the Catholic threat

Question 1

when was the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 1

1583

Question 2

who lead the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 2

Sir Francis Throckmorton

Question 3

what was the plan for the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 3

to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots

Question 4

who was also involved in the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 4

the Spanish ambassador

Question 5

did the Throckmorton plot work?

Answer 5

no- it failed and Throckmorton was executed

Question 6

when was the Babington Plot?

Answer 6

1586

Question 7

who led the Babington Plot?

Answer 7

Anthony Babington

Question 8

what was the plan for the Babington Plot?

Answer 8

murder Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots

Question 9

what did the Babington Plot lead to?

Answer 9

the plot’s discovery led to the trial and execution of Mary Queen of Scots

Question 10

what was the Counter Reformation?

Answer 10

attempt by the Catholic Church to bring many Protestants back to the old faith

Question 11

what did William Allen do in 1568?

Answer 11

he established a seminary at Douai in the Netherlands to train Catholic priests

Question 12

what did Allen aim to do?

Answer 12

to send these priests to England as missionaries- he had the full backing of the Pope

Question 13

when was the Society of Jesus created?

Answer 13

in 1540

Question 14

what was the society of Jesus?

Answer 14

began to send missionaries to England from 1580

Question 15

what was the society of Jesus’ aim?

Answer 15

to convert the Protestant population to Catholicism- Elizabeth saw them as a threat

Question 16

who were 2 key Jesuits?

Answer 16

Edmund Campion and Robert Parsons- they arrived in England on 24th June 1580 as missionaries

Question 17

what did Campion do?

Answer 17

he travelled the world, spreading his message- became a wanted man as it was believed he wanted to start a rebellion

Question 18

were the Jesuits a serious threat to Elizabeth?

Answer 18

Jesuits and other missionaries were a serious threat- they could undermine the stability of her religious settlement

Question 19

was the Pope a serious threat to Elizabeth?

Answer 19

the Pope wanted Elizabeth’s rule to end
it was the duty of Catholics to challenge her rule

Question 20

were English Catholics a serious threat to Elizabeth?

Answer 20

yes- they were encouraged by the Papal Bull to rebel

Question 21

were European Catholic rulers a serious threat to Elizabeth?

Answer 21

e.g. Philip of Spain was encouraged by the Pope to challenge her authority

Question 22

what did Jesuits claim?

Answer 22

they claimed to not want rebellion but just to spread their message- Elizabeth still saw them as a threat to the stability of England