Throckmorton Plot
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The Throckmorton Plot was a 1583 Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots, which was uncovered by Elizabeth’s spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic conspiracy
ⓘ
assassination plot ⓘ political plot ⓘ treasonous conspiracy ⓘ |
| followedBy | Babington Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Throgmorton Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
desire to place a Catholic monarch on the English throne
ⓘ
religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants in England ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscoverer | Sir Francis Walsingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
deterioration of Anglo-Spanish relations
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increased anti-Catholic legislation in England ⓘ strengthening of Sir Francis Walsingham’s intelligence network ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Catholic plot against Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
assassination of Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
deposition of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ replacement of Elizabeth I with Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ restoration of Catholicism in England ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Anglo-Spanish rivalry
ⓘ
European Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpponent | Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce | Protestant government of Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
execution of Francis Throckmorton
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failure of the conspiracy ⓘ heightened suspicion of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ increased persecution of English Catholics ⓘ tightening of security and surveillance in Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
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English Catholic exiles ⓘ Francis Throckmorton NERFINISHED ⓘ French Catholic agents ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Francis Walsingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish ambassadors in England ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasSignificantFigure |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
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Francis Throckmorton NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Francis Walsingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1583 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Throckmorton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ridolfi Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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