Which woman was executed at the same castle that Richard III was born?
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December, 1542 – 8 February, 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, reigned over Scotland from 14 December, 1542 to 24 July, 1567.
Mary was convicted on 25 October, 1586 and sentenced to death after being implicated in the Babington Plot. This was a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I in 1586. Mary was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February, 1587.
Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York. He became King Richard III on 26 June, 1483 after the death of Edward IV.
Lady Jane Grey, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard were all executed at the Tower of London.
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billyboy915
Ted Biladeau,
Yes, God forbid you should know about anything outside of the USA.
It's folks like you who give Americans a bad name!
Nancy Fornwalt
I love what you ask. I don't always get them right but l have fun trying!
Alexandrite
Christine Cottenham, Your comment reminded me of a good test- taking technique, I sometimes I forget. Brilliant!
Jeff Carter
Ted so did we but we still get questions on here about Baseball! Funny old world, eh?
galenbywater
Go it right!
Isabel Laing
Got it right, as I knew the other three were executed at the Tower of London.
Sherry Sylvestre-Farrand
I heartily agree with patrhea!!!
patrhea
Please move the what do people say score bar back to the be after the explanation and next question bar.
If it ain't broken don't fix it! Please and thank you.
Christine Cottenham
Fotheringhay was the only place that was a castle.
Jude P
Scott Jackson, adultery in a queen brought the succession to the throne into doubt and it was, therefore, treason.
Rob Farr
An interesting snippet of history trivia ... thanks.
Carl Rosignol
That's history
ninakamwene
Nice job Britain! Off with their heads! I knew the answer because Kenya was a British colony for many moons.
Bea Simpson
Very Interesting...
Kenney Devey
Good question and good write up on them all.
Diana Newman
Kate Foley, Lady Jane Grey was not executed by Henry VIII she was executed by Mary 1st of England also known as Bloody Mary. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. She deposed and executed Lady Jane Grey ( who didn't really want to be on the throne anyway) because she was put on the throne by the politicians of the time and could subsequently have posed a threat to Mary.