Plots against Elizabeth I
Not Just the Tudors
History Hit
4.8 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Who wanted Elizabeth I dead, and how close did they come to removing her? Who were the conspirators and rebels who plotted to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne?
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Jonathan McGovern to unravel the Northern Rebellion, the Ridolfi and Throckmorton conspiracies, the chilling Babington Plot, and the shadowy intrigues of spies, traitors, and foreign powers who tried to topple the Tudor queen.
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Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Hannah Feodorov and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.
All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
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| 0:34.9 | Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb and welcome welcome to Not Just the Tudors from History Hit, |
| 0:40.7 | the podcasts in which we explore everything from Anne Boleyn to the Aztecs, |
| 0:44.9 | from Holbein to the Huguenots, from Shakespeare to Samarise, |
| 0:49.8 | relieved by regular doses of murder, espionage and witchcraft. |
| 0:54.0 | Not in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors. |
| 1:07.8 | Anthony Babbington was young, wealthy, and burning with certainty about what would bring England's true salvation. |
| 1:16.8 | Only one person stood in the way, Queen Elizabeth I. |
| 1:22.5 | At night, Bavington spread papers across his candlelit desk. Names. All men. |
| 1:28.4 | All Catholic. |
| 1:29.5 | All sworn. |
| 1:30.7 | Roots. |
| 1:31.7 | Hiding places. |
| 1:33.1 | The plan was simple. |
| 1:34.9 | The Queen travelled often, progresses through countryside appearances at court, |
| 1:39.0 | moments when her guard relaxed just enough for Elizabeth to be dispatched, as Babbings, |
| 1:43.7 | by pistols and daggers at close range. |
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