1586
Arrest of Mary of Scots
Commences her imprisonment in Fotheringay Castle
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Commences her imprisonment in Fotheringay Castle
Brought over to Plymouth from Colombia
Babington & his 5 associates are executed
Signs Mary Queen of Scots; death warrant but tries, unsuccessfully, to retain it
Sentenced to death by the court of star Chamber
English sea captain John Davis sets sail from Dartmouth with 3 ships in a 2nd attempt to find the Northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
When Davis returns he learns that one ship, the North Star, had been lost with all hands in a gale near the coast of Ireland
Succeeds to the Earldom while still a child, following he death of his older brother James Ruthven
Plans to free Mary & rally Catholic support for Spanish invasion. Plans to assassinate Elizabeth
Mary writes to Babington ploting against Elizabeth I & falls into Walsinghams trap
When Davis returns he learns that one ship, the North Star, had been lost with all hands in a gale near the coast of Ireland
North Star was lost with all hands in a gale near Ireland while returning from John Davis's second Arctic voyage.
Promises James VI an annual Grant
Promised an annual Grant by Elizabeth I
Put on trial for correspondence with anthony Babington during the Babington plot
Sentenced to death by the court of star Chamber
Death of Anthony Babington, assassinated
Signs Mary Queen of Scots; death warrant but tries, unsuccessfully, to retain it
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