Although under house arrest, she quickly became the focus of Catholic plots to overthrow the Protestant queen, but Elizabeth steadfastly refused to put a fellow monarch to death.
Kuigi Maryt peeti koduarestis, sattus ta kohe katoliiklaste vandenõude keerisesse kukutada protestandist kuninganna. Elizabeth aga keeldus järjekindlalt kaasmonarhile surmaotsust kuulutamast.