The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE History students studying various topics such as the Elizabethans' problems with religion, Catholic plots against Elizabeth and the Puritan threat.

The main figurehead for such plotters was Mary, Queen of Scots. She had a claim to the English throne, and was seen as a potential replacement for Elizabeth.

The Welsh warmed to the settlement ... it had banned its use in secular matters. Yet in the Elizabethan age, the authorities considered religious uniformity to be more important than linguistic ...