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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart [3] or Mary I of Scotland, [4] was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland , Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots took place on 8 February 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. After nineteen years in English captivity following her forced abdication from the throne of Scotland , Mary was found guilty of plotting the assassination of her cousin, Elizabeth I in what became known as the Babington Plot .
Mary, Queen of Scots, was buried at Peterborough Cathedral on 1 August 1587 with a heraldic funeral, following her execution at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587. In 1612, her son James VI and I ordered her reburial at Westminster Abbey .
The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, drawn by Robert Beale, Clerk of the Privy Council, an eyewitness.The official witnesses, George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent are seated on the scaffold at left, identified as numbers 1 and 2.
The Execution of Mary Stuart is an American silent trick film produced in 1895. The film depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. It is the first known film to use special effects, specifically the stop trick. [1]
Bourgoing's journal of Mary's last days commences on 11 August 1586. [34] A manuscript was published by Régis Chantelauze (1821-1888) in 1876. [35]Regis Chantelauze, Marie Stuart : son proces et son execution, d'apres le journal inedit de Bourgoing son medecin (Paris, 1876), pp. 466-578
Chief Butler of England, member of the House of Lords, and chamberlain to Mary I. Executed for role in the Pilgrimage of Grace. Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare and his five uncles 3 February 1537 Executed under an act of attainder after leading a rebellion against English rule in Ireland. John Rochester: 11 May 1537
Mary Stuart (German: Maria Stuart, German pronunciation: [maˈʁiːa ˈstjuːɐt] ⓘ) is a verse play by Friedrich Schiller that depicts the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots. The play consists of five acts, each divided into several scenes.