Milton Keynes Mary Queen of Scots fan buys her letters for £35k
The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, took place in February 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire.Her body was taken to Peterborough Cathedral, and "her son then took her to lie in state in Westminster Cathedral next to Queen Elizabeth I", said Mr White.
Mr White described the correspondence as "iconic pieces and are very rare" and said the letters "were written by her private secretary but signed by her".He said the queen lived in a man's world and was "an iconic lady facing up to the challenges of Scotland in the 1500s"."She was Catholic, a woman and a woman in power, and people did not like that", he added.Inspired by life, he started collecting things that related to her in the last few years. He also recently held an exhibition about her on the west coast of Scotland".
"I have a lot of artefacts of Mary – I have a lot of cutlery she would have used, I have a lock of her hair and a lot of her embroidery," said Mr White."The lock of hair belonged to a millionaire in Jersey, and it is a well-known piece.""Locks of hair were given away by royalty to those who served them faithfully," he added.As well as the recent auction purchases, Mr White also has original letters from Fotheringhay Castle, which he kept in storage in Scotland.
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