Flashcards
Reign of Elizabeth I: Key words
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1HuguenotThe name given to Protestants in France who were followers of John Calvin
- 2MonopoliesSuch rights were granted by Royal Charter, declaring that a particular group of merchants had the sole legal right to make or to import a commodity such as soap or sugar. Monopolies were unpopular because it gave merchants the power to control the market and fix prices at high levels to make a profit
- 3RecusantApplied to those who refused to attend their parish church on a regular basis. Attendance was made compulsory by Parliament and anyone who did not attend was fined. Initially the fine was 1 shilling for each failure.
- 4Marks2/3 of a pound (in pre-decimal currency 13s 4d)
- 5Fire-shipsShips deliberately set on fire and sent towards the enemy's ship to cause them to scatter.
- 6ArmadaThe Spanish word for an armed fleet of ships.
- 7PlantationPlantations involved settling English colonists on lands formerly owned by Irish clans in order to extend the Pale and slowly establish control over the whole island.