Causes Excommunication of Desire to restore Further desire to kill E
E and Catholicism and replace her with
encouragement of Mary, especially with
removing her as increasingly serious acts
monarch against Catholics
Aims Assassinate Throckmorton organised a Same as previous plot
Elizabeth and replace plan for French army to
her with Mary invade England and
Marry Duke of Norfolk assassinate E and make
with Mary. Mary queen then legally
Catholic uprising restore Catholicism
Response Norfolk is arrested Walsingham uncovers the 31 Catholic priests were
and executed plot and Throckmorton is executed in 1586 as well
De Spes (Philips executed, confirming the as 300 recusants
ambassador) is Catholics and Mary were Babington and Mary
removed as an serious threats QofS were executed (E
ambassador Up to 11,000 Catholics was pressured by
Elizabeth doesn’t kill were imprisoned or put Parliament and her Privy
MQofS as she denies under close surveillance. Council to execute her).
involvement but Many fled abroad to Law was tightened in
Puritans pressure E Catholic 1587 and any recusant
Act of Persuasions Countries. who missed a payment
passed in 1581 could have ⅔ of his
‘Bond of Association’ – this
raised the fine which estates seized
meant that anyone who
recusants had to pay
plotted or gained from a plot
and allowed the
to kill Elizabeth could be
imprisonment of
executed 1584
recusants (£20)
1585 Act against Jesuits
1571 Act made the
and Seminary Priests
publication of papal
passed saying that
bulls treasonable
sheltering a priest becomes
a capital offence (123
priests executed and
convicted between 1596-
1603)
Threatening Important people Financed by Spain and the Supported by Philip and
or not? involved: Duke of Pope then supported by the Pope as well as an
Norfolk (executed), Duke of Guise (related to English noblemen,
Philip II (agrees to Mary and wanted to restore Anthony Babington.
assassinate Elizabeth their family power and The plot helped
and agrees to send Catholicism). accelerate the prospect
10k men) and the Reinforced the threat of of war with Spain and
Duke of Alba = Spain as well as France England was already
powerful military At the time Catholic involved in the
force. Pope also gave missions to England were Netherlands.
written approval. occurring and Protestantism Duke of Guise would
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