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Why did elizabeth execut Mary?

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Elizabeth I of England executed Mary I of Scotland because she was a Catholic threat to a Protestant throne and she just been pressured into signing the authorization of a plot to overthrow Elizabeth.

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Elizabeth was under intense pressure from her Privy Council to allow the execution of Mary. There was also a large threat from many other sources towards Elizabeth, such as the Northern Rebellion, Ridolfi plot and Bablington plot.

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