The Queen Who Kept Pardoning
On the morning of February 1, 1587, Queen Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots. But what history often forgets is...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38.
On the morning of February 1, 1587, Queen Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots. But what history often forgets is how many times Elizabeth had already pardoned her cousin. For nearly nineteen years, Mary had been implicated in plot after plot against the English throne — the Ridolfi Plot, the Throckmorton Plot, the Babington conspiracy.…
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