Mary vs Elizabeth (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards

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Mary vs Elizabeth
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Year Mary fled to England

1568

Battle before Mary fled to England

Battle of Langside

3 types of problems Mary created for Elizabeth

Religious, diplomatic, and dynastic problems

Term for situation where every solution had risks for Elizabeth

The 'Mary Problem'

Option Elizabeth chose for dealing with Mary

Keep Mary in England under house arrest

Alliance that restoring Mary might revive

Auld Alliance between Scotland and France

Mary's former husband that made her important to France

Francis II of France

Documents presented as evidence against Mary

The Casket Letters

What Casket Letters supposedly proved

Mary conspired in Darnley's murder

Mary's defence: couldn't be tried as she was...

An anointed monarch

Outcome of the Casket Letters court proceedings

No definitive conclusions/inconclusive

City where the court examined evidence against Mary

York

Why Elizabeth couldn't name Mary as heir

Would outrage English Protestants

Most serious risk of naming Mary heir

Could trigger civil war

What made Mary an alternative ruler to Elizabeth

Catholic monarch with legitimate royal blood

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