In
1570, Roberto di Ridolfo, from Florence, organized a Roman Catholic
plot, to overthrow Elizabeth.
The plan, supported by Spain, involved assassinating Elizabeth, Mary,
Queen of Scots,
marrying Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and a Spanish invasion
of England. The plot was uncovered by Francis
Walsingham and Ridolfo was forced to flee to Italy.
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