Throckmorton Plot
1583 · Event
Francis Throckmorton's conspiracy to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the English throne with a Spanish-backed invasion. Walsingham's agents uncovered it, and the Spanish ambassador was expelled — the plot that hardened England towards war with Spain.
On these timelines: The Spanish Armada, England, United Kingdom (combined), Master, Spain
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