Throughout May, ill be looking back at historical moments from the past. From conflicts to coronations, sporting moments to royal memories, and famous firsts and lasts, with my love of all things shiny and precious, ill be trying to tie these events in with coins that have been created to commemorate these moments.
On 15 May 1567 - Mary Queen of Scots made an unpopular third marriage to James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. The marriage took place according to Protestant rites in the Great Hall at Holyrood, eight days after Bothwells divorce from Jean Gordon, daughter of the 4th Earl of Huntly. Mary and Bothwells marriage proved disastrous - within hours of the union, placards appeared on the streets of Edinburgh with images of Mary as a mermaid and Bothwell was forced to flee Scotland exactly a month later, never to see Mary again. He died in prison in Dragsholm Castle in Denmark in 1578, at the age of 44, after years of solitary confinement.
This silver one-third ryal was minted at Edinburgh in 1565 ,in the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The coin was worth ten shillings Scots. These coins were quickly withdrawn form circulation.
SOURCE: ROYAL MINT NMS
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