Elizabeth I 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryBritish monarchy - Tudors and StuartsASWJEC Created by: slytherinCreated on: 16-05-17 15:22 Religion Couldn't keep the country Catholic as it would mean she was illegitimate. Aimed for the 'middle-way' that would please majority of Protestants and Catholics. Became "Supreme Govener of the Church of England". Church service and Bible were in English. New prayer book with prayers in English. Priests could marry again. Anglican church became firmly established and dominant. 1 of 3 Functions of her Privy Council To oversee arrangements for national defence - also linked to finance through extraordinary tax. To enforce a range of laws and regulations including issues such as vagrancy and law&order. Manage the crown finances with the Lord Treasurer and Chancellor of the Exchequer. To manage Parliament. 2 of 3 Factional Rivalry No single minister had complete control over patronage. Earl of Leicester and Cecil disagreed over the queen's potential marriage. the 1590's saw a clashes between Robert Cecil and Earl of Essex - this made governance difficult. These problems came to a head in the Essex rebellion of 1601. 3 of 3
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