From its royal history to the many times the pearl was almost lost, here’s the story behind La Peregrina.

History enjoys a good conflict. Rivalries that shaped industries, defined nations, and sparked creative revolutions ...

Mary, Queen of Scots– ill, paranoid and desperate in her years of captivity under Elizabeth I – passed many of the long and dreary hours of her incarceration writing letters, many in code. Now, over ...

Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh has launched an innovative BA (Hons) Digital and Graphic Design course, which is set to welcome its first cohort of undergraduate students in September 2026.

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, is a historical figure that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. Her story is filled with drama, intrigue, and tragedy, and her ...

The Devonshire Manuscript contains love poems written by the ladies at the court of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. It consists of 124 pages on which 184 poems had been lovingly ...

After working for some time on decoding mysterious encrypted letters, the codebreakers realize that the ciphered messages might be written by Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots herself, during a critical ...

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Today would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday. The Iron Lady was the most marmite of British politicians, conjuring up feelings of admiration amongst some and deep disdain among others. In ...

For centuries, their mysteries remained unraveled in the depths of a French library. But now coded messages written by Mary Queen of Scots have finally been deciphered after more than four centuries ...

One of Scotland’s most cherished treasures, a rare French silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, has gone on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery. This iconic piece of ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. As Elizabeth I of England (Charlotta Öfverholm) nears the end of her life, ...