Month: February 2012
25 February 1601 – Execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
On this day in history, the 25th February 1601 at just before 8am on the 25th February 1601, Robert Devereux,…
18 February 1612 – Death of Roberto di Ridolfi
On this day in history, the merchant and conspirator Roberto di Ridolfi died at the grand old age of eighty…
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12 February 1590 – Death of Blanche Parry
On this day in history, 12th February 1590, Elizabeth I’s former childhood nurse and chief gentlewoman of the privy chamber,…
10 February 1567 – Murder of Lord Darnley, Husband of Mary Queen of Scots
At 2am on the 10th February 1567, Kirk o’Field, the house where Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, was lodging, was blown…
8 February 1587 – Mary Queen of Scots is Executed
On the morning of the 8th February 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle. It was a…