The Execution and Burial of Mary Queen of Scots – Peterborough Cathedral #history #maryqueenofscots

On February 8, 1587 st the age of 44 years old, Mary Queen of Scots was executed. She had been imprisoned in England gor 19 years by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. She was finally burried after almost 6 months at Peterborough Cathedral on July 30, 1587

Before being buried Mary’s heart and entrails were removed and secretly buried somewhere on Fatheringhay Castle grounds. The garments she wore, the block, and anything that could possibly be used as a relic was also burned. Her body was put in a heavy lead coffin where it sat for almost six months. Mary had requested to be burried at either the Basilica Saint Denis with her first husband Frances II of France or in Reims with her mother Marie de Guise. Elizabeth I denied this request. Instead Peterborough Cathedral was chosen. The coffin was finally taken after so many months in the middle of the night to the Cathedral for fear that there would be demonstrations and rioting. Mary was given a Protestant state funeral. No fellow Scotsman were present. Mary Queen of Scots was 44 years old when she died.

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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, and the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom.
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She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Music degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She lives with her husband in the United Kingdom, where they share their passion and love for castles and photography together.