Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has long been portrayed as one of history’s romantically tragic figures. Devious, naive, beautiful and sexually voracious, often highly principled, she secured the Scottish throne and bolstered the position of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Her plotting, including probable involvement in the murder of her husband Lord Darnley, led to [read more]
Anna of Denmark and Henrietta Maria: Virgins, Witches, and Catholic Queens (Queenship and Power) Hardcover – 24 November 2017 (UK) & 13 October 2017 (US) This book examines how early Stuart queens navigated their roles as political players and artistic patrons in a culture deeply conflicted about the legitimacy of female authority. Anna of Denmark and [read more]
Lady Arbella Stuart was born in 1575, to Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox and his wife, Elizabeth. Through her father’s line, Arbella was a great-granddaughter of Margaret Tudor which made her a cousin of both Elizabeth I of England and James VI of Scotland (also later James I of England). Having both Tudor and Stuart [read more]
Diana & Dodi: The Truth Hardcover – 31 Aug 2017 (UK & US) Michael Cole is the only person who knew all three victims of the fatal Pont de l’Alma road tunnel crash that occurred in Paris, in the early hours of 31 August, 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Al Fayed and Henri Paul, [read more]
On the anniversary of Mary, Queen of Scots’ escape from Lochleven Castle a new festival to mark her life has been announced. The festival will be held on 2 and 3 September 2017 in Kinross, near Lochleven Castle. She was held at the castle for nearly two years and it was there that she abdicated [read more]
The last letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution is being put for public display by the National Library of Scotland. She wrote the letter just six hours before her execution on 8 February 1587. The letter has not been on display since 2009, and for preservation reasons, it will only be [read more]
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