The Catholic Threat

Question 1

What did Edmund Campion do?

Answer 1

Joined the jesuits, was ordained as a Jesuit priest and returned to England to spread the catholic faith

Question 2

What was Edmund Campion’s punishment?

Answer 2

He was hung,drawn and quartered

Question 3

Who were seminary priests and what did they do?

Answer 3

People who tried to convert people to catholics and when they returned to England they re - established the catholic faith

Question 4

What happened to the seminary priests?

Answer 4

98 of them were killed

Question 5

What were jesuits?

Answer 5

They were members of the Roman Catholic missionary and spreaded the belief that true catholics should not accept Elizabethan church

Question 6

How did the government respond to recusants in 1581?

Answer 6

Two acts of parliament were passed which increased the fines against recusants and made any attempt to the catholic faith treason

Question 7

How did the government respond to jesuits and seminary priests in 1585?

Answer 7

An act of parliament ordered all Jesuits and seminary priests to leave the country or be killed

Question 8

How did the government respond to catholics in 1593?

Answer 8

An act forbid large gatherings of catholics and confined known catholics to a radius of 5 miles from their home

Question 9

What was the excommunication of Elizabeth of 1570?

Answer 9

The pope issued a papal bull which encouraged plotting against Elizabeth

Question 10

How did Elizabeth respond to her excommunication?

Answer 10

She made it treasonable to declare that she was not the lawful Queen and to introduce any papal bull

Question 11

What was the Ridolfi plot of 1571?

Answer 11

A Spanish army would land and help English catholics overthrow Elizabeth and make Mary Queen
Mary would marry Duke of Norfolk
Cecil and walsingham found out the plot through their network of spies

Question 12

What was the response to the Ridolfi plot?

Answer 12

Norfolk was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death
Ridolif and despes were expelled from England
Philip didn’t get enough support from English catholics

Question 13

What was the throckmorton plot of 1583?

Answer 13

Throckmorton led the plot to invade England and free Mary
Elizabeth’s secret service uncovered the plot
Throckmorton was executed
Mendoza was expelled from England

Question 14

What was the response to the throckmorton plot?

Answer 14

Mary was banned from receiving any visitors and her mail was checked by walsingham’s agents

Question 15

What was the babington plot of 1586?

Answer 15

Babington wrote coded letters to Mary informing her of a plot to overthrow Elizabeth and make Mary Queen
There was evidence of Mary’s direct involvement as she replied

Question 16

What was the response to the babington plot?

Answer 16

Walsingham intercepted the letters and had proof of Mary’s involvement
Walsingham arrested babington and he was executed

Question 17

What was the rebellion of the northern earls of 1569?

Answer 17

Northern earls gathered 4600 men and marched south
Elizabeth sent an army to fight them
Northern earls abandoned their plan and retreated

Question 18

Why did the rebellion of the northern earls fail?

Answer 18

Poor planning and leadership, popularity of Elizabeth, lack of foreign support

Question 19

What was the response to the rebellion of the northern earls?

Answer 19

Northumberland was arrested and executed
Westmoreland fled to Holland and died in poverty
800 rebels were executed and land was confiscated from catholics