When was the babington plot

The message was passed to Phelippes. As he had already broken the code he had little difficulty in translating the message that gave her approval to the assassination of Elizabeth. Mary Queen of Scots wrote: "When all is ready, the six gentlemen must be set to work, and you will provide that on their design being accomplished, I may be myself rescued from this place.

Walsingham had enough evidence to arrest Mary and Babington. However, to destroy the conspiracy completely, he needed the names of all those involved. He ordered Phelippes to forge a postscript to Mary's letter, which would entice Babington to name the other men involved in the plot. Both Mary and Babington wrote explicitly about their intentions because they believed that their communications were secure, whereas if they had been communicating openly they would have referred to their plan in a more discreet manner.

Furthermore, their faith in their cipher made them particularly vulnerable to accepting Phelippes's forgery. Sender and receiver often have such confidence in the strength of their cipher that they consider it impossible for the enemy to mimic the cipher and insert forged text. The correct use of a strong cipher is a clear boon to sender and receiver, but the misuse of a weak cipher can generate a very false sense of security. Mary Tudor. Henry VIII. Henry VII.

Anne Boleyn. Walsingham allowed the letters to continue to be sent because he wanted to discover who else was involved in this plot to overthrow Elizabeth. Eventually, on 25th June , Mary wrote a letter to Anthony Babington. In his reply, Babington told Mary that he and a group of six friends were planning to murder Elizabeth. Babington discovered that Walsingham was aware of the plot and went into hiding.

He hid with some companions in St John's Wood , but was eventually caught at the house of the Jerome Bellamy family in Harrow. Babington home was searched for documents that would provide evidence against him. When interviewed, Babington, who was not tortured, made a confession in which he admitted that Mary had written a letter supporting the plot.

At his trial, Babington and his twelve confederates were found guilty and sentenced to hanging and quartering. Gallows were set up near St Giles-in-the-Field and the first seven conspirators, led by Babington, were executed on 20th September Another conspirator, Chidiock Tichborne , made a long speech where he blamed Babington "for drawing him in".

Don't have an account? Sign in via your Institution. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Sign in with your library card Please enter your library card number. Show Summary Details Overview Babington plot conspirator. All rights reserved. Sign in to annotate. Delete Cancel Save. Cancel Save. The Babington Plot ultimately resulted in not just the execution of Anthony Babington and his conspirators, but also Mary, Queen of Scots.

The plot had basically the same aims as the Ridolfi Plot and Throckmorton Plot - to replace Elizabeth with Mary Queen of Scots through the use of an invading army. Babington wrote a letter to Mary Queen of Scots outlining six steps that needed to be taken in order to free Mary and replace Elizabeth. The most important consequence of the Babington Plot was the subsequent execution of Mary Queen of Scots - a hugely significant event since it involved the execution of a monarch.

The plot also resulted in an increase in action by Elizabeth against Catholics. Hundreds were arrested, with dozens of Catholic priests executed. Company Reg no: VAT reg no Main menu.