early elizabethan england Flashcards
state the threats Elizabeth had, when she first became queen:
Foreign threats, religious divisions, legitimacy, gender, succession and marriage and financial issues
When did Elizabeth become queen?
1558
What were the 3 plots against Elizabeth (names and dates) ???
Ridolfi ( 1571 ) Throckmorton ( 1583 ) and Babington ( 1586 )
Who are the key figures involved in the Ridolfi plot?
Duke of Norfolk, King Phillip ll of Spain and Roberto Ridolfi
What was the aim of the Ridolfi plot?
To overthrow Elizabeth, marry Mary Queen of Scots to the Duke of Norfolk and place Mary on the throne as a Catholic monarch.
Who supported the plan in Spain??
The pope and King Philip ll of Spain
What support was Phillip going to provide in the Ridolfi plot??
An invasion force to aid the plot.
Who was the plot uncovered by?
Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth’s spymaster
Intercepted letters from _______________________ implicated him and he was executed in ____.
Duke of Norfolk, 1572
The plot heightened Elizabeth’s distrust of Mary, leading to __________ ____________.
Stricter confinement
Who was the key figure involved in the Throckmorton plot?
Francis Throckmorton, a young English Catholic.
What was the aim of the Throckmorton plot?
To the pose, Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots in a Catholic uprising supported by a French invasion which was funded by Spain and the Pope.
The plot relied on _________funding helping for a joint invasion of England by Spanish and French Catholic forces.
Spanish
What were the consequences of
Throckmorton’s involvement?
He was arrested and under torture, he revealed the details of the plot and involvement of Catholic nobles.
What did the Throckmorton plot make Elizabeth do?
Elizabeth increased persecution of Catholics and introduced the band of association.
