Queen Elizabeth I signs death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
On 1st February 1587, and after weeks of prevarication, Elizabeth finally signed Mary’s death warrant.
She handed it to Secretary Davison, and commanded him to have the warrant passed immediately under the Great Seal and despatched.
Within a day Elizabeth was developing cold feet, complaining about the haste of the warrant, and keeping her distance from the business at hand.
It was at this point that Lord Burghley, acting with a group of Privy Councillors, pressed ahead with despatching the warrant.
They entrusted it to Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council, swearing a mutual oath that they would tell no-one, including the queen, of their proceedings.
Robert Beale and the Earls of Shrewsbury and Kent, the two noblemen to preside at the exEcution, arrived at Fotheringhay on 7th February.
Mary was executed the following day…..
? Artwork: © Carlyn Beccia
General Prince Adekunle & Pa S. B. Oshoffa (1980): Music Meets Faith This 1980 Daily Times photograph captures a meaningful… Read More
Conference of Obas, Itoro Hall, Ijebu-Ode (1941): Tradition Meets Colonial Authority This historic photograph from 1941 captures a remarkable gathering… Read More
Nigeria’s Second Republic Governors (1979): Who Is Still Alive Today? The 1979 elections marked the beginning of Nigeria’s Second Republic,… Read More
Benjamin Adekunle, the Butcher who vowed to Kill all Igbos Benjamin Adekunle was born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on June 26,… Read More
THE FALL OF A BILLIONAIRE FROM IJEBU The story of Alhaji Safiriyu Tiamiyu, the man who started ST Soap from… Read More
Who is Scared of Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju? Recent desperate attacks against Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju have revealed a deep-seated… Read More
This website uses cookies.