Queens. Cousins. Rivals. 

Continue your exploration of the uniquely complex relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Join historians and biographers to delve even further into the politics of the world around the two queens.

Discover the dangerous world of plots, espionage and treachery and explore the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, by booking your tickets to our Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens exhibition.

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