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Ridolfi plot
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<p>The Ridolfi plot was a <a href="/facts/Catholic_Church/rJ4F4gqH">Catholic</a> plot in 1571 to overthrow Queen <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_I/5cT5QrWj">Elizabeth I</a> of England and replace her with <a href="/facts/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots/QxuRFDb5">Mary, Queen of Scots</a>. The plot was hatched and planned by <a href="/facts/Roberto_Ridolfi/nDAPrcrQ">Roberto Ridolfi</a>, an international banker who was able to travel between Brussels, Rome and Madrid to gather support without attracting too much suspicion. </p>