EPISODE · Feb 8, 2026 · 16 MIN
The Queen Who Took Three Blows to Die - February 8, 1587
from The Daily History Chronicle · host Richard G Backus
On February 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle after nineteen years of imprisonment, the first legal execution of an anointed European monarch. The story of two queens, their deadly rivalry, and an execution that took three blows to complete.
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