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Accused of planning the assassination of her cousin Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots stood trial for treason on 14th October, 1586.\nMary\u2019s coded letters, delivered to her co-conspirators in beer barrels, had been intercepted by Sir Francis Walsingham, who had deciphered and copied them and built a case against the former Scottish monarch.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Mary had come to be exiled in not one, but two, palaces; consider her pleas of innocence, in the light of her apparent propensity for plotting; and paint a memorable picture of her decapitation at the hands of the State\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Mary, Queen of Scots: Life Story (The Babington Plot)\u2019, (Tudor Times, 2017):\xa0https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/mary-queen-of-scots-life-story/the-babington-plot\n\u2022 \u2018Facts about the execution of Mary Queen of Scots\u2019 (History Scotland, 2020):\nhttps://www.historyscotland.com/history/facts-about-the-execution-of-mary-queen-of-scots/\n\u2022 \u2018The Babington Plot\u2019 (Russel Tarr, 2020):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siZxHuzkdU\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1500s #Person #Royals #Crime #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices