Queen of scots

Thanks to a recent donation of £3 million, the National Trust is finally able to begin conservation on a concealed portrait of Mary Stuart originally discovered at Ham House in 2017

Royal House of Stewart Family Tree from Robert the Bruce (1306 - 1329) to King James VI of Scotland (1567 - 1625).

A drawing of Mary Queen of Scots in c.1552 aged ten by François Clouet. At this point Mary was in France engaged to the Dauphin, François (later François II).

Mary, Queen of Scots (AKA Mary Stuart) is one of history’s most disastrous queens. From the time she became an infant monarch to her tragic demise, Mary ...

Mary Queen of Scots is a brilliant and timely film about what it means to be a woman with power. Excellently crafted and beautifully told this film is sure to do well this awards season. It is released in UK cinemas on 18 January 2019. Read my review in which I explain why I believe Mary Queen of Scots […]

Costume designer Meredith Markworth-Pollack shares inside dish on the fashion for Oct. 16 episode's crowning achievement

Mary is dressed in a manner almost matching the last portrait, but with a striking crimson under-garment.