1569 - Unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles to dispose of Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary.
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Ridolfi Plot
1571 - Plan to assassinate Elizabeth and get Mary to become queen, Pope excommunicated Elizabeth, Cecil figured out letters were being passed so he stopped it by killing the leader.
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Throckmorton Plot
1583 - To get Henry duke of Guise to invade England and murder Elizabeth letting Mary become Queen after freeing her from house arrest, Throckmorton was found out and executed in July 1584, Bond of Association was signed to prevent plots.
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Babington Plot
1586 - Mary was in contact with Babington but the person who sent the letters turned out to be a double agent, Babington waits for Mary's order to kill Elizabeth and she's caught by Cecil leading to Babington's and her death on 8th Febuary 1587.
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Essex Rebellion
1601 - Led by Robert Cecil and took 4 of the privy council memers who headed towards London, many abandoned in March, Essex returned to his house to find that the hostages had been released.
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Puritan
An extreme protestant that wanted to eliminate the Catholics by making the Church of England more protestant
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Jesuits
Spread the Catholic word around Britain
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name the challenges to Elizabeth's rule
Legitimacy, Religion, Gender, Marriage/Succession
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Northern Rebellion
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1569 - Unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles to dispose of Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary.
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