1587
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, executed by English
Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Mary Stuart, also known as Mary I of Scotland, was a significant figure in the 16th-century European …
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1622
King James I disbands the English parliament
England
James I, son of Mary, Queen of Scots (and descended from Henry VII’s daughter Margaret), had been King of Scotland for 36 years when he became King of England. Although he …
1872
Captain John Philip Nolan, a supporter of home rule, tenant rights, re-elected
Ireland
Lieutenant-Colonel John Philip Nolan (1838 – 30 January 1912) was an Irish nationalist landowner and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of …