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1587 was the most dramatic year for Elizabeth. Mary Queen of Scots was
forced to abdicate in Scotland in
1567 and having left her baby son James VI of Scotland, had to flee from Scottish calvinists in 1568 and throw
herself on Elizabeth's mercy. The Queen of England had no alternative but to keep her in close custody. Mary's
presence in England provoked rebellions and plots to depose Elizabeth. The Spanish ambassador was involved
in a plot to murder Elizabeth and expelled from the country. Then Mary herself was implicated into a similar
conspiracy.
The Parliament demanded her death; and Elizabeth had to agree, and in 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was
executed. But Elizabeth blamed her death on her officials.