section 3 Flashcards
who were jesuits
catholic priests who were specially trained to convert people back to Catholicism
when did jesuits begin to arrive in england
1580s
where did jesuits train
special seminaries in catholic countries
who was the leader of jesuits in england
Edmund Campion
who hid jesuits and where
hidden by wealthy Catholics in secret priest holes
how many jesuits hid
around 100
who was Francis walsingham
privy councillor who developed an effective spy network
what was walsingham’s spy network
hundreds of agents tracked down jesuits and catholic plotters and priest hunters caught catholic priests
what happened to Campion
in 1581 he was captured by Walsingham’s agents
hanged drawn and quartered
who was mary queen of scots in relation to Elizabeth
her catholic cousin
why did Mary leave scotland
forced to flee from a protestant rebellion
from when had Mary been in prison in england
1568
why did people believe Mary’s claim to the throne was strong
she had a son and heir : James
how was Mary a threat of catholic rebellion
She was next in line to the throne and it encouraged catholics to rebel/ plot assassination
who were Marys foreign supporters
Philip of Spain, the French, the Pope
why did Elizabeth refuse to execute Mary
her cousin, did not want to execute a fellow queen
who was Throckmorton
a young catholic noble who plotted to invade england and put mary on the throne
who supported the throckmorton plot
Philip of Spain and the pope
when was the throckmorton plot
1583
what happened to throckmorton
walsingham’s spies uncovered the plot, he was tortured and executed
who was Babington
a young catholic noble who plotted to invade and put mary on the throne
who did Babington plot with?
Philip of Spain and the french
when was the babington plot
1586
how did babington communicate with mary
hiding coded letters in beer barrels that went into mary’s prison
