TIMELINE 2020
Age of Reformation
Oscar Clark, Middle School
‘Were the casket letters between Mary Queen of Scots and the Earl of Bothwell Forged?’
The Casket Letters were 8 letters along with 12 sonnets and 2 marriage certificates that allegedly proved Mary’s guilt in murdering her husband (Lord Darnley) and having an affair and then marrying the Earl of Bothwell. They were produced by James Stewart, Earl of Moray, a year after Mary was captured at the battle of Carberry Hill, put under house arrest, and PAGE 8