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and his cousin Mary Queen of Scots sat under the tree while she nursed him back to health following an illness. The pair stayed at Crookston Castle, his family seat, before marrying on July 29 ...

Historian Gareth Russell has written Queen James, a biography of King James VI and I - the last king of Scotland - who moved to London ...

on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On February 8, 1587, the ...

The BBC show has caused a 60 per cent surge in people searching for castle holidays, according to new research ...

Wind speeds topped 100mph as buildings were damaged, trees felled, roads closed, drivers injured and schools and supermarkets closed.

Scotland's History Articles James II, King of Scots 1437 – 1460 James became ... to dine with him at Stirling Castle. Hot-headed and suspicious, James accused Douglas of forming a treacherous ...

Falkirk Council says Stirling ... and Mary Queen of Scots sat under this great sycamore tree when she nursed him back to health after an illness as they stayed nearby at Crookston Castle.

The Stewarts formed one of the most enduring and turbulent royal dynasties in Scottish history. Through war, policy and ...

Stirling trained at the Guards’ Depot in Caterham prior to the outbreak of World War II and was commissioned to the Scots Guard ... was transferred to Colditz Castle, but 15 months before ...

Professor Sally Foster, an archaeologist at Stirling University ... with the exception of Mary I and Mary II, since 1307. In 1296, English king Edward I looted the stone (from Scone Abbey ...