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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587 |
 | | Finally, in 1587, Elizabeth was persuaded to end the threat to her throne once and for all and ordered Mary's execution. |
 | | "On February 17, 1587, the representatives of the English Queen, reached the Castle of Fotheringay, where the Queen of Scotland was confined at that time, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon. |
 | | In the presence of her jailer, Paulet, they read their commission regarding the execution of the prisoner, and said that they would proceed with their task the next morning between seven and eight o'clock. |
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