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2 May 1568: Having escaped Loch Leven Castle Mary Queen of #Scots is greeted by George Seton, 5th Lord Seton at the lochsiide, he then takes her to his house at Niddrie (National Galleries Scotland)

Toward Castle (Scotland) reconstruction suggestion of Keep. A Lamont stronghold visited by Mary Queen of Scots in 1563. #TowardCastle #ClanLamont @MarieStuartSoc Mary's Footsteps Mary's Meanders Scottish Tours

Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh (Scotland) reconstruction suggestion. A Preston stronghold. Visited several times by Mary Queen of Scots. Site used in the filming of Outlaw King to represent parts of Turnberry and Kildrummy Castles @MarieStuartSoc Mary's Footsteps Mary's Meanders Scottish Tours

Borthwick Castle (Scotland) @TheCastleHunter image & reconstruction suggestion. A Borthwick stronghold visited by Mary Queen of Scots. She climbed from the walls at night to escape (when surrounded by Hostile Scots Lords.) Borthwick Castle @MarieStuartSoc Mary's Footsteps Mary's Meanders Scottish Tours

Borthwick Castle (Scotland) @TheCastleHunter image and reconstruction suggestion. A Borthwick stronghold visited by Mary Queen of Scots. She climbed from the walls at night to escape (when surrounded by hostile Scots Lords) Borthwick Castle @MarieStuartSoc Mary's Footsteps Mary's Meanders Scottish Tours

24 July 1567: Mary Queen of #Scots forced to resign in favour of her son, James VI #otd at Lochleven (NPG)

24 July 1559: Adam Bothwell is nominated bishop of #Orkney #otd, consecrated on 14 Oct 1559 (British Armorial Bindings © University of Toronto). He later conducted the marriage of Mary to Earl of Bothwell & crowned the infant James VI.

26 July 1543: Mary of Guise takes 8 month old Mary (Queen of #Scots) from Linlithgow #otd to Stirling, where she was crowned on 9 Sept

28 July 1565: Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, proclaimed joint ruler with Mary Queen of #Scots #otd The wedding was the next day.

29 July 1565: Henry Stewart Lord Darnley m. Mary Queen of #Scots #otd in her private chapel #Holyrood according to #Catholic rites

29 July 1565: Mary Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. While Mary is often viewed as ruled only by her heart in a cruel world of male politics, her marriage unites two strong claims to the English throne at a time when the English queen has no heir. #OTD #OnThisDay

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17 June 1538: Mary of Guise & James V of #Scots marry at St Andrews #otd

Shots from a trip to the Prince’s cave at Elgol, Isle of Skye. Here in July 1746 Prince Charles Edward, who was then under the protection of Clan MacKinnon, spent his last night on Skye crossing over to the mainland the following day.

#Win a Krombacher sign in our #comp today! RT and follow to enter and we'll pick 1 winner this Sunday at 7pm! . . #competition #giveaway

OTD in 1536, Henry VIII wrote to his eldest daughter, Mary (the future Mary I), with whom he'd recently reconciled, putting pressure on her to write to the pope and to Mary of Hungary, the emperor’s sister... tudorsociety.com/8-october-henr…

8 Oct 1515: b. Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox #otd at Harbottle Castle Northumberland. She was grand-daughter of Henry VII and aunt to Mary Queen of #Scots, great-aunt to James VI & I. #tudorstuart

Rossyln Chapel is one of Scotland's most evocative and alluring buildings. We've been conserving, cataloguing and digitising an amazing set of drawings, letters and engravings relating to the chapel. Now you can see it on display for the first time 👇 ow.ly/xJ0l50PV923

Lady Margaret Beaufort #Tudors #StainedGlassSunday

15 Oct 1586: The second day of the trial of Mary Queen of #Scots #otd She accuses Francis Walsingham of falsifying evidence to engineer her destruction. He makes an outraged speech (Royal Collection/NPG)