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The Ridolfi plot was a Catholic plot in 1571 to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. The plot was hatched and planned by Roberto Ridolfi, an international banker who was able to travel between Brussels, Rome and Madrid to gather support without attracting too much suspicion.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk,, was an English nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlier part of her reign.
John Foxe. After educating Howard, the priest became a valued personal friend of the Duke, even though the Duke himself was a Catholic
Mary, Queen of Scots. Norfolk's proposed marriage would have been the fourth for both of them
Mary FitzAlan