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I am to be executed

The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots

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Shaun Usher
Feb 08, 2023
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The following letter was written on this day in 1587, and can be found in the first volume of Letters of Note. Beneath the transcript you’ll find audio of the letter being read by Juliet Stevenson, taken from the Letters of Note audiobook.

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