elizabeth

• What was the most serious threat to Elizabeth from Mary?

  The Babington Plot
• What was the Babington Plot aimed at?

  Assassinating Elizabeth
• What evidence linked Mary to the Babington Plot?

  Intercepted letters
• How did the intercepted letters affect Mary's fate?

  They justified her execution
• What was the significance of Mary's involvement in assassination plots against Elizabeth?

  • Highlighted the threat to Elizabeth's reign
  • Justified the execution of Mary
  • Showed the political tensions of the time