Babington Plot Flashcards
1
Q
What were the aims of the plot?
A
(1586) They wanted to restore Catholicism in England and overthrow Elizabeth.
2
Q
What happened in the plot?
A
Anthony Babington was the man delivering the messages between Mary and the French Duke of Guise.
3
Q
How did the plot fail?
A
Sir Francis Walsingham discovered the plot by intercepting Babington’s letters to Mary and Babington was executed. (Hung, drawn and quartered.)
