Mary queen of Scots myths

Answer 1

Nothing new under the sun, Comrade. One can imagine several myths- a Lady In waiting substituted for Her Majesty and Mary somehow escaped and the wrong woman was executed. ( I have not seen this in print but it seems like the type of Urban Myth). more probable one of Mary"s two ladies in waiting impulsively grabbed the lifeless Queen"s head and kept it as a priceless relic. for some reason it did not decompose- may have been mummifed or something ( Lady Elilzabeth Kennedy was the Lady involved) She kept Mary"s head preserved in her quarters ( what a weird piece of decor_ when the lady In waiting died, Mary"s head was propped up in her hands in the casket. there is no way to verify or negate these rumors or legends.The Romanov girls do not corner the market on myth and possibly true, legends.