goverment word definitions

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  • Created by: beth394
  • Created on: 13-08-17 14:20
courtiers
members of the nobility, spent a lot of their lives with Elizabeth
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nobility
group of peoplebelonging to the highest social class in the country- the artistocary
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patron
gave encouragement or financial support to an individual or cause. e.g ELizabeth was a patron to explorers.
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Crown
with a capital "C" refers to the monarch and their goverment
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succession
the issues of who was going to take the throne next
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Queen regnant
Latin means reigning. a queen ruling in their own right.
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trade embargo
when goverments ban trade with another country
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abdicate
the monarch giving up their throne
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extroardinary taxation
occasional addittional taxation to pay for unexpected expenses like war.
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group of peoplebelonging to the highest social class in the country- the artistocary

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nobility

Card 3

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gave encouragement or financial support to an individual or cause. e.g ELizabeth was a patron to explorers.

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Card 4

Front

with a capital "C" refers to the monarch and their goverment

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Card 5

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the issues of who was going to take the throne next

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