Elizabethan Government

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How did local nobility factor into the workings of government?
Expected to spend time at court
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How did the Privy Council change during Elizabeth's reign?
Consulted for advice less (Elizabeth consulted ministers individually)
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How did the role of the Privy Chamber change during Elizabeth's reign?
Gentlemen from there no longer had access to monarch
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How did the Privy Council change in the 1570's?
Reshaped; less focus on aristocracy, more on Prot. (e.g Walsingham)
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How did the Privy Council weaken in the later 1580's?
Frequent minister deaths (Leicester in '88, Walsingham '90), no immediate replacements, few senior noblemen
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What system fueled factional rivalries within court?
Patronage
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How was Elizabeth's succession made easier?
Acceptance by councillors, partnership w/ William Cecil, (+ lack of further appointments), short period until coronation
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What caused Elizabeth's relationship with her parliament to break down by 1601?
Monopolies held by councillors
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How did Christopher Haigh criticise the structure of Elizabeth's Privy Council?
Excluded nobility + church --> unrep. of populace, undermined debate
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Whatr evidence is there for conflict between the Queen and her Parliament?
1566 sucession discussion, 1566 puritan choir (Neale), amount of lawyers by end of reign
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What evidence is there against such conflict?
Elton - opposition was infrequent, two sides mostly agreed, Puritan Choir less united, Elizabeth resisted succession arguments
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How did Elizabeth conserve her finances?
Underpaying officials, delaying bishopric appointments
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How does A.G.R Smith criticise these polices?
Led to conflict during Stuart reign
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