The saga of Mary, Queen of Scots concludes with the ultimate outfit reveal. And: so much spy shit!!

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References:

The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and her Greatest Rival by Kate Williams

Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter

Imprisoning Mary, Queen of Scots: The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen by Mickey Mayhew

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/ridolfi-plot-1571 by Cyril Hamshere

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpy9fcw/revision/4

George Lasry, Norbert Biermann & Satoshi Tomokiyo (2023) Deciphering Mary Stuart’s lost letters from 1578-1584, Cryptologia

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