The Secret Letters of Mary Queen of Scots is a Lion TV and Gedeon Programmes production for BBC Scotland, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

The partnership follows the partnership with National Museums Scotland for the successful Mary Queen of Scots exhibition and ...

Scotland’s first recorded fireworks display in Edinburgh over 500 years ago was staged by King James IV, long before Guy ...

Remember, remember... on this day in 1605 Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament was ...

Since childhood, Mary Stuart had enjoyed writing in cipher. Later in life, as Queen of Scots and a prisoner in England for nearly 19 years, the skill became essential to her survival. From an early ...

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 ...

More than 40 of Scotland’s treasured historic buildings in the care of Historic Environment Scotland are either closed or partly sealed off ...

Scotland was afraid, very afraid as the hunt for ‘witches’ swept the country.

The original portrait by Van Dyck of James VI and I forms part of the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. The portrait was ...

HALLOWEEN lovers are in for a treat if they want to head out to some of Scotland’s most haunted spots. And in a country with ...

Anticipation is building as Stirling Smith Museum unveils Ancient Sudan: Enduring Heritage — a free British Museum exhibition celebrating ...

Hamilton & Inches are the only fine jeweller licensed to work with and sell Scotland’s rare freshwater pearls — and one of ...