Tiny village off UK A road that hides a dark history
Located just off the A1, in Northamptonshire, is the tiny village of Fotheringhay, of which the historian John Nicholls wrote ...
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This Tragic European Monarch Was Executed for Treason on Her Cousin’s Orders
on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On February 8, 1587, the ...
Tiny village hidden just off the A1 that has a dark history and links to royalty
Fotheringhay Castle was once the seat of power of the Dukes of York, but now it's a pile of bricks on the site where the ...
Alton Telegraph on MSN15d
Alton's 1946 mill fire causes $1.5M damage, injures six firefighters
Alton's worst fire erupted at Russell Milling Co., causing $1.5 million in damage and injuring six firefighters.
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Alton's 1946 mill fire causes $1.5M damage, injures six firefighters
Also on this date: In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1693, a charter was ...
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Last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots to go on display in Perth
A LETTER penned by Mary Queen of Scots six hours before her death is to go on display in Perth. The Scottish monarch wrote the handwritten letter at 2am in Fotheringhay Castle, England, in 1587 as she ...
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Historians 'optimistic' ancient tree will survive
Glasgow historians say they are "optimistic" an ancient sycamore with links to Mary, Queen of Scots can be saved after it was badly damaged in Storm Éowyn. The Darnley Sycamore in the south of ...
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HISTORY LESSON
Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.