Why did Elizabeth I have Mary Queen of Scots exectuted?

Elizabeth was put under a great deal of pressure to sanction Mary's execution by William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and the other members of her staunchly Protestant Government. read more

After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. In 1542, while just six days old, Mary ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her father, King James V. read more

Queen Elizabeth had her executed because she was a threat to her. After Mary escaped Scotland (where she lost the throne because of accusations she killed her husband) she fled to England because her and Elizabeth were cousins. read more

Following the murder of Henry Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Mary failed to arrange a proper investigation into a crime generally thought to have been planned by the Earl of Bothwell. Furthermore, she agreed to marry him. read more