Elizabethan plots and threats to the throne Flashcards
why was mary queen of scots wierd for a scotsperson in the 15/1600s?
she was catholic even though scotland was now protestant due to the reformation
she spent most of her earlier life in france so was a foreinger in her own country and spoke mainly french
why does mary come to egland?
she was chased out of scotland by powerful people in her country and omce civil war broke out she was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son
and elizabeth felt obliged to shelter her beacuse she was family
why is mary a threat to Elizabeth
liz is unmarried and has no children and so no direct heir
mary is her 1st cousin so is a tudor and has a claim to the english throne
she would be a popular ruler for angared catholics in england as liz forced people to be protestant and mary already had experience ruling
how did elizabeth try to contain mary as a threat?
she tried to get her to marry robert dudley who she knew was very laoyal to her so could keep mary in check (but instead she marries darnley to strengthen her claim to the english throne
darney then dies in mysterious cirumstances and then she married the guy who was roumoured to have killed him Bothwell)
she also kept her in captivity in the tower of london and in the various estates of Elizabeth of Shrewsbry
what was the Northan rebellion?
happened in 1569 and was the first catholic plot she faced
the plan was to overthrow liz with mary and then for mary to marry Norfolk planed by Westmooreland and Northumberland
4,600 men marched into Norfolk and tore up a prayer book then retreated to london at the sound of Elizabeth’s very strong army
what was the consequence of the northan rebellion and why did it fail
northumberland beheaded
westmooreland goes to france and dies in poverty
800 rebels executed and catholic sympothisers had the land stripped from them
the strength and popularity of liz and poor planning
what was the Pope’s excommunication
1570
said liz was not the rightful queen and therefore all catholics have the right to try and remove her this was seen as an permisssion to overthough liz and replace her with mary
what was Liz’s response to the poep’s excommunication
treason act of 1571
meaning it was treason to deny her as queen and anyone who leaves country for more than 12 months had thier land taken and reduced the power of earls
what was the ridolfi plot ?
1571 and was concovered by walsingham
was lead by roberto ridiolfi who was an italian banker and had a plan to rplace elizabeth iwth mary involved the duke for norfolk and phillip of spain as well as the spanish ambassador and the pope
the plan:
shpanish army was to help overthrough liz and then mary was to maryy norfolk
what were the consquences of the ridolf polt
norfolk fond guilt and guilty of trason and executed but elizabeth still refuses to exectue mary
ridofi and spanish ambassador remved form the country
what was the throckmorton plot
priests enter england from abord suspected of plots
people:
franccis throckmorton
french catholic forces
the pope
and funded by the spanish
throckmorton was involved as the go-between bteween mary and the pople
wanted to free mary
what were the consequences of the throckmorton plot?
throckmorton confessed htat france was planning to invade england he was excecuted mary movedc astle and was no longer allowed visitors and the spanish ambassidor was ordered to leave
what was the babinton plot
plot uncovered by walsingham
the ring leader was anthoney babington and his plan was to replace liz with mary
mar sent letters in cypher code wich walsingham foun in bear barrels so he collected evidence
what were the consequences of the babington plot?
babington and six other were executed babington offered liz 1000 pounds for her to pardon him but she refused
mary was also found guiltly but liz inittally refused to execute her
eventually agreed to her execution after william davison who was persuaded by the priviy council gathered her execution papers behind elizabeth’s back elizabethwas furious and sent him to the tower of london
