1587 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1587 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

• Monarch – James VI

Events

• 8 February – the captive Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England for being implicated in the Babington Plot against her.^[1]

Births

• Approximate date – Thomas Young, Presbyterian minister (died 1655 in England)

Deaths

• 8 February – Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1542)
• John Black, composer (born c.1520)

See also

• Timeline of Scottish history

References

1. "1587 AD: Execution of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle". Northamptonshire Timeline. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.