Miniature of Mary Queen of Scots (1578-1579) painted by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) watercolour on vellum. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) sat for this portrait when she was a prisoner of Elizabeth 1. Mary had asserted her claim to the English throne

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Miniature of Mary Queen of Scots (1578-1579) painted by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) watercolour on vellum. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) sat for this portrait when she was a prisoner of Elizabeth 1. Mary had asserted her claim to the English throne

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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