1567

Mary Queen of Scots Abdicates

July 29, 1567

Imprisoned at Lochleven Castle after the scandalous murder of her second husband and her impulsive marriage to the Earl of Bothwell, Mary Stewart was forced to sign away the Scottish throne in favor of her infant son James. She escaped a year later and fled south into a new captivity.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1566: Compromise of Nobles Signed
After: May 23, 1568: Dutch Revolt Begins at Heiligerlee

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1566: Compromise of Nobles Signed
After: June 5, 1568: Egmont and Hoorn Beheaded

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Mary, Queen of Scots