Elizabeth Section 3

Question 1

What was a Jesuit?

Answer 1

A catholic priest that converted people to catholicism

Question 2

When did jesuits arrive in Britain?

Answer 2

1580s

Question 3

Who was the leader of the jesuits?

Answer 3

Edmund campion

Question 4

Who developed an effective spy network?

Answer 4

Francis walsingham

Question 5

What role did Francis walsingham have?

Answer 5

Privy concellor

Question 6

Who did Francis walsinghams agents track?

Answer 6

Jesuits and catholic plotters

Question 7

Who caught catholic priests?

Answer 7

Priest hunters

Question 8

When was Edmund campion caught?

Answer 8

1581

Question 9

What relation did Mary queen of Scot’s have to Elizabeth?

Answer 9

She was her cousin

Question 10

Why did Mary queen of Scot’s flee Scotland?

Answer 10

Protestant rebellion

Question 11

When was Mary queen of Scot’s in prison since?

Answer 11

1568

Question 12

Why did Mary have a strong claim to the throne of England?

Answer 12

She was Elizabeth’s cousin and had an heir to the throne

Question 13

Why was Mary a figurehead for catholic rebellion?

Answer 13

She was next in line to the throne

Question 14

Why did queen Mary have foreign supporters?

Answer 14

Catholic opposition supported her

Question 15

What was the throckmorton plot?

Answer 15

Plotted that the French would take over England and Mary would be queen

Question 16

When was the throckmorton plot?

Answer 16

1583

Question 17

What was the babington plot?

Answer 17

Spain and France to invade England and put Mary on throne

Question 18

Why didn’t the throckmorton plot worked?

Answer 18

Walsinghams spies found it out

Question 19

When was the babington plot?

Answer 19

1586

Question 20

Why didn’t the babington plot work?

Answer 20

Walsingham discovered his systems and caught Mary with it

Question 21

When was the Spanish Armada launched?

Answer 21

1588

Question 22

Why did the Spanish war break out?

Answer 22

Elizabeth refused to marry Philip of Spain

Question 23

Who stole gold from Spanish ships?

Answer 23

Sir Francis drake

Question 24

What did Philip of Spain support in England?

Answer 24

Rebellions/ plots

Question 25

What angered Philip of Spain in 1587?

Answer 25

Execution of Mary queen of Scott’s

Question 26

When was Mary queen of Scot’s executed?

Answer 26

1587

Question 27

What Spanish mistakes led to the armada failing?

Answer 27

Leader of army had no experience sailing and army was a week late

Question 28

What English strengths led to the armada failing?

Answer 28

Used fire ships to counter the Spanish formation and has quicker ships

Question 29

How did the weather lead to the armada failing?

Answer 29

Armada driven north because of a storm and most were wrecked by Scotland and Ireland

Question 30

How many ships got back to Spain after the armadas attack?

Answer 30

80 out of 130