King Edward VI of England died after a long illness at the age of 15. To the shock of many, the crown passed not to his elder ...

She fled to England to find the protection of her ... It is thought that up to four death masks were cast from Mary's face shortly after her execution. The mask in the HES collection, however ...

First, Veselá visited two death masks of Prince Charlie ... queen consort of France (1559–60). Mary was forced to flee to England following a rebellion among Scottish nobles.

England's legendary playwright and poet died on April 23, 1616, at the age of 52. In 1849, Dr. Ludwig Becker found his death mask in Mainz ... Getty Images 2.Mary, Queen of Scots The one-time ...

Mary Queen of Scots' death mask, her sapphire ring and a casket worth £1.5m have gone on show in Edinburgh. The historic artefacts form the centrepiece of a free exhibition giving fans a rare chance ...

History | Updated: May 9, 2024 | Originally Published: March 12, 2020 History remembers Mary I as ... Such a death was an undoubtedly horrific sentence. But in Tudor England, bloody punishments ...

The queen, who died on this day in 1558, beheaded traitors, murdered heretics and had pregnant women burnt to death in ... years after England erupted in an outpouring of joy, Mary died detested ...

The last person to be hanged in Coventry has been put in the spotlight once again as a copy of her death mask goes on display, along with her tragic story. Mary Ball was executed in 1849 after ...