Threats posed my Mary

Question 1

What did Mary hope Elizabeth would do, when she entered England?

Answer 1

Help her regain power

Question 2

What would be a constant threat, if Mary regained power in Scotland?

Answer 2

Invasion from the North

Question 3

What 2 things did Elizabeth do instead of help Mary?

Answer 3

Locked Mary in Prison and set up an inquiry

Question 4

What was the inquiry set up for?

Answer 4

To see whether Mary had been involved in Lord Darnley’s murder

Question 5

Why did Elizabeth not want a guilty verdict from the inquiry?

Answer 5

It would lend power to the Scottish nobles trying to overthrow Mary.

Question 6

Why did Elizabeth not want a not-guilty verdict?

Answer 6

This would force Elizabeth to release her

Question 7

What did Elizabeth think would happen if Mary was released?

Answer 7

Mary might use her claim to the English throne to overthrow Elizabeth.

Question 8

What happened to the inquiry in the end?

Answer 8

There was no verdict

Question 9

What did this mean at the time?

Answer 9

Mary was able to be kept in captivity

Question 10

What did this mean for the future?

Answer 10

There would be plots for her escape

Question 11

What plots were there to put Mary on the Throne?

Answer 11

Ridolfi Plot (1571)
Throckmorton Plot (1583)
Babington Plot (1586)