Emily Wingfield (University of Birmingham) looks at the role of prayer books in depictions of Mary, particularly in relation to her portrayal as a Catholic martyr.
Dr Anette Hagan (Rare Books Curator, Early Printed Collections to 1700, National Library of Scotland) introduces us to a very rare German broadside featuring Mary.
In this Vlog, Professor Gerry Carruthers (University of Glasgow) looks at Mary’s literary transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries, from a queen with questionable political and moral judgement into a tragic heroine – a transformation in which Scott and Robert Burns were both directly involved.