Cassell's History of England, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion
CHAPTER XIV.
REIGN OF ELIZABETH (_continued_).
Affairs of Ireland: Shane O'Neil's Rebellion--Plantation of Ulster--Spanish Descent on Ireland--Desmond's Rebellion--Religious Conformity--Campian and Parsons--The Anabaptists--Affairs of Scotland--Death of Morton--Success of the Catholics in Scotland--The Raid of Ruthven--Elizabeth's Position--Throgmorton's Plot--Association to Protect Elizabeth--Mary removed to Tutbury--Support of the Protestant Cause on the Continent--Leicester in the Netherlands--Babington's Plot--Trial of Mary--Her Condemnation--Hesitation of Elizabeth--Execution of Mary 295