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Increasing Elizabethan Tensions and plots at home (Mary Queen of Scots'…
Increasing Elizabethan Tensions and plots at home
The revolt of the Northern Earls
Attempt to depose Elizabeth
Replace her with Mary QoS
Elizabeth used the result of this to increase her power.
November 1569
The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls or Northern Rebellion, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. Summary:
The Ridolfi plot
Assasinate Elizabeth
Replace with Mary
Planned by Ridolfi - banker who had connections.
Gathered support from Rome and Madrid
The Ridolfi plot was a plot in 1571 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. The plot was hatched and planned by Roberto Ridolfi, an international banker who was able to travel between Brussels, Rome and Madrid to gather support without attracting too much suspicion. Summary:
The Throckmorton Plot
Series of attempts to depose Elizabeth
Replace her with Mary QoS
Mary held under house arrest as a result.
English Roman Catholics invloved
The 1583 Throckmorton Plot was one of a series of attempts by English Roman Catholics to depose Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots, then held under house arrest in England.Francis was arrested in November 1583 and executed in July 1584. Summary:
The Babington Plot
Babington wanted to assasinate Elizabeth.
Replace her with Mary QoS
Babington was caught by Walsingham - reported to Elizabeth.
The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Roman Catholic cousin, on the English throne. It led to the Queen of Scots' execution, a result of a letter sent by Mary in which she consented to the assassination of Elizabeth. Summary:
Mary Queen of Scots' Execution in 1587
Elizabeth signed death warrent
Claims she was tricked into signing
She signed it "just in case" Mary became a problem
Destroyed hopes of a Catholic monarch in England.
On February 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason. Her son, King James VI of Scotland, calmly accepted his mother's execution, and upon Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603 he became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Summary: