ridolfi plot

• Who was Roberto Ridolfi?

  An Italian banker and spy
• What was Ridolfi's plot in 1571?

  To depose Elizabeth and install Mary
• Who did Ridolfi meet in the Netherlands?

  The Pope, Philip II, and the Duke of Alba
• What did Philip II instruct the Duke of Alba to prepare?


  10,000 troops for invasion
• What was the outcome for the Duke of Norfolk after the Ridolfi plot?

  He was executed for treason
• What did the government do after discovering the Ridolfi plot?

  Monitored Catholics more closely
• What laws were passed in 1581 regarding Catholics?

  Fines for sheltering priests and treason for conversions
• Who led the Ridolfi Plot?

  Roberto Ridolfi
• What was the aim of the Ridolfi Plot?

  To kill Elizabeth and place Mary on the throne
• What was the outcome of the Ridolfi Plot?

  Norfolk was executed, Mary was not