Letter written by Mary Queen of Scots in Cumbria expected to fetch up to £18,000
Auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull have said they expect a lot of interest in the sale of the letter, which was written in 1568 in Carlisle Castle.
Mary Queen Of Scots
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