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Flashcards by Clare Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What significant events occurred in Elizabeth's childhood? | Anne boleyn was executed- she encouraged Henry to change the church/Her brother Edward v1 died at 15/'Bloody Mary' made england catholic again- killed 300 protestants/ henry married catherine parr- she influenced her with protestant beliefs/ wyatt rebellion(1554)- rebellion of 4000 marched to london to rebel against Mary |
| Who was powerful in Elizabethan England? | Royal Court/ Privy council/ Lord lieutentants/ Justices of the Peace |
| Give two facts about the ‘Royal Court’. | Made up of around 1000 people/Tried to gain access to Elizabeth and become one of her ‘favourites’ (Robert Dudley and Earl of Essex) /Often went on a Royal tour called a ‘progress’/clothes were a symbol of fashion and status and furniture was cool |
| What did a progress consist of? | a tour, when they would visit important people across England, but it also allowed ordinary English people to see in Elizabeth, making many more loyal |
| Elizabeth often gave a ‘patronage’ to her loyal subjects and ‘favourites’, what does this mean? | Elizabeth gave important jobs, titles or business monopolies to those who won her favour! |
| Why was the Privy Council important? | It was made up of the most powerful and influential nobles in England/appointed by Elizabeth, she could make her ‘favourites’ members/ Led by secretary of state, who was often Elizabeth’s most trusted advisor/ran the country on a day-to-day basis |
| What was the role of Parliament in Elizabethan England? | Only met if the Queen needed them and ‘called’ them/ made up of wealthy, educated men/influence over tax and passing laws |
| Give one fact about Lord Lieutenants. | Appointed by the Queen and took responsibility of an area of the country/ had to raise a militia if needed in times of war/ many were also Privy Councillors, giving them more power and influence |
| What was the role of a ‘Justice of the Peace’? | Selected from the local gentry to maintain Law and order/ Could send a criminal to prison and more than one could issue a death penalty |
| What happened to the earl of essex | Essex tried to see Elizabeth for a private meeting and walked in on her not wearing a wig! She was enraged and dismissed him. Believing Elizabeth had been turned against him by ‘evil’ councillors, Essex led a rebellion in 1601. However this failed when all were branded traitors and enemies of the crown. Losing his supporters, Essex gave himself up, was arrested and beheaded. |
| who had power in elizabeth's court (william cecil and francis) | William Cecil (chief adviser, advised on foreign affairs, pushed for mary q of s trial in 1586/Francis Walsingham(uncovered 1583/86 plots+helped to estbalish as naval power) |
| Who had power in elizabeths court( Hatton an Dudley) | Hatton(helped with the middle way and involved in trial of bab plotters)/ Rob(protector of realm(1562) and earl of leicester and privy counciller) |
| Reasons for marriage | create an alliance with a powerful foreign country or win the support of a powerful english family/to produce an english heir to carry on the tudor dynasty/ prevents mary q of s from ruling after elizabeths death |
| reasons against marriage | marys marriage to phillip o spain was seen as disaster and failed to produce and heir/ marrying a foreign ruler could lead to England falling under their control/she could lose authority/ she could keep independence- in 16th cent husband legally had authority/giving birth was risky- jane seymour died o childbirth |
| why was marriage so important? | she could ensure a tudor dynasty and a protestant future/ increased liklihood of rebellion without it/ mary q of scots/ 1562 she caught smallpox |
| name the suitors she could have married | Robert Dudley/Phillip II of Spain/Francis Duke of Alencon/Sir Christopher Hatton |
| who did she say she was married to | 'married to England'- 1564 |
| What was the aim of the duke of norkolks rebellion | Ridolfi plot- 1571- excommunication gave catholics motivation to plot as they no longer obeyed her- Roberto ridolfi carried messages for mary to duke of alva(netherkands)pope,king o spain/ mary would then marry duke of norfolk |
| what was the significance of the duke of norfolks rebllion | Plot was discovered due to governement interviewing his servants- executed in 1572- did not execute mary- new law passed that meant any who thought she was not the rightful queen would be executed |
| What was of the earl of Essex's rebellion | Essex attempted to raise the people of London in revolt against the government. This ended in failure. Essex was tried and executed for treason on 25 February 1601. |
| Give two reasons why the Earl of Essex fell out of favour with Elizabeth | Made an illegal truce (deal) with Irish rebels/Turned his back on the Queen at a Privy Council meeting/Drew his sword in the presence of the Queen/Walked into the Queens chambers when she was not wearing her wig. |
| Why did Essex’s rebellion fail? | Robert Cecil branded the 200 rebels traitors, they abandoned Essex and he was arrested. |
| Give two facts about Norfolk’s 1569 rebellion | Supported by Northern Lords like Earl of Westmorland/Gained a force of 4600 men /took control of important northern towns like Durham/celebrated an illegal Catholic mass/stopped by an army raised by the Duke of Sussex /executed 450 rebels/ many were fined and had lands confiscated |
| What was the babington plot | 1586// year before will of orange killed by catholics-fear of english attack/ a plan to kill Elizabeth and put Mary on the throne, supported by rich Catholic lord Anthony Babington/coded letters were discovered in a Beer barrel, proving Marys guilt/walsingham was double agent and passed letters to elizabeth/8 executed including babington and mary |
| When was mary executed | 8th February 1586 |
| What was throckmorton plot | aim- to free mary, replace Elizabeth and restore catholicism Events- 1583 he was arrested, house searched, claimed plan was never put in place+no money from spanish king- no domestic support |
| what were the consequences of the catholic plot? | he was executed, two catholics imprisoned, 1584- bond of association-mary would be executed if elizabeths life was under threat |
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