Elizabethan era catholic plots Flashcards
what are Jesuits
catholic priests who were specially trained to convert people to cathlocism
what year did Jesuits start to arrive in England
1580’s
where did Jesuits train
special seminaries in catholic country’s like France and Italy
who was the leader of the Jesuits
Edmund Campion
where where the Jesuits hidden
priest holes
who was Francis Walsingham
he developed a effective spy network and he was a privy councillor
what happened in 1581 to Campion
captured by Walsingham’s agents and was hung
who was Mary Queen of scots
the Queen of Scotland
who was Mary Queen of scots related to
she was Queen Elizabeth’s cousin
why was Mary forced to flee
a Protestant rebellion in Scotland
what year was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned
1568
why was Mary queen of scots a threat to Queen Elizabeth
strong claim to the throne
-Henry VIII great niece
-Mary had a son and heir: James
She was a catholic
Had powerful foreign supporters
who urged Queen Elizabeth to execute Mary queen of Scots
the Privy Council
which Catholic plot happened in 1583
Throckmorton plot
what Catholic plot happened in 1586
Babington plot
what happened in 1587
Execution of Mary queen of scots
what was the idea of the Throckmorton plot
to invade England with the French and put Mary queen of scots on the throne
what was the idea of the Babington plot
plotted with Philip of Spain and the French to invade England and put Mary queen of scots on the throne
who uncovered the Throckmorton plot
Walsingham’s spies
what did Babington use to try and communicate to Mary queen of scots
hiding coded letters in beer barrels
what happened to Throckmorton after he was found out
executed
when was the Spanish armada
in the 1580s
why did England have a rivalry with Spain
1.Elizabeth refused to marry Phillip of Spain
2.English privateers stole gold from Spanish treasure ships
3.Phillip supports catholic plots against Elizabeth
how many ships managed to land in England in Spanish Armada
none
how many ships made it back to Spain
80
what were the Spanish mistakes in the armada
the leader Duke of Medina Sidonia had no experience of sailing ang got sea sick
the armada was a weak late leaving armada vulnerable to attack
what were the English strengths in the armada
the English used fireships to break the armadas crescent formation
the English used smaller ships that were more manoeuvrable than the spanish
what did the weather do to help England during the Armada
the armada was pushed north by the wind so they were forced to return to Spain via Scotland and Ireland
because of the wind how many ships were wrecked
40
how many more armadas did Philip deploy in the 1590s
2
