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Condition in the Trenches.
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Condition in the Trenches.

Trench Foot When it rained soldiers often spend days knee- deep in the water or mud, and this could lead to ‘trench foot’ which led many men having feet/legs amputated. Over the Top Attempting to take the enemies trench by leaving your own and crossing no mans land, facing a hail of machine guns bullets…

The Ridolfi Plot, 1571
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The Ridolfi Plot, 1571

Reasons for the rebellion After Norfolk was put on house arrest he quickly became involved in another plot, this time led by a Catholic banker from Florence named Roberto Ridolfi. Having seen the Northern rebellion fail, Ridolfi felt that foreign support was needed. In 1570 the Pope had commanded Catholics in England not to obey…

The Northern Rebellion, 1569
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The Northern Rebellion, 1569

Reasons for the rebellion After Elizabeth coronation, she faced opposition from catholics who felt that she had no right to be queen. This was due to her father breaking the sacred law of divorcing his 1st wife, the Catholic Catherine of Aragon. This then made them look toward Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary Queen of Scots as…

Problems for Elizabeth I
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Problems for Elizabeth I

When Elizabeth I became Queen in Tudor England in 1518 she faced many issues, due to the pass ruler which was Elizabeth sister, Mary or better known as Bloody Mary there was a lot more to prove to England. Many people believed that a woman could not rule as Mary had failed ruling causing many…

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