Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1587 · Event
Mary Stuart beheaded at Fotheringhay after years of Catholic plotting; Elizabeth's reluctant signature embarrasses the regime.
On these timelines: Scotland, The Spanish Armada, Master, United Kingdom (combined), England
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