Elizabeth plots

• What were the names of the plots against Elizabeth?

  The Northern Earl's Rebellion, The Ridolfi Plot, The Throckmorton Plot & The Babington Plot
• What plot happened in 1569?

  The Northern Earl's Rebellion
• What plot happened in 1571?

  The Ridolfi Plot
• What plot happened in 1583?

  The Throckmorton Plot
• What plot happened in 1586?

  The Babington Plot
• What happened in 1570 and why?

  The pope declared Elizabeth a heretic to encourage people to rebel against her
• [THROCKMORTON PLOT] Explain the plot and the impact on Elizabeth:

  the duke of guise, a french nobleman related to mary, wanted to make england catholic again and increase his familys power. philip II supported the plot by providing money to pay for soldiers. the pope approved. francis throckmorton passed letters between the plotters and mary but francis walsingham found them. throckmorton was executed.

  confirmed to elizabeth that the catholics and mary were a threat.
• What were main causes of plots?

  Desire to return england to catholicism and fear of losing wealth and power to elizabeth's protestant friends.
• [RIDOLFI PLOT] Explain the plot and the impact on Elizabeth:

  Ridolfi, the pope's spy, wanted to kill Elizabeth, cause a spanish invasion & make mary the queen - she would then marry the duke of norfolk. Phillip II said he would prepare 10000 troops to invade england. William Cecil found out about the plot so the duke of norfolk was arrested and later executed.

  Elizabeth realised she couldnt trust mary and she decided to improve relations with france as spain was a threat.
• [NORTHERN EARLS PLOT] Explain the plot and the impact on Elizabeth:

  The Catholic Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland planned to get Mary out of imprisonment and on to the throne. They gathered an army of 6,000 soldiers.

  Elizabeth heard of it and crushed the rebellion - wouldve shown people she was a powerful monarch. she put 800 rebels to death and the earls fled to scotland.
• [BABINGTON PLOT] Explain the plot and the impact on Elizabeth:

  plan was for duke of guise to invade england, murder elizabeth and put mary on the throne. He had support from philip II and the pope. anthony babington passed letters to mary inside beer barrels. walsingham still found the plot out. babington was hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

  executed mary, bad relations with spain.
• When was Mary Queen of Scots executed?

  1587