History Today: When Nasdaq, world's first electronic stock exchange, opened in 1971
On February 8, 1971, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) opened. In 1960, the ...
James VI, King of Scots 1567 - 1625, King of England and Ireland 1603 - 1625
Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...
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This Tragic European Monarch Was Executed for Treason on Her Cousin’s Orders
Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...
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Historic cathedral 'in crisis': Abbey where Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine of Aragon were buried faces financial ruin, religious leaders warn
In 1587, the body of Mary Queen of Scots was initially buried at the Cathedral after her execution but was later removed to Westminster Abbey on the orders of her son, King James VI of Scotland ...
On This Day, Feb. 8: Groundbreaking starts on Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 1960, groundbreaking got underway for the first plaques installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which honored Olive ...
Rare letter to Elizabeth I from possible love interest sold for £32,700
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote of an unspecified great matter of state said to bear directly on the Queen’s life.
Rare letter to Queen Elizabeth from love interest fetches £32,000 at auction
An extremely rare autographed letter to Queen Elizabeth from her lifelong friend and possible love interest, Robert Dudley, ...
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Silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots drawing crowds to Kirkcudbright Galleries
And it is an appropriate setting for the artefact as the galleries are just a few miles from Dundrennan Abbey, where Mary, Queen of Scots spent her last hours on Scottish soil in 1568. Chair of ...
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Queen Mary of Denmark puts on a rosy display as she bids farewell to her communications director of 16 years at Amalienborg Palace
Queen Mary of Denmark looked typically chic ... for the Danish Embassy in Washington, according to her LinkedIn. She has been by the King and Queen's side through scandals such as King ...