queen takes queen - elizabeth i vs. mary, queen of scots

ALEJANDRO SOSA

Mary found a far different country from the one she had left

as a child.

Now they

turned

protestant!

I´m John Knox and I

hate all Catholics!

Oh Darnley, now I’m

closer to the English

throne...

HO NO!

In April 1567, after

the death of her

husband Lord

Darnley, she married

with James

Hepburn, 4th Earl of

Bothwell. However

this man was

suspected to kill the

Mary’s husband:

Darnley.

After the marriage of Mary and Hepburn, the people of scotland are disgusted and

turned against her. The only choise of Mary is to fled to England …

Please,

stay

away!

Help!!

Catch

her !!!

But after her leak, Mary asked at Elizabeth to help her.

However, Elizabeth was suspicious that Mary would take

the throne of England AND of murdering her husband. So,

she decided to send Mary to prison for over eighteen years

Oh, beautiful Queen,

Mary Queen of Scots

wants to meet you …

Really ! It’s a good thing. I

will prepare an excellent

suprise for her arrival !!

CENTRE of PLOTS

against ELIZABETH

DELICATE political

situation

Sir WILLIAM CECYL

versus NORFOLK family

• “N” represented the OLDCATHOLICS

• “N” feared WAR withcatholic powers of EUROPE (=SPAIN)

• …

• “N” resented “B’s” highPOSITION

• “B” stood for the NEWPROTESTANTS

– EXPANDING OVERSEAS TRADE

Like THOMASCROMWELL

• “N” Wanted MARY to be QUEEN

NORFOLK’s PLOT

It’s cold in

here!

NORTHERN REBELLION

• EARLS of NORTHUMBERLAND &

WESTMORLAND

– TROOPERS & HORSEMEN joined in

– TOWNS & HOMES & CROPS burned

– DURHAM:

• Prayer books destroyed

• Mass was celebrated

• DISATISFIED with tudor rule

• Northern CATHOLICS against PROTESTANTISM

NORTHERN REBELLION

• GOVERMENT AGENT carried MARY away

– ROYAL ARMY moved in

• REBELS were not WELL-ARMED

– POOR MEN moved by LOYALTY

• Quickly FADED AWAY

• NORTHUMBERLAND CAPTURED & BEHEADED

• WESTMORLAND FLED ABROAD

• NO ACTIONS against MARY

MARY’S WEB OF PLOTS

The queen has no

children and no king –

I should take her sit!!!

PLOTS

+ (1571)

+ NORFOLK

+ ROBERTO RIDOLFI

= NORFOLK BEHEADED

= RIDOLFI FLED ABROAD

+ (1586)

+ SPANISH AMBASSADOR

+ ANTHONY BABINGTON

+ OTHER CATHOLICS

= ALL DISCOVERED &

EXECUTED

SPY MASTER

Coded letters were

smuggled on beer

barels in and out of

Chartley Hall in

Derbyshare

CASE

CLOSE!

But unfortunately, after this discovery, Mary was put on trial at

Fotheringay Castle, in Northamptonshire, found GUILTY,

sentenced to DEATH and condamned to be BEHEADED.

… should I

not?

¿should I do

it or …

Though Elizabeth changed his mind after singning Mary’s death

warrant, Bughley and the Council sent it to Fotheringay anyway.

On February 8th 1587 at Fotheringay Castle Mary, Queen of Scots,

went to the guillotine /ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/ and met her death.

ALEJANDRO SOSA