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A number of conspirators in the Babington Plot are hanged, drawn and quartered.

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Babington Plot

1586 plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England

The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic cousin, on the English throne. It led to Mary's execution, a result of a letter sent by Mary in which she consented to the assassination of Elizabeth.
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September 20

Day of the year

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 102 days remain until the end of the year.
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