The Babington Plot: Codes, Conspiracy and the Crown

As promised last week, we’re looking at the Babington Plot today…
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Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots by François Clouet (from 1558 until 1560). Held by the Royal Collection.
Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham attributed to John De Critz the Elder (c.1589). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
“Mary, Queen of Scots in Captivity” after Nicholas Hilliard (inscribed 1578). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots by Nicholas Hilliard (between 1578 and 1579). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Portrait of Bess of Hardwick by an unknown artist (probably 17th century, based on a work of c. 1590). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by an unknown artist of the English school (dated 1580). Courtesy of the collections of Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre.
Portrait of Amias Paulet / Sir Amyas or Amias Paulet (c. 1533-1588). Held in the private Rothschild Family collection.
Cipher and code tables of Mary, Queen of Scots (c. 1596). Held by the National Archives.
Portrait of a young gentleman, aged 22, said to be Anthony Babington by an unknown artist (1616). Image courtesy of Christie's.
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (Pelican Portrait) by Nicholas Hilliard (c.1573 - 1575). Held by the Walker Art Gallery.
Quoted texts:
Letters between Mary, Queen of Scots and Anthony Babington; reproduced in digital.nls.uk...
Also consulted, were:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
www.nationalar...
Law changes during Elizabeth’s reign, as recounted in: archive.org/de...
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