Chapter 5-The Catholic threat Flashcards
When did Mary Queen of Scots arrive in England
1568
When was The Rebellion of the Northern Earls
1569
When was the Papal Bull issued?
1570
When was the Ridolfi Plot?
1571
When was the Throckmorton Plot?
1583
When was the Babington Plot?
1586
What was a Jesuit?
Members of the Roman Catholic church who came over to England saying Catholics should not accept Elizabeth.
What was the Papal Bull?
The pope excommunicated Elizabeth and told catholics to remove Elizabeth from the throne
How did Elizabeth respond to the Papal Bull?
Elizabeth passed the treason act of 1571
making it treason to say she was not the lawful queen
making it treason to publish any part of the Papal Bull
allowed Elizabeth to take property of catholics who left the country for longer then a year.
When did Elizabeth execute Mary Queen of Scots
1587
How did Catholics and Europe respond to Mary Queen of Scots execution?
English catholics gave no backlash and there were no further catholic plots.
In Scotland Marys son did not blame Elizabeth but blamed Elizabeths Privy Council.
In France Henry III wanted to stay friendly with Elizabeth so did nothing.
In Spain King Phillip II was already planning to invade and Mary’s execution only fuelled him.
Who created a network of spies to watch for Catholic plots?
Francis Walsingham
