Mary Queen of Scots
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- Mary Queen of Scots
- Why she arrived in England, 1568
- following the death of her husbands she married Bothwell, the chief suspect of the murder
- she lost support from both Catholic and Protestant nobles and a rebellion against her she was forced to abdicate the throne
- She left the Scottish throne in 1567, fled to England in 1568
- she lost support from both Catholic and Protestant nobles and a rebellion against her she was forced to abdicate the throne
- following the death of her husbands she married Bothwell, the chief suspect of the murder
- Why did people demand Elizabeth to execute Mary in 1572
- mary was seen as the rightful ruler and legitimate claim to the throne by English Catholics
- which is threatening to Elizabeth as people want to replace her
- Mary became the focus for plots and conspiracies
- in 1569, Northern Catholics planned to march down to London and make her queen to re- establish the catholic religion
- however, the rebellion was easily put down but the intentions still stand out that people want to replace Elizabeth
- in 1570, the Pope issued a Papal Bull declaring Elizabeth ->
- " To be a heretic and releasing all her subjects from any allegiance to her and excommunicating any that obeyed her orders"
- The pope excommunicated Elizabeth from the church
- " To be a heretic and releasing all her subjects from any allegiance to her and excommunicating any that obeyed her orders"
- Mary was linked to a plot to overthrow Elizabeth in 1570, and Parliament demanded that she was to be executed
- mary was seen as the rightful ruler and legitimate claim to the throne by English Catholics
- Elizabeth's Response
- Plots
- Throckmorton Plot -1583
- English Catholics planned to rebel and make Mary Queen with Spanish help
- The Babington Plot - 1586
- Babington and his men planned to kill Elizabeth and replace her with Mary. Mary was implicated when her secret letter to Babington was interceptedby Walsingham
- Throckmorton Plot -1583
- Why she arrived in England, 1568
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