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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 (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.
Mary in captivity, c. 1578 Mary, Queen of Scots, a Roman Catholic, was regarded by Roman Catholics as the legitimate heir to the throne of England. In 1568, she escaped imprisonment by Scottish rebels and sought the aid of her first cousin once removed, Queen Elizabeth I, a year after her forced abdication from the throne of Scotland.
Protestants were executed in England under heresy laws during the reigns of Henry VIII (1509–1547) and Mary I (1553–1558), and in smaller numbers during the reigns of Edward VI (1547–1553), Elizabeth I (1558–1603), and James I (1603–1625). Most were executed in the short reign of Mary I in what is called the Marian persecutions.
Reginald Pole, the son of Mary's executed governess, arrived as papal legate in November 1554. [139] He was ordained a priest and appointed Archbishop of Canterbury immediately after Cranmer's execution in March 1556. [140] [b] As long as the Queen remained childless, her half-sister Elizabeth was her successor.
Executed for not recognizing Mary as Queen. Refused to convert to Catholicism before his death. Lady Jane Grey: 12 February 1554 Former de facto Queen of England and Ireland. Executed for high treason at Tower Hill under the Third Succession Act and the Treason Act 1547 establishing Queen Mary as the legitimate heir to the throne. Guilford Dudley
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 .
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton. James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman.He played a leading role in the murders of Queen Mary's confidant, David Rizzio, and king consort Henry Darnley.