Question | Answer |
Marriage of Mary Stuart to Dauphin | 1558 |
Regent of Scotland who in 1559 | Mary of Guise |
MQS Queen of France from when | 1559 when HII killed and Francis inherits throne |
Revolt of the (Protestant) Lords of the Congregation started when under Leadership of who | 1559 under Lord James Stuart (MQS half-brother and Earl of Argyll) |
Cecil persuaded E and PC to send £ to aid rebels in what year | 1559 |
Elizabeth sent English fleet to Firth of Forth to intercept French troops. Fortunately French fleet damaged in storm (weather v. significant in Elizabethan FP!) | December 1559 |
Treaty of Berwick offered Scottish Protestants Elizabeth's protection. 8000 English troops under Lord Grey marched on Leith. | Feb 1560 |
Treaty of Edinburgh (date and details) | July 1560 - Both French and English troops withdraw from Scotland = triumph for Elizabeth |
DORAN'S VIEWS ON TREATY OF EDINBURGH | despite this positive outcome, Elizabeth still only gave limited support to the Scottish Protestants – 1570,1571,1572 when French intervention seemed most likely |
Mary Stuart marries Henry, Lord Darnley | 1565 |
Lord Darnley murdered, Mary marries Bothwell. Protestant faction seized the Queen and demands Mary to renounce throne in favour of James. | 1567 |
Mary flees to England | 1568 |
Norfolk marriage plot | 1569 |
Ridolfi Plot | 1571 |
Babington Plot | 1586 |
MQS executed | 1587 |
Catholic League established | 1584 |
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