Mary Queen of Scots

The White Horse transformed into an Oyster Bar in 2017

Famous bar located on the Royal Mile sold for more than £1.2 million

Could the fireworks display that marks the end of Edinburgh International Festival be replaced by drones and video projections? (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

Could festival fireworks be replaced by Disney-style drones? – Susan Dalgety

Letters written by Mary Queen of Scots while she was in captivity have been found and decoded - more than 430 years after the former Queen of Scotland wrote them.

Mary Queen of Scots secret letters decoded after 430 years

Dr Anna Groundwater, principal Curator at the the National Museum Scotland, with a rare French silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Silver casket linked to downfall of Mary Queen of Scots secured for the nation

Visitors can meet Mary King in (Her) story tours

Mary King's Close create first women's history tours

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Explore Scotland's most famous film and TV locations

There's plenty of options for family-friendly days out during the mid-term break.

7 ideas to keep kids entertained on mid-term break

Dennis the Menace and Mary Queen of Scots paid a visit with eight-year-old Rocco Cesari and five-year-old Francesca Cesari to Luke Winter of the Story Wagon – a touring space offering creative writing, traditional storytelling and story sharing activities – at The Kelpies in Falkirk to launch Scotland's Year of Stories. Picture: VisitScotland/Chris Watt

Centuries of Scottish stories to be showcased in year-long culture celebration

Restaurant Review: Luckenbooths, Edinburgh

A 17th Century iron collar from Fife used as an instrument of torture on those accused of witchcraft. It has been used to illustrate the case of a woman accused of being a lesbian, with the authorities later treating her as a witch.PIC: NMS.

Hidden gay histories of national collection treasures revealed

Bloody Mary

Edinburgh Dungeon relaunches Cursed Crown experience, and we take the family.

Steeped in history, Andrew Greig, author of Rose Nicolson

Walk the same streets as characters in new novel from Andrew Greig

Mary Queen of Scots ready to terrify at new city show.

Free Edinburgh Dungeon tickets to anyone named Mary

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly refused the Earl of Dumbarton title for Archie (Getty Images/Shutterstock)

Here's why Harry and Meghan ‘rejected Earl of Dumbarton title for Archie'

Stunning and historic: Fa'side Castle

No stag parties but glamping pods get go-ahead near East Lothian battle site

St Margaret

The arrival of Edinburgh Wax Museum rekindles Capital’s love of effigies
In the third part of Jan Bondeson’s look at Edinburgh waxworks, the Seventies see the return of effigies to the Capital.

Rosé, in and out of drag, is winning fans across Scotland.

RuPaul's Drag Race star says: "I want people to know I am Scottish".

Mary, Queen of Scots

Unsolved mysteries of Edinburgh: Queen Mary's Tree at Craigmillar

The death of Rizzio

Unsolved Edinburgh mysteries: The whereabouts of Rizzio’s grave

Jan Bondeson

Mystery of the child's bones hidden in Edinburgh Castle walls - Part 1

Edinburgh Castle

Mystery of the child's bones hidden in Edinburgh Castle walls – Part 3

The palace courtyard at Edinburgh Castle

Mystery of the child's bones hidden in Edinburgh Castle walls – Part 2

All residents from overseas countries are now able to vote in Scottish Parliament elections (Picture: Angus Robertson)

These disenfranchised people are now able to vote for an MSP – Angus Robertson

Guy Fawkes effigies are traditionally lit on Bonfire Night to celebrate the foiled Gunpowder Plot (Shutterstock)

This is why we celebrate Bonfire Night

Picture: Savills

'Haunted' Scottish castle with links to Robert the Bruce still for sale

Mary Queen of Scots generated 60,000 social media engagements

Edinburgh children learn about Capital's dramatic past during coronavirus lockd...