Fotheringhay

American  

[foth-uh-ring-gey] / ˈfɒð ə rɪŋˌgeɪ /

noun

1. a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.

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Fotheringhay British  

/ ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The four-page letter was written in her native French from her prison cell at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

From Washington Times • Feb. 8, 2021

Fotheringhay Castle was a Yorkist palace during the 15th Century and St Mary and All Saints' Church is the burial place of four members of the dynasty.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2015

He was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, eastern England, but details about his early childhood are spotty.

From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2014

Sir Walter was one of the Royal Commissioners appointed in 1586 for the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringhay Castle.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less by Worley, George