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Foreign Relations: Scotland Flashcards

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What were relations like between England + Scotland at the start of Elizabeth’s reign?

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Tense - because of the Auld Alliance

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Who was the leader of Scotland at the start of Elizabeth’s reign?

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Mary Queen of Scots but Mary de Guise regent

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Who was married to James V of Scotland? When?

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Mary de Guise

1538

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When was Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart) born?

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8th Dec 1542

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Who are the parents of Mary Queen of Scots?

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Mary de Guise + James V of Scotland

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Who became leader of Scotland when James V died in 1542?

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Mary Queen of Scots (infant daughter)

Earl of Arran (regent until 1554 then Mary de Guise)

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Who was Mary Queen of Scots groomed to marry by her mum?

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Francis (French Dauphin - Catholic)

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When did Mary Queen of Scots marry the French Dauphin?

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1558

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Who did the Earl of Arran want Mary Queen of Scots to marry? Why?

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Edward VI (rough wooing - to unite England + Scotland)

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Who did Mary de Guise want Mary Queen of Scots to marry? Why?

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Francis (French Dauphin - Catholic)

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When did the French Dauphin Francis become King of France? What did this mean for Mary?

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1559

Mary Queen of Scots also Queen of France by marriage

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What significant event happened in Scotland in 1559?

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Rebellion by Lords of the Congregation

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Who were the Lords of the Congregation?

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Group of Scottish Protestants who rebelled (1559)

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Who was the leader of the Lords of the Congregation?

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John Knox

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Why did the Lords of the Congregation rebel in Scotland in 1559?

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  • Opposed Catholic rule of Mary de Guise + Mary Stuart
  • Opposed increasing role of the French Catholics in Scotland (after Francis acceded + sent garrisons to Scottish fortresses)
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Which country provided support to the Scottish Lords of the Congregation?

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England

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17
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Why did England support the Lords of the Congregation? Give 3 reasons

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1) Catholic Scotland threatened Protestantism in England
2) French forces in Scotland threatened security of England
3) Mary Queen of Scots threatened security of England (her claim)

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Who instigated the English support of the Lords of the Congregation? How?

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Cecil

  • Threatened to resign
  • Showed Elizabeth that Francis + Mary were using the English coat of arms in their own heraldic device
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Why was Elizabeth reluctant to support the Lords of the Congregation?

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  • Disliked John Knox (wrote ‘The Monstrous Regiment of Women’ in 1558 denouncing female rulers)
  • Conflicted with Elizabeth’s aim of war avoidance
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How did England provide support for the Lords of the Congregation?

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  • Sent money + arms
  • Dec 1559: sent navy to stop French landing at Firth of Forth
  • Feb 1560: Treaty of Berwick (offered conditional support)
  • March 1560: sent army north to support (blockaded Port of Leith)
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What was the Treaty of Berwick (1560)?

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Elizabeth offering Lords of the Congregation conditional support

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Was the rebellion by the Lords of the Congregation successful? How?

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YES

  • French fleets were damaged in storms
  • Mary de Guise (regent) died in June 1560 leaving a Protestant power vacuum
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23
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When did Mary de Guise die?

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June 1560

24
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What was the treaty that ended the Lords of the Congregation rebellion in Scotland?

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Treaty of Edinburgh (July 1560)

25
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Who was the Treaty of Edinburgh (July 1560) between + what did it agree?

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Between: England, Scotland, France

Agreed:

  • End of conflict in Scotland
  • Withdrawal of English + French forces from Scotland
  • Lords of Congregation to be provisional gov in Scotland
  • Withdrawal of Mary Queen of Scots claim from the England throne
26
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When did Francis II of France die + who was he replaced with?

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Dec 1560 - replaced by Charles IX

27
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What happened to Mary Queen of Scots when her husband Francis II died in Dec 1560?

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Had to return to Scotland from France + accept her reduction in power and Protestantism in Scotland

28
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What were the 2 main events in Scotland under Elizabeth?

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1) Lords of Congregation rebellion (1559)

2) Threat from Mary Queen of Scots (1567-1587)

29
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How did Mary Queen of Scots have a claim to the English throne?

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She was Elizabeth I’s closest living relative (cousin) + also a direct descendent of Henry VIII

30
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Why did Elizabeth not want Mary to be her heir?

