy of a poet who shaped Scotland

On the 25th of January each year, Scots celebrate the life of Robert Burns with good food and recitations of his poetry ...
PBS

Cracking the Queen's Code

See how secret letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, were finally decoded. In early 2023, three amateur codebreakers announced they had successfully decoded the secret correspondence of one of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mary, Queen of Scots, Wrote This Letter Hours Before She Was Executed. Her Words Are Going on Display for the First Time in Years

Mary wrote the letter in French around 2 a.m. on the day of her execution. National Library of Scotland On the morning of February 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, knelt at an execution block in the ...
The New York Times

What Does It Mean to Be a Woman in Power? A Ballet Looks to Two Queens.

Performances in N.Y.C. “Mary, Queen of Scots,” a new commission by Scottish Ballet, puts both her historical tale and contemporary views in motion. Roseanna Leney as Mary in “Mary, Queen of Scots,” ...