gcse elizabeth revision topic 5- catholic plots
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- catholic plot
- Ridolfi plot 1571
- Spanish army would land and help English catholics overthrow Elizabeth. mary queen of scots would marrybthe duke of Norfolk and turn England catholic
- Cecil and Walsingham foiled the plot. Norfolk was found guilty of treason
- Elizabeth refused to execute Mary and she was kept in proson
- throckmorton plot
- French and Spanish forces and papal money
- invade England and free mary from prison. throckmorton was arrested as Elizabeth's secret service foiled the plot.
- under torture he admitted the duke of guise was planning to invade via the Netherlands.
- throckmorton insisted that Mary had nothing to do with the plot. he was executed for treeason
- why didn't Elizabeth execute mary in 1572?
- no concrete proof she was involved
- spain, france or the pope may take action
- believed executing a royal was against God's will
- she didn't want to order the death of her cousin and heir.
- would anger English catholics that may rebell
- banington plot
- mary fled to England after she was evicted by protestants. she was given sanctuary but was under house arrest.
- Babington fell in love with mary and planned to kill Elizabeth to bring back Catholicism.
- Babington needed Mary's permission to proceed. he set up anenrypted letter to her.
- Babington didn't know that the man he hired to deliver the messages was a double agent. Walsingham now had evidence of treason.
- Babington and 6 conspirators were executed.
- trial and execution of Mary.
- October 1586 mary found guilty
- signed death warrant February 1587
- her secretary secretly took the note and handed it to the privy councillors.
- mary was executed on 8th February 1587
- Ridolfi plot 1571
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