With his lament, Burns cemented Mary’s status as a tragic figure ripe for romantic literary representation. Burns’ work ...
After months decoding mysterious letters, codebreakers realize they may belong to Mary Stuart. After months of working on mysterious encrypted letters, Elizabeth’s codebreakers begin to suspect that ...
As a child Mary loved writing in code. As a captive queen, it became essential to her survival. Since childhood, Mary Stuart had enjoyed writing in cipher. Later in life, as Queen of Scots and a ...
Emily Hay has previously received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots goes on display in 2026 for the first time in almost a decade.