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Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots by Robert Herdman. The painting portrays the ex-Queen as a youthful victim of political violence common in the Tudor era.

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. The execution of Mary was the first legal execution of an anointed European monarch.[1]

  1. ^ Farquhar, Michael (16 December 2018). "'Forgive me': The brutal execution of Mary, Queen of Scots". The Washington Post.
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