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E E - Plots / rebellions Flashcards

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1
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what are jesuits

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catholic priests who were specially trained to convert people back to catholicism

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when did jesuits begin to arrive in england

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the 1580s

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where did jesuits train

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special seminaries in catholic countries like france, spain, italy

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why did jesuits come to england

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on a mission to convert people back to catholicism

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5
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who was the leader of jesuits in england

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edmund campion

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6
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who did wealthy catholics hide

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campion and around 100 other jesuit priests - hidden in priest holes

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7
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who is francis walsingham

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a privy councillor

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8
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who did walsingham employ

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priest hunters and agents to track down jesuits and catholic priests

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9
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when was campion captured

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1581

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10
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who was campion captured by

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walsinghams agents

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11
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what happened to campion when he was captured

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he was hanged, drawn and quartered

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12
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who was mary queen of scot’s

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elizabeth’s catholic cousin

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13
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since what year was mary queen of scot’s in prison

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1568

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14
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why was mary’s prescence in england a serious threat to elizabeth

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mary had a strong claim to the throne of england
mary was a figurehead for catholic rebellion
mary had powerful foreign supporters

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why did elizabeth refuse to execute mary

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mary was her cousin
elizabeth didn’t want to execute a fellow queen

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16
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what were catholic plots

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attempts by catholics to replace elizabeth with mary queen of scot’s

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17
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when was the throckmorton plot

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1583

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18
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who was involved in the throckmorton plot

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a young catholic noble called throckmorton
the french

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19
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who supported the throckmorton plot

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phillip of spain and the pope

20
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who discovered the throckmorton plot

A

walsinghams spies

21
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when was the babington plot

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1586

22
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who did babington plot with

A

phillip of spain and the french

23
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how did babington communicate with mary

A

by hiding coded letters in beer barrels that went into mary’s prison

24
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who discovered the babington plot

A

walsingham

25
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when was the execution of mary queen of scots

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1587

26
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who made elizabeth sign mary’s death warrant

A

cecil and walsingham

27
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how was mary killed

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beheaded

28
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what led to the spanish armada

A

anglo spanish war in the 1580s

29
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when was the spanish armada launched

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1588

30
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what were the reasons for the rivalry with spain

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elizabeth had refused to marry phillip of spain at the start of her reign
elizabeth privateers such as francis drake stole gold from spanish treasure ships and he was knighted
phillip supported catholic plots against elizabeth
elizabeth agreed to send 7000 soldiers to the netherlands to support protestant rebels fighting phillips army in 1585
the execution of mary queen of scot’s answered phillip

31
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what was the spanish armada

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phillips invasion fleet of 130 ships

32
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where did the armada plan to sail to

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the netherlands to pick up 20000 spanish soliders

33
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how many ships made it back to spain

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80

34
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what were the spanish mistakes

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duke of medina sidonia had no experience of sailing and got seasick
the spanish army was a week late so the armada was vulnerable to attack

35
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what were the english strengths

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they used fire ships to break the armadas crescent formation
the english ships were smaller and easier to move

36
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how did the weather affect the spanish armada

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it was driven north by a storm and forced to return to spain
over 40 spanish ships were shipwrecked off scotland and ireland

37
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why did threat increase from catholics

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1570 pope excommunicated elizabeth
newly trained priests arrived sent and after 1580 pope sent trained priests to aid them
1584 william of orange murdered by catholic causing bond of association meaning if e was murdered those who benefit her death punished
1585 war with england and spain
1580s missionary priests arrived from netherlands

38
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why was mary executed late

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elizabeth thought it would lead to international backlash

39
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what led to war in spain

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religious differences
philip rejected
drake and hawkins stole spanish treasure
civil war in france so didn’t need to be allies
spain supported catholic plots
elizabeth supported 1572 dutch revolt
english army joined dutch rebels starting war

40
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how many on ship and in land in spain

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30,000
20,000

41
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how many on ship and in land england

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14,000
20,000

42
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weapons in spain compared to england

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2000 s and 200 e

43
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how does weather cause the defeat

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spanish ships blown towards sandbanks and english attack in the battle of grave lines

44
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ships lost by spain and england

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51 s 0 e

45
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men lost spain compared to england

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20000 s 100 e

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