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The execution of Mary Queen of Scots on 8 February 1587 was one of the most dramatic and consequential events of Elizabeth's reign. After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary was finally put to death for her involvement in the Babington Plot. The decision was agonising for Elizabeth and had profound political repercussions.
The Babington Plot provided the evidence needed to bring Mary to trial.
Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth's spymaster, orchestrated an elaborate trap:
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