Afterlife

Mary remains magnetic nearly 500 years after her death. Her presence has been rekindled in paintings, plays, operas, poetry, films and, more recently, in a Netflix series and Ru Paul’s Drag Race. Through the centuries she has continued to fascinate.

                                            Souvenir postcard, Mary's bedchamber, Palace of Holyrood house c.1902

                                                        Scotland as Queen II, limited edition print. Ashley Cook, 2020 © Ashley Cook