Elizabethan Government

Key Features

• Nobility who lived and worked next to the Monarch
• Had to obtain the Monarch's permission to attend court

Role

• Closest advisors to the Monarch
• Demonstrate wealth and authority
• Had influence, rather than actual power

Key Features

• A smaller council consisting of the leading courtiers
  
• Met frequently
• Meetings were attended by the Monarch

Role

• Debate current issues and advise
• Monitored Justices of Peace and Parliament
• Oversaw the laws of the land and Monarchs decisions

Key Features

• Made up of the House of Lords (including Bishops) and the House of Commons
• Elected by the richest
• Could only be called and dismissed by the Monarch

Role

• To raise tax
• Pass laws
• Advice to the Monarch

Key Features

• Each country had a Lord Lieutenant chosen by the Monarch
• Often members of the Privy Council

Role

• Ensured law and order was kept in countries
• In charge of raising militia and overseeing county defences

Key Features

• Jp's were large landowners who kept law and order
• Unpaid and reported to the Privy Council
• Popular job due to its status and power

Role

• Ensure policies are carried out
• Enfore law-heard court cases every 3 months for most serious crimes