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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

February 8^th 1587 saw the execution of one of history’s most colourful women, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.

Mary was destined for greatness at an early age. Her father, King James V of Scotland died when she was just 6 days old. As the only surviving, legitimate, child of James, Mary was heir apparent and at only 9 months old found herself proclaimed Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mary was also briefly the Queen of France. She married Francis II More

Real Or Fake?

If there were only a couple of conspiracy theories out there then maybe more people would be willing to believe them; but as it happens there are thousands, ranging from completely believable to entirely obscure. If you look hard enough you can find a conspiracy theory for pretty much anything. Not only that: with the explosion of the internet you can find conspiracy theories in different languages, and with free software you can translate that language into something re More

Sorting out my study habits

Getting on top of my study habits was one of my biggest challenges when I started college. College, after all, doesn’t have the same sort of structure as high school does. There’s no one breathing down your neck making sure that you’re doing all the required reading and homework and assignments. In fact, in many cases, no one bothers to set any readings or homework at all–it’s up to us as students to make sure we’re doing the required amount More

On courses and colleges

Watching my boyfriend’s little sister try to decide on which college to go to, and what to study, I felt a small sense of despair welling up in me. The college she was looking at was fairly well-known, but she was selecting it because it was where her friends were going—which was the same reason that she wanted to study a particular course.

My boyfriend and I, both fairly recent graduates, both work in fields that we love, and we’ve More