Fotheringhay

[ foth -uh-ring-gey ]

/ ˈfɒð ə rɪŋˌgeɪ /

noun

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fotheringhay

We have driven to Fotheringhay, and seen again the mound and the one remaining stone of the castle.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
The earl was sent back to the Tower and thence to Fotheringhay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
You know the rest,—the last tragedy of all, in the Castle of Fotheringhay.
Zigzag Journeys in Europe|Hezekiah Butterworth
Fotheringhay bore “Silver two lions passant sable, looking backward.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various

The park overlooks long lines of flat, amid which rises Fotheringhay Church.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

British Dictionary definitions for fotheringhay

Fotheringhay

/ (ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ) /

noun

a village in E England, in NE Northamptonshire: ruined castle, scene of the imprisonment and execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012