Elizabethan England - Elizabeth and her government

Elizabethan England - Elizabeth and her government

1. Elizabeth coming to power

   • The Tudor world
     • There were some countries considered superpowers
       • Spain
       • (France)
       • Holy Roman Empire
       • England was NOT one
     • Relationships between countries
       • Enemies
         • France
           • Traditional enemy
           • Preoccupied
         • Scotland
           • Led by Mary QoS
         • Ireland
         • (Holy Roman Empire)
           • Catholic
           • Elizabeth protestant
         • Spain
           • Catholic
           • At first OK - Mary I had married Philip
           • E rejected Philip's proposal
       • Allies
         • Wales
         • Netherlands
           • Ruled by Spain
   • E's background
     • Family
       • Mother Anne Boleyn
         • Executed
       • Father Henry VII
         • She admired him
         • He disliked her
           • He said she was illegitimate
     • Education
       • Very good
       • She was particularly clever and skilled
     • Edward's rule
       • He became aloof as king
       • He died at 15
       • Big protestant
       • During his rule, she started flirting with Thomas Seymour
         • Scandalous
         • She escaped with only embarrassment
           • Became less trusting
     • Mary's rule
       • Mary didn't like E
         • E's mother displaced Mary's
         • Jealous of her beauty
         • Put her in Tower of London
           • Then house arrest
       • Catholic
         • E had to attend catholic mass
         • Liked Spanish
           • Married Philip
             • People got triggered at Spanish 'takeover'
               • They did a failed rebellion
                 • Leader Wyatt said E supported him
                   • Retracted this before his death
       • Everyone hated her
         • Seen as crazy
         • Killed 284 protestants
         • Therefore hated all female rulers
   • Problems faced
     • Gender
       • Female rulers crazy
       • Queens should do maternal stuff
         • King should do all the ruling
           • People really want her to marry
     • In loads of debt
     • Bad international relations
       • Protestant
     • Young and inexperienced
     • Some think she shuldn't be Queen

2. How did she run the government?

   • Privy council
     • Did loads of stuff
       • Coordinated law, law enforcement etc
     • Came to trust them a lot
     • Key members:
       • Sir William Cecil
         • Moderate protestant
         • Most trusted dude
         • Previous council member
           • Experienced
         • Always spoke his mind
           • Threatened to resign
         • Died 1598
       • Sir Francis Walsingham
         • Puritan
           • Super protestant
         • Very loyal
         • Clashed with Cecil
         • In charge of secret service
         • Ally of Dudley
         • Died 1590
       • Robert Dudley
         • Puritan
         • Childhood friend of E
         • Romance with E
         • Ambitious
         • Died 1588
       • Sir Christopher Hatton
         • Moderate protestant
           • Hated puritans
           • Didn't mind catholics
         • Died 1591
     • E carefully appointed people
       • Factions hostile to one another
         • Can't gang up on her
         • Always some support
       • Compete for affection
       • Very effective
   • Royal Court
     • 500 people
     • Followed her around
     • Competed for attention
     • She got many different ideas from different people
       • Can make best decision
   • Patronage