Fotheringhay


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Fotheringhay

(ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ)
n
(Placename) a village in E England, in NE Northamptonshire: ruined castle, scene of the imprisonment and execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587)
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Foth•er•in•ghay

(ˈfɒð ə rɪŋˌgeɪ)

n.
a village in NE Northamptonshire, England: Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned here and executed 1587.
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As the coffin was lowered into the tomb, which has four white York roses engraved on surrounding floor tiles, and blessed by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, soil from three locations: Fotheringhay where the king was born, Middleham Castle in Yorkshire where he grew up, and Bosworth Field where he died, was scattered on the coffin.
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