Mary's Footsteps

Visiting the places associated with #MaryQueenofScots and sharing her story. #Stuart #History

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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)

[Tony Riches 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tonyriches]

Lady Margaret Beaufort #Tudors #StainedGlassSunday

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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

[Historic Environment Scotland @HistEnvScot]

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 👇

https://t.co/GGnCIFIv8m

[Tudor Society @thetudorsociety]

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...
https://t.co/mjOp7uT26z

[Mary's Footsteps @mqofs]

@heyphilsummers This is very cool. I loved Ocarina of Time so much that I pretty much raised my daughter on it....she's now a Zelda freak 😁

[KrombacherUK @krombacherUK]

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[Jacobite Footsteps @bpc1745]

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.

[Mary's Footsteps @mqofs]

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[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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

[Mary's Footsteps @mqofs]

@sidlawman @ThePaulLaidlaw Thank you. Sadly I did not find this until after my grandmother passed so I was unable to ask her about it. It was tucked away with her wedding gifts so obviously important to her. She was very dear to me so I'd love to know more of it's significance.

[Mary's Footsteps @mqofs]

@girlfromhever I would also have expected to see the B necklace. It was very much a part of Anne.

[KrombacherUK @krombacherUK]

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[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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

[Thor Ewing @ThorEwing]

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

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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.

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

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

[Andrew Spratt @andrewsp2009]

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) @BorthwickCastle @MarieStuartSoc @mqofs @MarysMeanders