Chapter 24 Flashcards
How did Mary Stuart have legitimacy to the throne
Great-granddaughter of Henry VII
Why other than her bloodline was Elizabeth concerned by Mary Stuart
Legitimate catholic heir
When did Mary Stuart arrive in England
May 1568
What was the intention of The Duke of Norfolk to marry Mary, Queen of Scots
Strengthen his political power and potentially re-instate Catholicism
What nobleman was known to be Elizabeth’s favrioute
Robert Dudley
What was Elizabeth’s desire for Dudley to marry Mary, Queen of Scots
Neutralise her as a political threat
What was the first political threat that Elizabeth faced
The Rising of the Northern Earls
Who was James Pilkington
Bishop of Durham
What religious motives were there for The Rising of the Northern Earls
- Fuelled by James Pilkington
- Iconoclasm
- Land leased out by clergy to local famlies was ruthlessly regained
- Challange existing culture of Masses for the dead’s souls and holy water
What about Pilkington’s actions were further significant
Represented the loss of Northern influence
What was the tigger of the Northern Rebellion
- Earl of Sussex summoned the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland to meet him
- On 9th November 1569, signal was given by the rebels to raise the county
How great was the force of the Northern Rebellion
3800 footmen, and 1600 horseback
What was the plan of the Northern Rebellion
Replace Elizabeth with Mary, and marry her to Norfolk
What didn’t materialise that would’ve added to the strength of The Rising of the Northern Earls
landing of Spanish support
In what key cities did the Northern Earls go on campaigns of iconoclasm
Durham (Durham Cathederal) and Tadcaster
When was Elizabeth excommunicated
- 25 February 1570
- Arrived in England on 27th April 1570
What was the fate of those in the Northern Rebellion
- Northumberland captured and executed in August 1572
- Westmoreland fled to the continent and lived in exile in the Netherlands
- Eight other leaders executed in Tyburn 1570
- 700 executed under martial law
Who excommunicated England
Pope Pius V
What was significant about the Papal Bull in realtion to how Elizabeth viewed Catholics
Catholicism and treason were seen as one
Evidence that conformism to the middle way would be enforced from 1570 onwards
Anyone who converted or re-converted a person to Catholicism would be deemed a traitor
