northen rebellion

• who where the key figures involved in the plot

  westmorland and northerthumberland
• why did the plot start?

  Elizabeth took away large areas of northumberlands land.

  shared it to his enemy and protestants

  Elizabeth claimed his profit of the copper mines found by his estate

  many northern nobles wanted england to continue the catholic faith
• when was the northen rebellion

  1569
• what was the orignal plot?

  -duke of norfolk to marry mqs

  -she would become elizabeths heir

  -supported by catholic nobles
• why did the orignal plot not work?

  -it got discovered

  -the earls panicked they were going to get executed

  -instead they rebelled to try overthrow elizabeth
• what were the key events of the northen rebellion?

  november 1569, earls captured durham and celebrated a catholic mass.

  -marched south to tutbury(where mqs was imprisoned)

  -stopped by a royal army

  -westmorland fled abroad.

  -northemberland exucted
• how did this pose a serious threat?

  -showed the danger of mqs towards catholics

  -fear amongst english protestants

  -most serious rebellion

  -however most catholics supported lizzy
• did the rebellion have support?

  the rebellion had little support