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Flashcards by Mae Murphy, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mae Murphy
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Elizabethan Social Hierarchy |
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| Elizabeth's Privy Council | Elizabeth surrounded herself with 19 trusted advisors, this group was known as the 'Privy Council'. The council met daily to discuss domestic and foreign issues: war, foreign ambassadorial relations, and the enforcement of the Religious Settlement. To avoid conflict, Elizabeth used a policy of 'divide and rule'. To 'divide and rule', Elizabeth allowed only 8/9 councilors to meet regularly, flattered to provoke jealousy and rewards. |
| William Cecil |
Elizabeth appointed Cecil as the Secretary of State in 1558. In 1571, Cecil received the title 'Lord Burghley'. Personally, Cecil was a protestant. After his involvement in the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587 Elizabeth refused to see him.
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| Sir Francis Walsingham | Appointed on the 20th of December 1573 as Elizabeth's Secretary of State; he held this role till his death on the 6th of April 1590. Known as Elizabeth's spymaster due to his disruption of the Babington, Ridolfi |
| The Essex Rebellion |
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