Babington Plot

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The Babington Plot was a 1586 Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne, whose exposure led to Mary's execution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic conspiracy
assassination plot
event in 1586
political conspiracy
chronologicallyFollows Throckmorton Plot NERFINISHED
dateOfConspiratorsExecution 20 September 1586
dateOfKeyArrests August 1586
dateOfMarysExecution 8 February 1587
dateOfMarysTrial October 1586
discoveredBy Elizabethan secret service NERFINISHED
Francis Walsingham NERFINISHED
endTime 1586
hasBroaderConflict Anglo-Spanish conflict NERFINISHED
Catholic–Protestant religious conflict in Europe
hasConspiratorGroupSize about 14 conspirators GENERATED
hasHistoricalSignificance intensified anti-Catholic sentiment in England
provided decisive evidence against Mary, Queen of Scots
strengthened Elizabeth I’s security measures
hasMainObjective assassination of Elizabeth I of England
hasParticipant Anthony Babington NERFINISHED
Bernard Maude NERFINISHED
Francis Walsingham NERFINISHED
Gilbert Gifford NERFINISHED
John Ballard NERFINISHED
Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED
Queen Elizabeth I NERFINISHED
Robert Poley NERFINISHED
Thomas Morgan NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalContext Elizabethan England NERFINISHED
hasReligiousContext Catholic
hasSecondaryObjective placing Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne
involvedCommunicationMethod ciphered letters
coded correspondence
letters hidden in beer barrels
keyDocument Babington’s letter to Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED
Mary, Queen of Scots’ reply authorizing the plot
legalConsequence Babington and conspirators convicted of treason
Mary, Queen of Scots convicted of treason
namedAfter Anthony Babington NERFINISHED
opposedBy Elizabethan government NERFINISHED
Francis Walsingham’s intelligence network NERFINISHED
relatedTo Anglo-Spanish tensions leading to the Spanish Armada
Ridolfi Plot NERFINISHED
Throckmorton Plot NERFINISHED
resultedIn arrest of Anthony Babington
arrest of other conspirators
execution of Anthony Babington
execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
execution of several conspirators
trial of Mary, Queen of Scots
startTime 1586
tookPlaceIn England NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED

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Sir Francis Walsingham notableEvent Babington Plot