The mound once was the motte of the impressive Fotheringhay Castle, built on the banks of the River Nene near Oundle in the middle ages. It came under royal control, with a whole list of notable ...
she was executed The Scottish queen was executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, in 1587 and buried at Peterborough Cathedral. Her son, James VI of Scotland and I of England, ordered her ...
She returned to Scotland in 1561 to begin her reign as Queen of Scots and moved into Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. Mary was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587 at the age of 44.