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Scotland in 1587

Historical records for Scotland in 1587, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
3Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

February

8 February 1587Death of Mary of ScotsMary of Scots

Fotheringay · House / House of Stewart

Death of Mary Queen of Scots, executed

8 February 1587Execution of Mary Queen of ScotsMary of Scots

Fotheringay · House / House of Stewart

Elizabeth I has Mary Queen of Scots executed after exposure of the Babbington plot

Other Events

1587Alliance Maitland Thirlestane, 1st and EnglandMaitland Thirlestane, 1st

Government / Government of Scotland

Concludes an alliance with England

1587ChancellorMaitland Thirlestane, 1st

Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Chancellor of Scotland

1587TrialCharles Paget

Government / Government of Scotland

Paget is attainted

Names involved

Charles PagetMaitland Thirlestane, 1stMary of Scots

Places involved

Fotheringay

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.