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Key topic 2: Challenges to Elizabeth at home & abroad 1569-1588

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Catholic Plots against Elizabeth - Overview - READ FIRST. The Revolt of the Northern Earls 1569 simple. Causes of the Revolt of the Northern Earls 1569. The Revolt of the Northern Earls 1569. How significant was the threat posed by the Revolt of the Northern Earls? The Ridolfi Plot 1571. The Ridolfi Plot 1571 simple. The Ridolfi Plot 1571. Throckmorton Plot 1583. The Throckmorton Plot The Catholic son of the disgraced Chief Justice Sir John Throckmorton, Francis Throckmorton spends the early 1580s on the Continent.

Throckmorton Plot 1583

He then returns to act as a go-between for Mary Stuart and Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish Ambassador in London. Throckmorton was arrested in Nov 1583 by Sir Francis Walsingham’s agents, and a list of Catholic conspirators and details of ports to be used in a possible invasion were found. His brother Thomas Throckmorton, along with his brothers-in-law Sir William Catesby and Sir Thomas Tresham, were amongst the leading rebels. Under torture he revealed a plot to invade England with the help of foreign troops and place Mary on the throne, naming several allies in his confession.

Mary Stuart was also shown a copy of the document so that she could be left in no doubt that she would be engulfed in the wave of vengeance that would sweep England if any harm came to Elizabeth. The Throckmorton Plot 1583 1. The Throckmorton 1583 and Babington 1586 Plots - simple. The Babington Plot 1586. Babington plot. In 1586, Anthony Babington was enlisted by John Ballard in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth and, with help from agents of Spain and the Pope, to release Mary from her captivity at Chartley Hall.

Babington plot

Educated at Cambridge and Rheims, John Ballard was among the Catholic priests sent to England in 1581 as a part of the Catholic missionary efforts. He likely returned to the continent in 1584 to consult with clergymen of the Catholic Church and make a pilgrimage to Rome. In 1585, however, Ballard was in England again, visiting the Catholic faithful. In Mar 1586, Ballard met John Savage, an ex-soldier who was involved in a separate plot against Elizabeth. Savage admitted to Ballard that he had sworn an oath to assassinate Elizabeth; a resolution made in 1585 after consultation with three friends, Dr. Spanish Ambassador in London (1578-84), Mendoza was implicated in the Throckmorton Plot and exiled in 1584.

In 1585, Gilbert Gifford, an English Catholic exile, met with Morgan. 2.2 Homework Phillip II and Francis Drake character cards. History - Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis Drake biography. 10 Things You May Not Know About Francis Drake - History in the Headlines. On April 4, 1581, a few months after he completed a daring circumnavigation of the globe, the British navigator Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I during a ceremony aboard his flagship Golden Hind.

10 Things You May Not Know About Francis Drake - History in the Headlines

Drake’s round-the-world voyage was a high point in a career that saw him serve as everything from a naval commander and explorer to a statesman and civil engineer, but he was best known as Britain’s most feared “Sea Dog”—the nickname for the ruthless privateers who preyed on Spanish shipping in the New World. Explore ten fascinating facts about Queen Elizabeth’s favorite pirate. 1. Drake’s circumnavigation was also a pirate expedition. Drake’s knighthood was a reward for completing history’s second circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, but his expedition was no ordinary voyage of discovery. 2. 3.

You're almost done! You will soon receive an activation email. Oops, there's a problem. You have already subscribed to this list. You're signed up! 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Challenge - Sir Francis Walsingham: the Spy Master. King Philip II of Spain. King Philip II of Spain Fact File Biography: Lifespan: 1527 - 1598*** Full Name: Philip II of Spain *** Nickname: Philip the Prudent *** Occupation: King of Spain, King of Portugal, King of Naples and Sicily and Duke of Milan, King of England and Ireland *** Date of Birth: Philip II of Spain was born May 21st 1527 *** Place of Birth: Philip II of Spain was born in the Palacio de Pimentel in Valladolid, Spain *** Family background: His father was Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and his mother was Infant Isabella of Portugal, he had two siblings Maria, Holy Roman Empress and Joanna, Princess of Portugal *** Early life and childhood: He grew up in Valladolid and in the Castilian court *** Education: King Philip II of Spain began his education at the hands of Juan Martinez Silieco who was to be the future Archbishop of Toledo.

King Philip II of Spain

Later his education was continued by Juan Cristobal Calvete de Estrella *** King Philip II of Spain Fact 9: Not once did he relent from the battle against heresy. King Philip II Spain biography. King Philip's Problems King Philip faced many problems.

King Philip II Spain biography

These are some of them: 1 In 1572, Protestants in the Netherlands rebelled against Spain. MODEL ANSWER BUT DON'T COPY AND PASTE Explain why war broke out between Spain and England in 1585. Elizabeth I and Spain: The road to war. Key Topic 2 Quiz - Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569–88.