WHO MURDERED MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - not much has changed in over 400 years - the system still silences powerful women.
"Mary had once claimed Elizabeth's throne as her own and was considered the legitimate sovereign of England by many
English Catholics, including participants in a rebellion known as the
Rising of the North. Perceiving Mary as a threat, Elizabeth had her confined in various castles and manor houses in the interior of England. After eighteen and a half years in captivity, Mary was found guilty of
plotting to assassinate Elizabeth in 1586 and was beheaded the following year at
Fotheringhay Castle. Mary's life, marriages, lineage, alleged involvement in plots against Elizabeth, and subsequent execution established her as a divisive and highly romanticised historical character,
depicted in culture for centuries."