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What was the Revolt of the Northern Earls, 1569–70?

A rebellion by the Catholic Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland that aimed to depose Elizabeth and crown Mary, Queen of Scots.

Give one significance of the Revolt of the Northern Earls, 1569–70.

It raised the profile of, and increased, open Catholic opposition to Elizabeth.

What was the Ridolfi Plot (1571)?

A plot by the Italian banker Roberto Ridolfi to murder Elizabeth, land Spanish troops from the Netherlands, and marry Mary, Queen of Scots to the Duke of Norfolk so she could take the throne.

What was the Throckmorton Plot (1583)?

Francis Throckmorton's plan for a French invasion led by the Duke of Guise, with funds from Spain and the Pope, to free Mary, Queen of Scots and make her queen.

What was the Babington Plot (1586)?

A plan by Anthony Babington to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots, supported by the Pope and Philip II.

Who was Sir Francis Walsingham?

Elizabeth's Secretary of State and spymaster, who ran a network of spies and informers and intercepted coded letters, uncovering the Babington Plot.

Give one reason Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587.

Walsingham's evidence from the Babington Plot letters implicated her in a plan to assassinate Elizabeth.

Give one significance of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587.

It removed the figurehead of Catholic plotting in England, but angered Catholic Europe and helped persuade Philip II to launch the Armada.

What did the papal bull of 1570 do?

It excommunicated Elizabeth, calling her the 'pretended queen', which encouraged English Catholics to flout the religious settlement and increased the risk of foreign invasion.

Give one political reason the Northern Earls rebelled in 1569.

They resented losing power at court to Elizabeth's Protestant favourites, such as William Cecil and Robert Dudley.