Elizabeth 3 - Jesuits Flashcards
What are jesuits
Jesuits were Catholic priests who were specially trained to convert people back to
Catholicism
When did jesuits arrive in England?
1580s
Where did jesuits train?
Jesuits trained in special seminaries in Catholic countries like France, Spain and Italy
Why did they arrive in Britain?
On a mission to convert people back to Catholicism
Who was the leader of Jesuits in England?
Edmund campion
How were campion and 100 other Jesuit priests hidden?
Campion and around 100 other Jesuit priests were hidden by wealthy Catholics in secret priest holes
Who developed an effective spy network?
Francis Walsingham
What was Francis a part of?
Privy council
What did Francis do?
Had hundreds of agents tracking down Jesuits and Catholic plotters
He employed priest hunters to catch catholic priests
Who captured campion and what did they do to him?
Walsingham’s agents and hanged, drawn and quartered him
