Last Updated on February 18, 2025 Mary’s stage rule is as short as her real one The rarely performed Mary, Queen of Scots (1973) made its London debut at ENO’s Coliseum.The Opera followed Mary ...
Mary, Queen of Scots never quite hits true operatic heights of emotion, but is suitably atmospheric for a dark and wet February night.
Born into a political and religious maelstrom and the King of Scotland by the age of one, James VI found comfort in many places.
With the 96-year-old US-resident composer in attendance, the opening of Thea Musgrave’ s Mary, Queen of Scots was an event of the kind that used to be a regular occurrence at the English ...
The most famous destination in Falkland is easily Falkland Palace and Garden, both of which are open to the public. Dating ...
Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V ...
A host of historic sties across Scotland will share over 2,000 years of history as HES announced its 20-25 summer events ...
An event is taking place at the Scottish Parliament to highlight the work of Hugh MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank Charitable Trust. The organisers ...
Visitors will have the chance to explore a hidden network of underground passages dating back to the 17th century ...
Scotland is an old hand at state visit pageantry – and well versed in heckling the great and the good, writes Royal commentator Alastair Bruce ...
Historian Gareth Russell was putting the finishing touches to Queen James, his biography of James VI and I, when speculation about Kate Middleton’s disappearance from the public eye reached ...