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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.
The Casket letters were eight letters and some sonnets said to have been written by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl of Bothwell, between January and April 1567. They were produced as evidence against Queen Mary by the Scottish lords who opposed her rule. [ 1 ]
Over 50 encrypted letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, have been deciphered, revealing the ill-fated monarch’s meditations on a wide variety of subjects.
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The execution of Queen Mary by James Dromgole Linton John Ballard was arrested on 4 August 1586, and under torture he confessed and implicated Babington. Although Babington was able to receive the letter with the postscript, he was not able to reply with the names of the conspirators, as he was arrested.
The Order and Manner of the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, 8 Feb 1587. A Summary Collection of certain Notes against the Manner of proceeding ex officio by Oath. A Consideration of certain Points in the Treaty to be enlarged or altered in case Her Majesty make a new Treaty with the States, April 1589. MS. Cott. Galba, D. iv. 163.
Mary had asked Andrew to take some of her belongings back to Scotland and her son King James VI after her execution, including portraits of her ancestors and a piece of unicorn horn. [19] Andrew Melville was detained in England for a time after Mary's execution, and James VI asked his ambassador Archibald Douglas to secure his release. Douglas ...