the throckmorton plot Flashcards
1
Q
when was the throckmorton plot?
A
1583
2
Q
who was the plot led by?
A
sir francis throckmorton
3
Q
what was the plan?
A
to assassinate liz and replace her with MQS. once liz had been killed there would be an invasion led by the french catholic, Henry duke of Guise and an uprising of english catholics
4
Q
who did the plot also involve?
A
the spanish embassador
5
Q
what happened?
A
throckmorton acted as a messanger
when francis walsignham found out he put throckmorton under surveillance before he was later arrested
6
Q
what were the consequences?
A
throckmorton was executed and MQS was placed under even closer guard
the spanish embassador was sent back home and was the last of the spanish embassadors to be invited to court during the rest of Liz’s reign
