Mary Queen Of Scots

Question 1

Why day did Mary Queen of Scots become Queen of Scotland?

Answer 1

6 days old

Question 2

Why did Mary pose a threat to Elizabeth?

Answer 2

People believed that Elizabeth was illegitimate and so felt she had no right to be on the throne and Elizabeth had converted England official religion back to protestant leaving some catholics disgruntled but Mary was Catholic so people wanted her to be Queen

Question 3

Who did Mary’s husband Lord Darnley kill?

Answer 3

Her private Secretary David Rizzio

Question 4

Where was Lord Darnley killed?

Answer 4

Kirk ‘O’ field

Question 5

Name Mary’s 3 husbands

Answer 5

1. King Francis
2. Lord Darnley
3. Earl of Bothwell

Question 6

Name the 3 plots against Queen Elizabeth

Answer 6

1. the Ridolif plot
2. The throckmorton plot
3. The bablington plot

Question 7

What was the ridolif plot?

Answer 7

Mary would marry Thomas the Earl of Norfolk then Spanish forces were committed to this plan then Elizabeth would be replaced

Question 8

What was the Throckmorton plot and when did it happen?

Answer 8

Francis Throckmorton was one of Spain’s chief agents and one of England’s leading Catholics and was arrested because incriminating letters were found in his house naming conspirators and talking about places to land foreign countries and it happened in 1583

Question 9

What was the Bablington plot and when did it happen?

Answer 9

Babington wrote coded letters to Mary telling her about his plans to rescue her and kill Elizabeth and make England Roman Catholic again and they placed their letters in beer kegs and Elizabeth’s key advisor Walshingham found out and got them both executed and it happened in 1586