Mary vs Elizabeth (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Mary fled to England
Year Mary fled to England
1568
Battle before Mary fled to England
Battle before Mary fled to England
Battle of Langside
3 types of problems Mary created for Elizabeth
3 types of problems Mary created for Elizabeth
Religious, diplomatic, and dynastic problems
Term for situation where every solution had risks for Elizabeth
Term for situation where every solution had risks for Elizabeth
The 'Mary Problem'
Option Elizabeth chose for dealing with Mary
Option Elizabeth chose for dealing with Mary
Keep Mary in England under house arrest
Alliance that restoring Mary might revive
Alliance that restoring Mary might revive
Auld Alliance between Scotland and France
Mary's former husband that made her important to France
Mary's former husband that made her important to France
Francis II of France
Documents presented as evidence against Mary
Documents presented as evidence against Mary
The Casket Letters
What Casket Letters supposedly proved
What Casket Letters supposedly proved
Mary conspired in Darnley's murder
Mary's defence: couldn't be tried as she was...
Mary's defence: couldn't be tried as she was...
An anointed monarch
Outcome of the Casket Letters court proceedings
Outcome of the Casket Letters court proceedings
No definitive conclusions/inconclusive
City where the court examined evidence against Mary
City where the court examined evidence against Mary
York
Why Elizabeth couldn't name Mary as heir
Why Elizabeth couldn't name Mary as heir
Would outrage English Protestants
Most serious risk of naming Mary heir
Most serious risk of naming Mary heir
Could trigger civil war
What made Mary an alternative ruler to Elizabeth
What made Mary an alternative ruler to Elizabeth
Catholic monarch with legitimate royal blood