The Babington Plot was a famous conspiracy, in 1586, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. It led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, whose weak cipher implicated her. Check out that cipher today, ...

Stephen Greif presents a docudrama about the 1586 plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I. The infamous Babington Plot to restore Mary Queen of Scots to the English throne aimed to solicit a Spanish ...

Scotland's History The Reformation Mary is executed by Elizabeth I The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this ...

Mary, Queen of Scots, a prolific letter-writer, penned correspondence in languages including French, English, Scots and Latin. Thousands of her letters survive in collections across the world, and a ...

After being the focus of several plots to overthrow Elizabeth the Babington Plot of 1586 proved fatal for Mary. In replying to the conspirators Mary had placed herself in grave danger. Her letters ...