1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
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Monday, February 8, 2016
History Trivia - Mary, Queen of Scots, executed
February 8
1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
Friday, July 24, 2015
History Trivia - Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicates
July
24
1411 Battle of Harlaw, Highland and Lowland Scots clashed at Red Harlaw, which was one of the bloodiest battles of Scottish history.
1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands held a strike against a ban on foreign beer.
1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and was replaced by her one-year-old son James VI.
1411 Battle of Harlaw, Highland and Lowland Scots clashed at Red Harlaw, which was one of the bloodiest battles of Scottish history.
1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands held a strike against a ban on foreign beer.
1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and was replaced by her one-year-old son James VI.
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