why did queen elizabeth 1 have mary 1 executed
Mary Queen of Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in 1542 and was executed on 1587. It is generally believed that Maryâs execution â ordered by Elizabeth I â was the final reason Philip II needed to launch the Spanish Armada.ary, Queen of Scots, aged 17. Mary was Elizabeth Iâs cousin. Mary had been brought up as a strict Catholic which put her at odds with the Protestant Elizabeth. Maryâs father, James V of Scotland, died when she was one.