Was Mary Queen of Scots a major threat? Northern Rebellion, Ridolfi Plot, Throckmorton and Babington

Question 1

When did Mary arrive in England

Answer 1

1568

Question 2

When was the period of stability?

Answer 2

1558-1568

Question 3

What are old vestments?

Answer 3

elaborate dresses for clergy

Question 4

How did the religious changes impact the Catholics between 1559-1563?

Answer 4

-caused upset->there was a lot of changes towards Protestantism

Question 5

What were the 39 Articles and when was it?

Answer 5

-1563
-a statement of faith for the new Church which saw the church move in a Calvinist direction and presented a united Protestant Church

Question 6

When was the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 6

1569

Question 7

What was the Northern Rebellion triggered by?

Answer 7

-Mary’s arrival in England

Question 8

What was the Northern Rebellions aims?

Answer 8

-Court conspiracy to marry Mary Q of S to Norfolk to have proclaimed as heir and overthrow Elizabeth and restore Catholicism

Question 9

What domestic threats were there from the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 9

-supported by Dudley and Throckmorton (nobility)
-Northern Earls Northumberland and Westmorland prepared to march South to restore Catholicism after Norfolk fled court
-Haigh called a ‘major threat’ and raised an army of over 5,000 men

Question 10

What foreign threat was there from the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 10

-Spanish help was promised but it did not materialise

Question 11

What evidence was there that there wasn’t a domestic threat from the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 11

-Dudley confessed->defeated by government forces

Question 12

What evidence was there that there wasn’t a foreign threat from the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 12

-Spanish help did not materialise

Question 13

What evidence is there that the Northern Rebellion was dealt with successfully?

Answer 13

-Elizabeth sent troops to Scotland to subdue Mary’s supporters

-450 rebels were executed and Norfolk was imprisoned

Question 14

What evidence is there that the Northern Rebellion was dealt with unsuccessfully?

Answer 14

-conflict with Privy Council->Elizabeth didn’t follow their unanimous demand for Norfolk’s execution

-Elizabeth’s urges to the Scots to reinstate Mary to nominate sovereignty faced obstacles

Question 15

Who was involved in the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 15

-Dudley and Throckmorton (nobility)
-Northumberland and Westmorland (Northern Earls)
-Norfolk

Question 16

What did the rebels manage to achieve in the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 16

-mass was briefly restored

Question 17

When was the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 17

1571

Question 18

What was the aim of the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 18

-to replace Elizabeth with Mary and she would marry Norfolk

Question 19

What were the domestic threats of the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 19

-involved other English noblemen
-followed excommunication in 1570 which absolved her subjects from obedience to her

Question 20

What was the foreign threat of the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 20

-involved Mary and Philip II

Question 21

Who was the Ridolfi Plot uncovered by?

Answer 21

Cecil

Question 22

What evidence is there that the Ridolfi Plot was dealt with successfully?

Answer 22

-Elizabeth agreed to Norfolk’s execution

Question 23

What evidence is there that the Ridolfi Plot was dealt with unsuccessfully?

Answer 23

-caused conflict with Privy Country and Parliament->Privy Council persuaded Elizabeth to call Parliament
-on the pretext of raising money but really to secure the execution of Mary Q of S and Norfolk
-Elizabeth refused to sign death warrant for Mary Q of S

Question 24

When was the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 24

1583

Question 25

What was the aim of the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 25

-to invade England
-free Mary Q of S
-kill Elizabeth

Question 26

What was the foreign threat of the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 26

-French Catholic forces with Spanish and papal money->included Jesuit priests too

Question 27

Were there any domestic threats from the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 27

none

Question 28

What evidence is there for the Throckmorton Plot not being a serious domestic/foreign threat?

Answer 28

-Throckmorton was tortured and executed

Question 29

What evidence is there that the Throckmorton Plot was dealt with successfully?

Answer 29

-Throckmorton was tortured and executed
-Bond of Association established so that in the event of Elizabeth’s assassination those responsible would not benefit

Question 30

When was the Babington Plot?

Answer 30

1586

Question 31

What was the aim of the Babington Plot?

Answer 31

-for the murder of Elizabeth->a letter allegedly dictated by Mary endorsing this plot

Question 32

What was the domestic threat of the Babington Plot?

Answer 32

-they wanted to kill the Queen

Question 33

What evidence is there that it didn’t pose a serious domestic/foreign threat?

Answer 33

-it was uncovered by Walsingham

Question 34

What evidence is there that the Babington Plot was dealt with successfully?

Answer 34

-execution did away with the immediate threat posed by Mary->she was no longer a rival Catholic claimant and focal point for dissent
-Walsingham’s spies intercepted a letter

Question 35

What evidence is there that the Babington Plot was dealt with unsuccessfully?

Answer 35

-caused conflict with Privy Council again->they persuaded Elizabeth to put Mary on trial and then dispatched death warrant without permission->Cecil was banished and Davison was sent to the Tower

Question 36

What happened to Mary as a result of the Babington Plot?

Answer 36

-she was executed

Question 37

Wo was Norfolk? What was his relation to Elizabeth?

Answer 37

-he was her cousin

Question 38

Who discovered all of the plots?

Answer 38

Francis Walsingham

Question 39

Who was Francis Walsingham known as?

Answer 39

the spy master