Mary, Queen of Scots (20) Flashcards
How were reltions with Elizabeth and Mary inextricably linked?
Through religion and the succession.
What had Catholic Mary incurred?
The wrath of both Protestant Lords and the English through her marriage to the Earl of Darnley.
What was the conclusion about the marriage?
It was a disaster, with Mary being implicated in her husband’s murder.
What was the subsequent third marriage?
To Darnley’s presumed murderer, the Earl of Bothwell, set off a brief civil war, the outcome of which saw Mary flee to England in 1567.
How was Mary Queen of Scots a continuous problem up unit 1587 for Elizabeth?
Because some English Catholics saw her as the rightful monarch and she became the focus of plots to overthrow Elizabeth.
How did the Problem that regarded Mary Queen of Scots get worse?
The excommunication of Elizabeth in 1570, which in the eyes of the Catholic Church declare Elizabeth’s Catholic subjects from the need to obey their sovereign.
What happened after the excommunication?
Protestants were deemed loyalists and Catholics traitors.
Describe The Ridolfi Plot (When, Description and significance).
When- 1571
Description- Involved a conspiracy for Mary to marry the Duke of Norfolk and to overthrow Elizabeth.
Significance- allowed Burghley to ensure the execution of Norfolk for treason.
Describe The Throckmorton Plot (When, Description and significance).
When- 1583
Description- Foreign landing in Sussex followed by overthrow of Elizabeth and her replacement by Mary. Foiled by the efficiency of Sir Francis Walsingham’s espionage network.
Significance- Led to creation of the Bond of Association. Worsened Anglo-Spanish relations. Tightened conditions of Mary’s captivity.
Describe The Parry Plot (When, Description and significance).
When- 1585
Description- Plot to assassinate the queen
Significance- Led to the acceleration of parliamentary proceedings on a bill to ensure the queen’s safety.
Describe The Babington Plot (When, Description and significance).
When- 1586
Description- Mary complicit in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth but exposed by Walksingham’s codebreaker, Thomas Phelippes.
Significance- Enabled Burghley to secure Mary’s execution.
What was it decided about Mary, Queen of Scots?
Mary should face trial at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire where she was moved the day after Babington’s execution.
What did some fear about Mary’s execution?
Some feared regicide; others were more concerned that to condemn to death the mother of their possible future monarch might not be a particularly sensible career move.
When did Elizabeth agree to sign the death warrant that Parliament duly petitioned Elizabeth?
1st February 1587 and then gave contradictory order about its despatch.
What did many Catholic say about Mary?
She died a martyr for the Catholic faith.
