On her accession to the throne who did Elizabeth have to take control of the Church from?
The Pope
Mary Tudor
Henry VIII
Which act was passed in 1571?
Treason Act
The Act of Uniformity
The Act to retain the Queen's subjects in their true obedience
When did war break out between England and Spain?
1588
1585
1571
What name was given to those who refused to attend the Church of England services?
Heretics
Jesuits
Recusants
What did the Pope issue which actively encouraged plots against Elizabeth?
Papal Bull of Excommunication
Act to retain the Queen's subjects in due obedience
Act of Uniformity
Who was the figurehead for Catholic plots against Elizabeth?
Mary, Queen of Scots
Philip of Spain
Which religious group organised campaigns to make Elizabeth's Church more Protestant?
Puritans
Catholics
Protestants
Who discovered the plots to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne?
Sir Francis Walsingham
Sir William Cecil
Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
Which Privy Councillor pushed Elizabeth to take harsher steps against Catholics?
Robert Devereux
Robert Dudley
Robert Cecil
Following the discovery of which plot was Mary, Queen of Scots executed?
1586 Babington Plot
1583 Throckmorton Plot
1571 The Ridolfi Plot