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Early Modern (1501-1700)

Early Modern (1501-1700) 

Losing Our Heads (Online) – Mary Queen of Scots and 16th Century Surveillance

July 2, 2013June 18, 2020 Tom Byrne 0 Comments Tom Byrne uses the example of Mary Queen of Scots to demonstrate that the monitoring of personal communication is not purely a 21st Century problem.

“The executioner then picked up the severed head and, showing it to those present, cried out: ‘God save Queen Elizabeth!

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Early Modern (1501-1700) 

Flodden Field

January 14, 2013June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'henry viii', 'James IV', branxton, flodden, tudors

With Henry VIII away fighting in France, the Scottish King James resolved to invade England. The decision was to cost

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