Elizabeth I1 February 1586
Signs Mary Queen of Scots; death warrant but tries, unsuccessfully, to retain it
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Signs Mary Queen of Scots; death warrant but tries, unsuccessfully, to retain it
Throws away the death warrant, picked up by Davison who takes it to the Chancellor. Signs Mary Stewarts death warrant
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