Fotheringhay
a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
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How to use Fotheringhay in a sentence
From Fotheringhay we returned to the York road and followed it northward for about twenty miles.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyHis followers abandoned Fotheringhay, but stood a siege at Bytham.
The History of England | T.F. ToutThe park overlooks long lines of flat, amid which rises Fotheringhay Church.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. HareWe 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. HareThe earl was sent back to the Tower and thence to Fotheringhay.
British Dictionary definitions for Fotheringhay
/ (ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ) /
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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