The Awkwardly Botched Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (and why it's funny)

Mary, Queen of Scots, met her fate at the chopping block... but her execution didn't exactly go as planned. From a nervous executioner to some rather messy missteps, this botched beheading has gone down in history for all the wrong (and awkward) reasons.

X Dive into the history, drama, and sheer chaos of one of history's most infamous executions with us!

0:14 Intro

0:51 How many prisons did Mary, Queen of Scots stay in?

0:58 The Babington Plot

1:30 The Execution

3:48 Aftermath

4:30 And now for something completely different...