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  • She was Roman Catholic

- She had strong political ties to France (mum + 1st husband)

31
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Why was Mary Queen of Scots most threatening to Elizabeth after 1567?

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Forced to abdicate + flee to England in 1567, from which she supported plots that directly threatened the English throne

32
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Who were the 3 people Mary Queen of Scots married? When?

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1) French Dauphin/Francis II of France (1558)
2) Earl of Darnley (1565)
3) Earl of Bothwell (1567)

33
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Who was the Earl of Darnley?

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An English nobleman married to Mary Queen of Scots (2nd husband)

34
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What happened to the Earl of Darnley?

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Murdered in Feb 1567

35
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With which husband did Mary Queen of Scots have her child (future James V)?

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Earl of Darnley

36
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Who was the Earl of Bothwell?

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A Scottish nobleman married to Mary Queen of Scots (3rd husband) + the murderer of Earl of Darnley (2nd husband)

37
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What was initiated in Scotland when the Earl of Darnley was killed by the Earl of Bothwell?

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Uprising by Scottish Protestant nobles - including Mary’s half brother the Earl of Moray

38
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What caused Mary Queen of Scots to flee Scotland -> England?

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She was imprisoned by the uprising Scottish Protestant nobles + forced to abdicate where she was imprisoned at Lochleven Castle - which she escaped to flee to England

39
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Where was Mary imprisoned after abdicating?

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Lochleven Castle

40
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What were the 4 key Catholic plots to overthrow Elizabeth?

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1) Ridolfi Plot (1571)
2) Throckmorton Plot (1583)
3) Parry Plot (1585)
4) Babington Plot (1586)

41
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What was the Ridolfi Plot (1571)?

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Conspiracy for Mary to marry Duke of Norfolk and overthrow Elizabeth

  • Convinced Spain + Pope that the plot had potential
  • Discovered by Cecil + Walsingham who executed Norfolk (1572)
42
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Who was Francis Walsingham?

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Key governmental figure (principle secretary) under Elizabeth

‘Spymaster’ - headed an espionage network

43
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What was Walsingham’s espionage network most important in?

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Uncovering Catholic plots to overthrow Elizabeth

44
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What was the Throckmorton Plot (1583)?

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Plan by Throckmorton (Catholic family) for a French landing in Sussex to help replace Elizabeth with Mary

  • Discovered by Walsingham who executed Throckmorton
  • Bond of Association created as a precaution, Mendoza (Spanish ambassador executed - implicated)
45
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What was the Parry Plot (1585)?

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Plot to assassinate Elizabeth

- Parry executed + bill to ensure Queen’s safety sped through parliament

46
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What was the Babington Plot (1586)?

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Conspiracy to assassinate Elizabeth + replace her with Mary (made by Mary + Babington)

  • Letter deciphered by Phellipes (Walsingham’s code breaker)
  • Mary arrested + executed a year later
47
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Which Catholic plot against Elizabeth finally implicated Mary Queen of Scots and gave justification for Mary’s removal?

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Babington Plot (1586)

48
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Why did plotting Catholics choose Mary as their ‘rightful monarch’?

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  • Mary had a claim to the throne (descendant of H.VIII)

- Elizabeth excommunicated from Catholic Church in 1570 + Pope said English Catholics no longer needed to obey her

49
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When was Elizabeth excommunicated?

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1570

50
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When did Elizabeth sign Mary’s death warrant?

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1st Feb 1587

51
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Why did Elizabeth delay ordering Mary’s execution?

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  • Regicide (killing a rightful monarch was interfering with divine right to rule)
  • Mary was mother of future king of Scotland James
52
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How were relations between England + Scotland by the end of Elizabeth’s rule?

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Fairly peaceful

  • Threat of French intervention + Mary were removed
  • No other altercations between the countries
  • In contact with James IV who would become James V
53
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When did Mary Queen of Scots technically become Queen (even though she needed a regent)?

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1542 (Dec)

54
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When did Mary de Guise take over regency of Scotland from the Earl of Arran?

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1554

55
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When did Mary Queen of Scots have to return to Scotland?

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1561

56
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Who led the uprising in Scotland that caused the abdication of Mary Queen of Scots in 1567?

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Earl of Moray (Elizabeth’s cousin)

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