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6. When were recusancy fines increased to £20 from one shilling?
7. Who stated "the Church of England had won control of the commanding heights of society" by the end of Elizabeth's reign?
- Penry Williams
- Susan Doran
- Wallace MacCaffrey
- A F Pollard
8. When was Elizabeth excommunicated by Pope Pius V?
9. When was the Treasons Act making Papa Bulls treasonous?
10. Regarding the Babington Plot, who said Mary Stuart's guilt was "undeniable"?
- Dale Hoak
- MacCulloch
- John Guy
- David Loades
11. Out of the 800 Catholics who went to assize courts in Lancashire, how many paid recusancy fines?
12. Who believes the Jesuits were sent "with every intention of arousing civil war" and placing a Catholic monarch on the throne?
- Susan Doran
- P Wiliams
- A G Dickens
- MacCulloch
13. Who said the Throckmorton Plot was a "fairly near thing" that seriously threatened the Elizabethan regime?
- Wallace MacCaffrey
- David Loades
- John Bossy
- John Guy
14. When was the Ridolfi Plot?
15. Who uncovered the Babington Plot?
- Cecil
- Elizabeth
- Walsingham
- Leicester
16. In 1603, according to an episcopal census, how many people took communion in an Anglican church?
- 5,077,000
- 3,544,000
- 2,266,000
- 6,400,000
17. When did Mary Queen of Scots arrive in England?
18. When was the Throckmorton Plot?
19. How many Jesuit and Seminary priests were executed under the 1585 Act against Jesuit and Seminary priests?
20. Who estimates that in 1604 there were in fact 30,000 recusants?
- A G Dickens
- Penry Williams
- David Starkey
- David Loades