This is the seventh time in the last ten years that Mary, Queen of Scots has appeared as a History Scotland cover star. Perennially popular, it seems that there’ll always be more to discover and talk about when it comes to Mary’s personal life, reign and legacy. Don’t miss our special feature on page 22 looking at the queen’s use of needlework to communicate political messages.
Elsewhere in this issue we take a look at plans for a new state-of-the-art home for archive material covering 5,000 years, report on the search for a ‘lost’ medieval church, and look back at the provision of hot dinners for pre-war school children.