Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle ...

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Norfolk has the largest concentration of medieval churches in the world. Almost 1000 were built, and today an incredible 639 ...

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