The trial of Mary Queen of Scots began at Fotheringhay Castle in 
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Northamptonshire 418 years ago, on October 14, 1586. Mary was 
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accused of plotting to murder her cousin, the queen of England, 
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Elizabeth I. The evidence against her centred on a letter Mary had 
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sent to one of her supporters. This letter was written in a secret 
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code – its contents supposedly safe from prying eyes. 
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Unfortunately for Mary, however, the code had been cracked by 
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Elizabeth’s top secret agent.  And what it revealed would be 
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enough to send Mary to the executioner’s block!