5. Catholic Threat Flashcards
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Daughter of ……. And his French wife (Catholic) …….
Granddaughter of …….. and ………
James VI
Mary of Guise
James V
Margaret Tudor
Catholics believed that Mary Queen of Scots was ………. As they …….
The legitimate heir to the English throne
Did not recognise any of Henry’s marriages (and children) after Catherine of Aragon and Mary I
Elizabeth has a number of choices with regards to Mary Queen of Scots: x5
- send her back to Scotland: help her get her throne back
- execute Mary
- Acknowledge Mary as rightful heir to England
- allow Mary to go to France
- Keep Mary in prison in England
Rebellion of the Northern Earls in …..
Led by two powerful Catholic lords: ……. And …….
1559
Charles Neville (Earl of Westmoreland)
Thomas Percy (Earl of Northumberland)
Rebellion of Northern Earls planned to ………
Dethrone Elizabeth, marry Mary to Northumberland’s brother in law, Thomas Howard (Duke of Norfolk) and put her on English throne
Rebellion of the Northern earls …….
…… Catholic rebels ……
Failed
800
Executed and had land confiscated
Rebellion of Northern Earls failed because:
1. PPaL ……
2. LoFS ……
3. PoE……
Poor Planning and Leadership: Elizabeth sent troops to stop the March from Durham and 2 leaders fled across the border to Scotland
Lack of Foreign Support: Phillip II reluctant to support Mary in fear she would side with France if Queen
Popularity of Elizabeth: English people reluctant to see pope restored
Excommunication of Elizabeth in ……
Elizabeth called a ……..
All loyal catholics called to ……
1570
‘Servant of wickedness’
Remove her from the throne
Excommunication of Elizabeth
Released catholics from ……
Catholics had ……… , justification for …….
Oath of allegiance to monarch
Permission to plot against Elizabeth
Rebellion and foreign intervention
Elizabeth’s response in …… to the Excommunication of Elizabeth
Called …..
It was treasonable to ……. 2x
Catholics who fled abroad could ……
1571
Treason Act
Declare Elizabeth as not lawful Queen
Introduce or publish papal bull
have property confiscated
Ridolfi plot in …….
Spanish army would land and …… and …..
Mary would marry …… and make ……
1571
help English catholics overthrow Elizabeth
Make Mary Queen
Duke of Norfolk
England catholic
RIDOLFI PLOT organised by ……. (…..)
Involved ……. , …….. and …….
Roberto Ridolfi
Italian merchant and banker
Phillip II of Spain, de Spes (Spanish ambassador) and the Pope
Ridolfi plot failed as ……..
….. imprisoned, Ridolfi and de Spes ……
Cecil and Walsingham foiled plan
Norfolk
Expelled from country
Throckmorton plot in …….
………. (English Jesuit/Catholic) organised plot
Same time as other ……. (Like Edmund Campion)
1583-84
Francis Throckmorton
Jesuits returning to England
Throckmorton plot involved ……. , …….. money , ….. , ……..
Planned to ……. and ……
French Catholic army
Spanish and papal
De Mendoza (Spanish ambassador)
Duke of Guise (France)
Free Mary
Put her on the throne
Throckmorton plan failed because ……
Duke of Guise ……
De Mendoza …..
Mary Queen of Scots ….. , banned from ….. and …..
Walsingham and Cecil foiled the plot
Executed for treason
Expelled
moved to Tutbury castle in Staffordshire
Receiving visitors
All mail checked by secret service
Increasing Catholic threat in ……..
1584-85
In 1584, …… leader of Dutch Protestants was ……
William of Orange
Shot dead by catholics
……. English Catholic attempted to assassinate Elizabeth
John Somerville
Parliament reacted by passing the …….
If Elizabeth assassinated, parliament would ensure ……..
Bond of Association
That the murderers were punished
…… gave orders for the construction of a large fleet of ships to …….
Parliament ordered all …… to leave the country within …..
King Phillip II of Spain
Invade England
Jesuit and seminary priests
40 days
Babington Plot in …….
Organised by Catholic nobleman …….
1586
Anthony Babington
In Babington plot, letter written in ….. were sent between …….. about the ……
Cither code
Babington and Mary Queen of Scots
Progress of plot to overthrow Elizabeth and replace her with Mary
Babington plot letter were …….. , gave proof of …..
Intercepted by Walsingham and Cecil
Mary’s involvement in treason
Babington arrested in …… and executed with …. other plotters
1586
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Mary Queen of Scots executed in ……
February 1587
