1542 marked the grim end of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, whose fate mirrored the merciless nature of the Tudor court. At just around eighteen or nineteen years old, Catherine’s brief tenure as queen ended in tragedy when she was executed at the Tower of London for alleged adultery. Her downfall …
1587 marked a dark and defining moment in British history—the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. Once a reigning monarch of Scotland and a contender for the English throne, Mary’s life was a tangled web of political intrigue, religious conflict, and betrayal. Her demise was not merely a tragic personal fate but a decisive event …
