Letters linking Mary, Queen of Scots, to a proposed uprising by Catholics, prompted Queen Elizabeth to order the execution of her cousin.
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Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded at Fotheringay Castle, February 8, 1587
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Mary, Queen of Scots, Executed
Fotheringay Castle, February 8, 1587
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