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.
What was the bond of association introduced by Elizabeth?
The law which made it legal to execute anyone who plotted against her.
Who were the key figures in the Babington plot?
Mary Queen of Scots, Anthony Babington- a young Catholic nobleman.
What was the aim of the Babington plot?
To assassinate Elizabeth , cause a Catholic uprising and place Mary on the throne with Spanish report
What was Mary’s involvement in the Babington plot?
She approved the plan in her coded letters essentially signing her own involvement in the conspiracy against Elizabeth.
____ ________ _______________ intercepted Babington’s letters to Mary.
Sir Francis Walsingham
When was Mary executed?
1587
Why did Mary Queen of Scots’ execution lead to heightened tensions with the Spanish?
It’s marked the end of any Catholic hope for a legitimate Catholic heir in England -> Spanish Armada
When was the Spanish Armada?
1588
