Casket Letters
E642520
The Casket Letters are a disputed collection of documents allegedly written by Mary, Queen of Scots, that played a central role in the political and legal battles over her involvement in the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controversial document
ⓘ
evidence in legal proceeding ⓘ historical document collection ⓘ |
| allegedAuthor | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedDateWritten |
1566
ⓘ
1567 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | murder of Lord Darnley ⓘ |
| contains |
contracts
ⓘ
love sonnets ⓘ poems ⓘ prose letters ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| currentStatus | originals lost ⓘ |
| custodyHistory |
kept in Scotland
ⓘ
later transferred to England ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | silver casket ⓘ |
| discoveredYear | 1567 ⓘ |
| genre |
political evidence
ⓘ
state papers ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
whether letters were altered
ⓘ
whether letters were forged ⓘ whether letters were genuine ⓘ |
| influenced |
English policy toward Mary, Queen of Scots
ⓘ
reputation of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Confederate Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Protestant lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots
ⓘ
rise of James VI of Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
justification for deposition of Mary, Queen of Scots
ⓘ
support for regency government in Scotland ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
English commissioners
ⓘ
Regent Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionedFor | authenticity ⓘ |
| questionedFor | possible forgery ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Marian Civil War in Scotland
ⓘ
imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots in England ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
plotting against Lord Darnley
ⓘ
relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Bothwell ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
copies
ⓘ
printed transcripts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceIn |
English commissions of inquiry on Mary, Queen of Scots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish inquiry into Darnley murder ⓘ forfeiture of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
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