Elizabethan England T5 Flashcards
Arrival of mary queen of scots
Catholics believe She was the legitimate heir to the english throne, she was catholic, foreign relations
Rebellion of the Northern Earls 1559
Led by two powerful catholic lords, planned to dethrone elizabeth, and put Mary on the throne
Why did rebellion fail
Poor planning and leadership- elizabeth sent troops to stop march and 2 leaders fled
Lack of foreign support-philip ll reluctant to support mary
Popularity of elizabeth
Throckmorton plot 1583-84
Planned to free mary from captivity and put her on throne, plan failed: cecil prevented the plot from succedding
Ridolfi plot 1571
Spanish army would land and help english catholics overthrow elizabeth and make mary queen. Plot failed: Cecil prevented plan from succeeding
King philip ll of spain gave orders for the
Constructions of a large fleet of ships to invade england
Babington plot 1586
Letters written in code were sent between babington and mary about plot to over throw elizabth and replace her with mary. Letters were decoded by cecil, proof of marys involvement in treason
Mary queen of scots execution
1587