1587 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1587 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 8 February – the captive Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England for being implicated in plots against her.[1]
Births
[edit]- Approximate date – Thomas Young, Presbyterian minister (died 1655 in England)
Deaths
[edit]- 8 February – Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1542)
- John Black, composer (born c.1520)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1587 AD: Execution of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle". Northamptonshire Timeline. Retrieved 10 April 2014.