Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Explore the tumultuous events leading up to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (February 8, 1587) through this interactive timeline game.
- Learn about Mary’s imprisonment and trial
- Discover the political intrigue surrounding her reign
- Uncover the role of Queen Elizabeth I in Mary’s fate
Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- June 1567: Mary, Queen of Scots is arrested and imprisoned
- July 1567: Mary abdicates the Scottish throne in favor of her infant son, James VI
- May 1568: Mary seeks refuge in England
- 1568-1585: Mary is imprisoned in various castles in England
- July 1586: Babington Plot is discovered, implicating Mary in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
- October 14, 1586: Mary is put on trial for treason
- October 25, 1586: Mary is found guilty and sentenced to death
- February 1587: Mary's execution is delayed multiple times
- February 8, 1587: Mary writes her last letter to King Philip II of Spain
- February 7, 1587: Mary is informed of her impending execution
- February 8, 1587: Mary is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle
- February 9, 1587: Mary's body is embalmed and prepared for burial
- February 10, 1587: Mary's body is laid in state at Peterborough Cathedral
- July 31, 1587: Mary's funeral takes place at Peterborough Cathedral
- March 1612: Mary's body is moved to Westminster Abbey
- March 24, 1603: James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Scotland
- 1612: Mary's son, James, orders the exhumation of her body
- March 1612: Mary's remains are reinterred in a new tomb in Westminster Abbey
- December 29, 1886: Mary, Queen of Scots is beatified by the Catholic Church
- June 19, 2022: Mary, Queen of Scots is canonized as Saint Mary Stuart