Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots
Dan Snow's History Hit
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What's the High Point of the Exhibition?
The sonnet that mary wrote the night before she was xecuted is an incredible item. The pennicot jewels, on loan from national museum scotland are absolutely beautiful. And we have a miniature portrait of her during her english captivity. So these are items that have an intimate connection with mary. And it's wonderful. Anyone listening who wants to kind of get a sense of getting close to the history, this is as close as you can get, i think.
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