The first of 5 podcasts on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary’s reputation through the centuries and how historians have viewed her, and her life until herRead More
Through the Reformation parliament of 1560 and over the following decades, the Reformed Kirk for the most part became part of the Scottish peoples’ pride and identity
In the 1550’s, Mary of Guise became Regent. She was respected even by those inclined to be her political enemies, but as the decade wore on, the question of FrenchRead More
In the 1540s the betrothal of Mary, daughter of James V and Mary of Guise, to the dauphin of France created a ‘Battle for Britain’, as the battle of religion alsoRead More
The monarchs of Scotland achieved a clever balancing act of maintaining a full blown rennaisance court – with a minimum of taxation. How did they manage it? And atRead More