1587 in Scotland

Events from the year 1587 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents Monarch – James VI

Events 8 February – the captive Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England for being implicated in the Babington Plot against her.

Births Approximate date – Thomas Young, Presbyterian minister (died 1655 in England)

Deaths 8 February – Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1542) John Black, composer (born c.1520)

See also Timeline of Scottish history

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