Problems Queen Elizabeth 1st Faced
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- Created on: 14-05-20 10:17
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- Problems Queen Elizabeth 1 faced
- Challenged for power
- Surrounded by men who had served her male relatives
- She imposed strict authority over parliament and was not afraid to arrest potential conspirators
- Elizabeth claimed many commodities with patents called monopolies- this was an unpopular move.
- Religion
- Lots of religious unease from previous Kings and Queens
- Elizabeth was a protestant but was practical and allowed Catholics to keep believing- however they claimed she was illegitimate.
- Puritanism- extreme Protestantism was rising and seen as a threat.
- Foreign Policy
- Powerful Catholic countries wanted influence over England- Spain, France.
- Had the Pope's support
- The Netherlands' Protestant population was in conflict with the Spanish Catholics
- Elizabeth would have to sort this out but her main focus was England
- Powerful Catholic countries wanted influence over England- Spain, France.
- Taxation
- Taxing was required for government income but the public were incredibly against it as it was a time of poverty
- Heir
- The Queen's next heir was cousin Mary Queen of Scots
- The public didn't want her to be Queen so Elizabeth had to marry and have a son
- Mary was exiled in 1568, she was Catholic so many Catholics supported her
- The Queen's next heir was cousin Mary Queen of Scots
- Ireland
- Elizabeth considered Queen of Ireland- Irish disagreed
- There was a revolt in Ireland in 1559- Elizabeth spent lots of money trying to clean it up
- Elizabeth considered Queen of Ireland- Irish disagreed
- Challenged for power
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