The Execution of the Queen of the Scots On the 8th of February 1587, after being held captive for eighteen years, the queen of England, Elizabeth I ordered the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots, her cousin. Mary, Queen of the Scots was beheaded for treason against the queen. William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was Queen Elizabeth’s loyal chief advisors who ordered his nephew Robert Wingfield to record the execution of Queen Mary. Sympathy was evoke in the record for Queen Mary to show hope in a strong commitment in the fate and power of Catholicism, to show that Queen Mary was a good person who did not deserve her harsh execution and lastly to show that Queen Mary stood strong until the very end. Queen Mary was an anointed queen with a strong will to awaken passion in the people who followed her.
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Queen Mary was in an era where Catholicism was no longer the primary religion, Protestantism was growing and tension was high between the two. In the letter, Queen Mary was described to be wearing an “Angus Dei about her neck” and “a crucifix in her hand” in representation of Catholicism (743). Also she chanted several Latin verses throughout her execution all to pardon the people who hurt her and to reassure her place in heaven. Queen Mary stood by her faith; even when questioned by Mr. Dean, a protestant, she denied him access and prayed her religion
Queen Mary was in an era where Catholicism was no longer the primary religion, Protestantism was growing and tension was high between the two. In the letter, Queen Mary was described to be wearing an “Angus Dei about her neck” and “a crucifix in her hand” in representation of Catholicism (743). Also she chanted several Latin verses throughout her execution all to pardon the people who hurt her and to reassure her place in heaven. Queen Mary stood by her faith; even when questioned by Mr. Dean, a protestant, she denied him access and prayed her religion