In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant ... During her years as Elizabeth's prisoner Mary occupied her time with embroidery. One such embroidered work featured Mary's ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542, daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Her father died just a week after her birth. A fervent Roman Catholic and a claimant to the English Crown ...