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Group of Eight

Scotland · House / House of Stewart. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1566Date range
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Chronological records

1566

Mary of Scots1566

House / House of Stewart

Casket Letters is the name generally given to a group of eight letters and a sequence of irregular sonnets said to have been addressed by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl of Bothwell, between January and April 1566 or 1567

Names involved

Mary of Scots

Provenance

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