1583-throckmorton plot

Cards (8)

  • the leaders
    • Duke of guise (Mary’s cousin)
    • Phillip ll
  • The plan
    • Guide invades England, overthrows Elizabeth and restores catholism. Phillip would provide financial support
    • Throckmorton, a young catholic, would pass messages between Mary and guise
  • Key events
    • Sir francis walsingham uncovers plot
    • throckmorton arrest in nov 1583
  • Aftermath
    • Throckmorton tortured and confessed. Executed in 1584
  • Significance
    • Life became harder for catholics in England. Many fled to england
    • 11,000 imprison or watched by the government
    • law passed helping catholic priests punishable by death
  • Leaders
    • Duke of Guise - cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots
    • Phillip II
  • Plan
    Same as Throckmorton Plot
  • Significance
    • Relations between Spain and England completely broken down
    • Government now determined to crush Catholicism in England - mass arrests of recusants
    • Last Catholic heir to English throne dead