Elizabethan England

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Elizabeth I belonged to the royal house of_______?
Tudor
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Who did Elizabeth I inherit the throne from?
Her sister, Mary
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Who was Elizabeth I's mother?
Anne Boleyn
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Who was Elizabeth I's father?
King Henry VIII
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Elizabeth I's character strengths at the start of her reign? (5 aspects)
1. She was confident and charismatic 2. She was well-educated 3. She was resilient 4. She had an excellent grasp of politics 5. She was Protestant in a country where Protestantism was growing
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Name 3 of Elizabeth I's ministers
1. William Cecil (Lord Burghley) 2. Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester) 3. Francis Walsingham
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What was Patronage?
When the monarch rewarded her supporters by granting them lands, jobs and titles. People who received these lands or positions could use them to become wealthy. This was important in Elizabeth's court.
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Function of the Queen's Court (2 functions)
1. Advisors and friends of the monarch 2.Helped display the Queen's wealth and power
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Who made up the Queen's Court?
Noblemen
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Function of Justices of the Peace (2 functions)
1. Helped keep law and order locally 2. Heard court cases
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Who made up the Justices of the Peace?
Large landowners, appointed by government
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Function of Parliament (2 functions)
1. Advised Elizabeth's government 2. Passed laws and approved taxes
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Who made up Parliament?
Noblemen and Bishops, the House of Commons was elected although very few people could vote
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Function of Lord Lieutenants (2 functions)
1. Governed English counties 2. Raised local militia
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Who made up Lord Lieutenants?
Noblemen, appointed by the government
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Function of the Privy Council (3 Functions)
1. helped govern the country 2. monitored Parliament and JPs 3. oversaw law and order and the security of the country
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Who made up the Privy Council?
Members of the nobility
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Why were Elizabeth's ministers important? (3 reasons)
1. The Queen trusted them and allowed them to advise and shape government policy 2. Cecil and Walsingham had seats in Parliament 3. The power they had was desired, leading to rivalries at court
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What was an agent provocateur?
People employed by Walsingham to encourage those who were known to be against the Queen to plot against her. This justified later arrests and executions of Elizabeth's enemies
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Why was Parliament important? (3 reasons)
1. a monarch would not raise new taxes without consulting Parliament since the Middle Ages 2. MPs could use Parliament to criticise the Queen and her government 3 Parliament could put pressure on a monarch to do certain things (eg. name an heir)
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How was Parliament managed by the Queen? (2 ways)
1. Many Privy Councillors held seats in Parliament and could persuade others to pass laws for the Queen 2. Members in the House of Lords were usually peers so were easily swayed but in the House of Commons, threats and bribes were used to persuade
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How could the crown influence who was elected into Parliament? Why did they do this?
The crown could bribe and scare voters to try and influence who was elected to Parliament. This would help ensure elected MPs were sympathetic to the government and the laws they wanted
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Limitations on Parliament's power (3 limitations)
1. They were not summoned by the Queen very often during her reign 2. Most MPs were men of business who wished to return to their estates making them less likely to confront the government 3. MPs saw confronting the government as timeconsuming /risky
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Why did Elizabeth never marry?
Any suitors would have deepened divisions at court and in the country
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Why was succession important? (3 reasons)
1. a strong male heir would strengthen the monarchy 2. an unmarried woman without a heir would be seen as weak and vulnerable 3. Mary QoS was married with an heir
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Who succeeded Elizabeth in the end?
James VI of Scotland, Mary QoS Protestant son
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What was parliaments stance on Eizabeth I getting married?
Many in Parliament wanted the Queen to marry bit did not want a Catholic suitor
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Why did Parliament eventually accept the fact Elizabeth would remain unmarried?
By the 1590s, Elizabeths authority had been strengthened by the defeat of the Armada
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Why was James VI succeeding Elizabeth I important?
The succession was decided by the queen and the Privy Council and not Parliament, showing the limits to Parliaments power
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Why was Elizabeth losing authority at the end of her reign? (4 reasons)
1. growing infighting at court 2. she was getting old and less clear in her judgements 3. losing financial independence partly due to several bad harvests 4. her key advisors were dying
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What were Elizabeth's strengths toward the end of her reign? (4 strengths)
1. the death of Mary QoS meant she had no rivals 2. remained in good health 3. many rebellions has been defeated 3. many military successes
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