Royal progresses, her coronation, royal portraits and her character.
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What was the royal court?
Centre of all power. Advisors, ladies in waiting etc. Kept loyal through patronage. Sometimes factions appeared but Elizabeth liked them – stopped people ganging up on her. Traveled on royal progresses with her (2000 people)
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What was the privy council?
Advisors who helped her run the country. Elizabeth still had total control. W.Cecil, Dudley, Hatton,Walsingham, Devereux,R.Cecil
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What was local government?
Several roles delegated by Elizabeth at a local level to maintain order. JP. Lord Lieutenant. Parish constable. Overseer of poor.
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Why would she call parliament?
Money, pass a law, advice on specific issue
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Life differences for Rich&Poor:
Homes-Rich=extravagant,great rebuilding,fashion.Poor=1 room,shared w/pets. Fashion- Rich=important,doublet,jewellry etc Poor=Cheap,wool. Education-Rich=boys did lang and etiquette, girls did household running.Poor=little to no.
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Why was poverty a problem?
Rising pop,Inflation,Bad harvests,costly wars,rack renting, rural depopulation. Worried Parliament and the rich greatly (rebellion)
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How did the government try to help?
vagabonds act 1572- vagrant penalties. Act for relief of poor 1576 & 98-House of corrections and work found. poor law 1601- Gov responsible for the poor.
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4 key differences between catholic and protestant?
Understadnig of church, understadning of bible, Monarch who should rule, understanding office/clergy.
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Dilemmas related to religion:
-Catholic MPs -France and spain -Scotland(anti catholic England) -Pope -Elizabeth's personal beliefs
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How did she solve these dilemmas?
Religious settlement 1559 - compromise between 3 religions.
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How did she enforce this?
Act of supremacy 1559, Act of uniformity 1559, royal injunctions 1559
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Reactions to the religious settlement?
3% of catholic priests refused. Fines not strictly enforced. France ahd own problems. Spain & Pope wanted to remain friendly. Created tension.
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Threat of priests
Rescuancy. Jesuits. seminary priests eg Edmund Campion
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Threat of Mary
Catholic cousin. right to the throne. supported by english catholics and those abroad.Involved in plots against Liz.
1569. attempt to replace Elizabeth with Mary. Crushed by army. No propper plan. Significance-First of a series of attempts.
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Excommunication of elizabeth
pope issued papal bull in 1570. stated catholics had the right to overthrow elizabeth as she was no longer considered christian and replace her with Mary. Significance- First display of foreign threat, pope is influential.
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Ridolfi
1571.Involved france,spain, pope and mary. Plan to land Spanish army and overthrow Elizabeth. significance- unity of threat
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Throckmorton
1583.Plan to free Mary with help from french forces. Marys involvement denied SIgnificance- abroad threat. Willing to defend Mary.
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Babington plot
1586. Mary sneding letters. intercepted by Walsingham. Plot to overthrow and kill Elizabeth. Significance- proof of Mary's direct involvement.
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Response to Babington plot
Mary under trial - guilty of treason. Reluctant execution. Treated as a martyr. Didnt remove threat completely- spanish.
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How did English success cause the armada to fail
More prepared.High confidence. Fire ships. Duke of Palam did not arrive in time. Small, fast ships with cannons.
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How did Spanish weakness cause the armada to fail?
Sailors became ill and lacked in foo and water. Demoralised. Inexperienced spanish commander. Set off too early and ignored warnings. Cannosn didnt work.
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Other reasons for failure
Nature - wind changed course to north sea.
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What is a puritan?
Extreme protestant.
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How did puritans attempt to change the church?
Vestments- 1566. Thomas Cartwright-1570. John stubbs-1579. Marprelate tracts- 1588
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How did Elizabeth deal with Puritan threat?
Banning of prophesying. Issusing of the "three articles" to enforce the "thirty nine articles" and redce presybtarianism. Imprisonment on Browne. Act against Seditious Sectaries.
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What was the royal court?
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Centre of all power. Advisors, ladies in waiting etc. Kept loyal through patronage. Sometimes factions appeared but Elizabeth liked them – stopped people ganging up on her. Traveled on royal progresses with her (2000 people)
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