Mary: Did you mean...?

In this gallery, we showcase 30 works by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The selection here is presented in chronological sequence to show the artist's career progression. Cassatt was most interested in capturing...

Mary was a queen driven by faith, she would send hundreds of her subjects to burn at the stake. Written and presented by Dr David Starkey, this is the compelling story of two of England's most striking monarchs: a brother and sister, tied...

A portrait by Peter Lely of Mary, Princess of Orange. Mary was the daughter of James II of England and she married William, Prince of Orange in 1677. The couple would later become the king and queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Mary...

A 1554 CE portrait of Mary I of England (r. 1553-1558 CE) by Antonis Mor. (Museo del Prado, Madrid)

A c. 1578 CE portrait by Nicholas Haillard of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567 CE). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

A c. 1559 illustration of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) and her first husband, Francis II of France (r. 1559-1560). National Library of France, Paris.

Portraits of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) and her son James I of England (r. 1603-1625). Painted in 1583. (Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland)

A 16th century CE painting of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567 CE) and her second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (1545-1567 CE),

A portrait by François Clouet of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567 CE) aged 16. (National Library of France, Paris)

A portrait by Master John of Mary I of England (r. 1553-1558 CE), aged around 28. (National Portrait Gallery, London)