Rebellions against Elizabeth
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- Revolts against Elizabeth
- Rebellions of the Northern Earls (1569-70)
- What was the progress on the plot?
- Northumberl-and and Westmorland took control of Durham Cathedral.
- Elizabeth moved Mary to Coventry to stop her escaping with the rebels.
- The rebels captured Hartlepool.
- What was the plan?
- Mary, Queen of Scots would marry the Duke of Norfolk, depose Elizabeth and become queen herself.
- Why did the revolt fail?
- Support from Spain never came.
- Many northern landowners, especially Lancashire and Cheshire, remained loyal to Elizabeth
- Many landowners did not want to risk losing their wealth.
- What was the significance of the revolt?
- Mary, Queen of Scots couldn't be trusted- she was kept in prison.
- The Pope exocommuni-cated Elizabeth- encouraged further plots against her.
- Loyalty of English Catholics in doubt- government took harsh action against them.
- Elizabeth's control over Northern England strengthened
- What was the progress on the plot?
- The Ridolfi Plot (1571)
- What was the plan?
- Murder Elizabeth, start a Spanish invasion, put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne and marry her to the Duke of Norfolk.
- What was the progress on the plot?
- Ridolfi travelled to the Netherlands to discuss the plot with the Pope, Philip II and the Duke of Alba.
- Philip II instructed the Duke of Alba to prepare 10,000 troops to send across the English channel to support the revolt
- Why did the plot fail?
- Sir William Cecil discovered the plot and, by autumn 1571, was able to prove the Duke of Norfolk guilty of high treason.
- In May 1572, Elizabeth signed Norfolk's death warrant which led to his execution in June 1572.
- Elizabeth was reluctant to sign Mary's death warrant so did not do so.
- What was the significance of the plot?
- Confirmed that Mary was still a threat to Elizabeth.
- The government began to monitor Catholics more closely and began to treat them more severely.
- Reinforced the threat from Spain; Philip II would support any plots against Elizabeth.
- England needed to improve relations with France as they could not fight both France and Spain at once.
- What was the plan?
- The Throckmorton Plot (1583)
- What was the plan?
- Invade England, overthrow Elizabeth, free Mary and make England Catholic again.
- What was the progress on the plot?
- Philip II offered to help pay for the revolt and the pope approved of the conspiracy.
- Francis Throckmorton, a young Englishman, would pass letters between the plotters and Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Why did the plot fail?
- Sir Francis Walsingham discovered the plot in May 1583
- In November 1583, Walsingham's spies found papers at Throckmort-on's house that revealed his part in the conspiracy.
- Throckmorton was then arrested and tortured. He confessed to his involvement and was executed in May 1584.#
- What was the significance of the plot?
- Revealed the extent of threat posed by foreign Catholic powers.
- Government treated English Catholics with greater suspicion and many fled England after the plot.
- Showed the potential threat from France and Spain.
- Throckmort-on's papers included a list of Catholic sympathisers in England, confirming government's fears of 'enemy within'.
- What was the plan?
- The Babington Plot (1586)
- What was the plan?
- The Duke of Guise would invade England, murder Elizabeth and put Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne.
- What was the progress on the plot?
- Anthony Babington, a Catholic, wrote to Mary in July 1586 about the conspiracy.
- Mary responded with support for the plot to go ahead by sending messages in cork bottles. (The messages were coded.)
- Why did the plot fail?
- Sir Francis Walsingham intercepted the letters and read Mary's awareness of the plot.
- Babington and the other plotters were sentenced to death and hung,drawn and quartered.
- Elizabeth delayed but signed Mary's death warrant in February 1587. Mary was beheaded shortly afterwards.
- What was the significance of the plot?
- By 1585, England and Spain were virtually at war.
- Elizabeth's government were determined to crush the Catholic threat.
- The persecution of Catholics intensified.
- The plot led to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, ending any hope of replacing Elizabeth with a Catholic heir.
- What was the plan?
- Rebellions of the Northern Earls (1569-70)
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