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After ransacking Spanish treasure ships, would Elizabeth I betray Sir Francis Drake to her enemies? Who did she back in the French civil wars? And, with the help of English conspirators, would Mary Queen of Scots, incur a Spanish invasion, and see her rival Elizabeth assassinated?
Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Sir Francis Drake’s return to England, revolts in Europe, Catholic unrest, and the Throckmorton Plot to see the Queen of England murdered, and replaced with her royal cousin…
This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/restishistory.
0:00 Francis Drake Returns to a Political Crisis
4:11 Drake’s Treasure and the Threat of Spain
8:03 Elizabeth’s Council Divides Over Drake
12:18 Elizabeth Secretly Backs Drake
18:07 The Knighthood of Francis Drake
23:19 France and the Three Henrys
28:44 The Duke of Anjou and Elizabeth’s Marriage Plans
35:03 The Protestant Revolt in the Netherlands
41:24 Anjou’s Rule Ends in Disaster
44:42 Anthropic
45:53 The Catholic Plot to Invade England
49:24 Francis Throckmorton’s Spy Network
52:10 Mary, Queen of Scots’ Secret Letters
53:27 Walsingham’s Moles Inside the French Embassy
56:46 Throckmorton Is Arrested and Tortured
59:12 The Plot’s International Fallout
1:01:11 England Breaks Diplomatic Relations With Spain
1:02:11 The Problem of Mary, Queen of Scots
1:04:35 The Bond Designed to Seal Mary’s Fate
1:07:00 England Moves Closer to War With Spain
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After ransacking Spanish treasure ships, would Elizabeth I betray Sir Francis Drake to her enemies? Who did she back in the French civil wars? And, with the help of English conspirators, would Mary Queen of Scots, incur a Spanish invasion, and see her rival Elizabeth assassinated?
Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Sir Francis Drake’s return to England, revolts in Europe, Catholic unrest, and the Throckmorton Plot to see the Queen of England murdered, and replaced with her royal cousin…
This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/restishistory.
0:00 Francis Drake Returns to a Political Crisis
4:11 Drake’s Treasure and the Threat of Spain
8:03 Elizabeth’s Council Divides Over Drake
12:18 Elizabeth Secretly Backs Drake
18:07 The Knighthood of Francis Drake
23:19 France and the Three Henrys
28:44 The Duke of Anjou and Elizabeth’s Marriage Plans
35:03 The Protestant Revolt in the Netherlands
41:24 Anjou’s Rule Ends in Disaster
44:42 Anthropic
45:53 The Catholic Plot to Invade England
49:24 Francis Throckmorton’s Spy Network
52:10 Mary, Queen of Scots’ Secret Letters
53:27 Walsingham’s Moles Inside the French Embassy
56:46 Throckmorton Is Arrested and Tortured
59:12 The Plot’s International Fallout
1:01:11 England Breaks Diplomatic Relations With Spain
1:02:11 The Problem of Mary, Queen of Scots
1:04:35 The Bond Designed to Seal Mary’s Fate
1:07:00 England Moves Closer to War With Spain
Twitter:
@TheRestHistory
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook
Social channels:
instagram.com/theresthistory
tiktok.com/@theresthistory
https://x.com/TheRestHistory
https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social
threads.com/@theresthistory
Video Editor: Jack Meek, Harry Swan & Adam Thornton
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett
Senior Producer: Callum Hill
Executive Producer: Dom Johnson
Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley
