Mary, Queen of Scots, executed by Elizabeth I for high treason

Category
Government
Place
England (<1707)
Date
1587
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"Ever since her impetuous flight to England twenty years before, Mary had been a thorn in Queen Elizabeth's side. As a descendent of King Henry VII through his daughter Margaret Tudor, Mary was next in line to the English throne. For the Catholic minority in England she was the rightful queen, and so long as she remained at liberty would be the focus of plots to restore England to Catholic rule." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

PeriodMiner
Begin
End
Category
Elizabethan Era
1558
1603
British Isles