Elizabeth IJanuary 1556
The plot is betrayed to Cardinal Pole & the plotters are arrested & put in the Tower
England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The plot is betrayed to Cardinal Pole & the plotters are arrested & put in the Tower
A failed plot to replace Mary with Elizabeth
Ridolfi plans an invasion of England & the marriage of Thomas Howard to Mary. Led by Roberto Ridolfi, a Florentine banker based in London against Elizabeth I. Involves Felipe II of Spain, Pious V, the Duke of Norfolk & Mary Queen of Scots
Charles Baille is arrested with incriminating lettres from Ridolfi to Bishop Leslie
The excommunication of 1570 led to Catholic opposition & the Ridolfi plot
Elizabeth I prevents the English Commons from passing a bill of attainder against Mary. A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor
Excommunication of 1570 led to Catholic opposition & the Throckmorton plot
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