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Why was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
Mary Queen Of Scots was executed by her second cousin Elizabeth.At first Elizabeth didn't want to sign the death warrant, then finally when the warrant was showed to her for the third she signed it.She kept Mary in prison for 19 years until she executed her.The reasons for killing her were ....1. Apparently she had been found plotting against Elizabeth with several people.2. If Elizabeth died before Mary and had no children, Mary was the heir to the throne.3. Mary could try and turn England back into a catholic country again.No-one knows the reason why Elizabeth didn't kill Mary before. Maybe she didn't want to kill her cousin.Mary Queen of Scots got executed because she was apparently plotting to kill Elizabeth l
Why was Mary Worth killed?
Because she was involved with the Salem witch trials.
Guy Fawkes confession of the gun powder plot?
I guy fakes admit that i was involved as well as others in the Gunpowder plot and also the group was led by Robert Catesy and many others
Who were the 3 main people involved in the glorious revolution?
john William and Mary
Mary Margaret Truman buried at the Truman library?
Margaret Truman was cremated and her ashes were interred in. the Truman Library burial plot.
What was the Babington plot?
when Elizabeth I killed Mary Queen Of Scots...The Babington Plot was a way to kill Elizabeth!
What is Mary Queen of Scots Babington plot?
It was a plan to assisinate Queen Elizaberth I for Mary's freedom, name is taken after Anthony Babington who was part of the big plan to free Mary of Scots.
Why was Mary queen of scotts executed?
Mary Queen of Scotts was executed for her involvement in the Babington Plot. This plot was to assassinate Elizabeth and for her involvement she was beheaded.
Why did the Babington Plot Fail?
cos Will P was involved (hi im at CHCS)
What was the bablington plot?
I think you mean the babington plot; a plot in 1586 organized to remove Elizabeth I from power and replace her with Mary Stuart, known as Mary Queen of Scots. The plot involved Catholic support and was uncovered largely by the work of Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's spymaster. The plot led to the execution of Mary Stuart in 1587, as Elizabeth finally had clear proof that mary had plotted against her. It can be seen as a (tenuous) cause of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Who was involved in the Babington plot?
The Babington Plot was a Catholic plot in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic, on the English throne. It led to the execution of Mary. The long-term goal was an invasion by the Spanish forces of King Philip II and the Catholic league in France, leading to the restoration of the Catholic religion in England. The chief conspirator was Sir Anthony Babington (1561-1586), a young Catholic nobleman. The leading Catholics in England were loyal to Elizabeth and rebuffed overtures to support the plot. The actual designers were Don Bernardino de Mendoza in Paris and King Philip II in Madrid.
What does the babington letter say?
The Babington Letter was a correspondence in 1586 revealing a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. It was written by Anthony Babington to Mary, Queen of Scots, discussing a plan to overthrow Elizabeth and place Mary on the English throne. The letter was intercepted by Elizabeth's spies, leading to Babington's arrest and ultimately Mary's execution.
What does the babington code say?
The Babington code was a code used in the 15 hundreds by Sir Anthony Babington to Mary queen of Scots when Mary was in imprisonened in England. She was trying to gain the throne by killing her cousin Elizabeth I until the code was found out and Babington was hung.
What country did Mary queen of Scots excecution take place?
Mary was executed in England after her involvement in the fourth failed attempt on Elizabeth's life, the Babington Plot. She was executed at Fotheringhay castle in Northamptonshire.
What happened on feb 8 1587?
That was when Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. She was executed for treason because of her involvement in the Babington Plot, which wanted to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I.
Why was Mary queen of Scots accused of treason?
Mary had been implicated in many plots to assassinate Elizabeth I. The last straw was when Sir Francis Walsingham uncovered the Babington plot of 1586 and after being found guilty of treason by a special court she was beheaded at Fothering castle on the 8th Feb 1587.
Why was Mary queen of Scots heir to the English throne AND WHY was this A problem?
She was heir to the throne, and also a Catholic so many people who were Catholics in England supported her. The problem was Elizabeth was afraid that she might try to overthrow her so she sent spies in to where Mary was being held prisoner and they discovered a plot to overthrow Elizabeth. Mary and a man called Anthony Babington were executed for treason.
