1. James V and Mary of Guise. Public domain.
2. Mary of Guise. GL Archive/Alamy Stock Photo.
3. Mary, Queen of Scot’s family tree. Public domain.
4. Henry VIII with his children. Art Collection 3/Alamy Stock Photo.
5. Elizabeth I as a young woman. Getty Fine Art/Contributor.
6. Mary, Queen of Scots in her teenage years. Public domain.
7. Francis, the Dauphin. Getty Heritage Images/Contributor.
8. Rosary and prayer book belonging to Mary, Queen of Scots. His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle/Bridgeman Images.
9. Elizabeth I in her coronation robes. Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo.
10. Locket ring. Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo.
11. Mary, Queen of Scots by François Clouet. Getty Fine Art/Contributor.
12. Commemorative medal. Science Museum, London.
13. Holyroodhouse. The Picture Art Collection/Alamy Stock Photo.
14. James Stewart, Earl of Moray. Public domain.
15. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Getty/Dea Picture Library/Contributor.
16. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. ART Collection/Alamy Stock Photo.
17. Lennox Jewel. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2018.
18. David Rizzio. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2018.
19. Mary’s chambers. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2018; photographer: Peter Smith.
20. ‘The Murder of David Rizzio’. National Galleries/Presented by the 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, 1927.
21. Mary, Queen of Scots with her son, James VI. Granger, NYC/TopFoto.
22. James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. Getty/Dea Picture Library/Contributor.
23. Kirk o’Field after the murder of Darnley. The National Archives.
24. ‘The Mermaid and the Hare’. The National Archives.
25. Elizabeth I, aged around forty-two. Getty/Dea Picture Library/Contributor.
26. Letter from Elizabeth to Mary, February 1567. British Library, London, UK/© British Library Board. All Rights Reserved/Bridgeman Image.
27. Dunbar Castle. Getty/Universal History Archive/Contributor.
28. Letter from Elizabeth to Mary, December 1568. British Library, London, UK/© British Library Board. All Rights Reserved/Bridgeman Image.
29. Letter from Mary to Elizabeth, October 1571. Heritage-Images/TopFoto.
30. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Public domain.
31. Mary’s ciphers and codes. The National Archives.
32. Babington postscript and cipher, July 1586. The National Archives.
33. Tutbury Castle. NorthScape/Alamy Stock Photo.
34. Trial at Fotheringhay Castle. Granger, NYC/TopFoto.
35. Execution warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587. Lambeth Palace Library, London, UK/Bridgeman Images.
36. ‘Armada Portrait’ by George Gower. Getty/Universal History Archive/Contributor.