problems elizabeth faced
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- Created on: 25-04-18 19:24
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- problems elizabeth faced during her accesion to the throne:
- challenges abroad
- created fear surrounding war or invasion.
- religous divide throughout euope.
- many catholic countries.eg. spain opposed the religous settlement
- could impose a religous war, concering as elizabeth was financially weak
- £300000 in debt
- previous war with france and the desire to take back calais= more war/ lose land
- could impose a religous war, concering as elizabeth was financially weak
- many catholic countries.eg. spain opposed the religous settlement
- similar to threat of mary queen of scots
- religon
- religous settlement: royal injunctions. reinforced the acts of uniformity and supremicy.
- 8000 out of 10000 clergy accepted. 400 priests sacked early on: dissaproval of anticatholic policies.
- links with forien threats, alliance based on religon.
- many catholics opposed the settlement, leading to further rebellion.
- large problem facing recusancy, suggesting many were having private mass.
- recusants were fined, not executed as elizabeth wanted to be fair, although leneant attitude could lead in further problems facing legitamacy of the settlement.
- religous settlement: royal injunctions. reinforced the acts of uniformity and supremicy.
- intro: elizabeth faced numerous problems following her sucsession in 1558, especially during a time of religous divide within england, alongside powerful competitors abroad.
- mary queen of scots.
- elizabeths named successor and strongest opponent.
- powerful influence throughout england, heavy support from catholic counries
- powerful alliance with france and spain.
- many catholics supported her and wanted her to be englands ruler
- involved in many plots, such as 1569 plot with dofn
- elizabeths named successor and strongest opponent.
- challenges abroad
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