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6. Elizabeth opened which Parliament with a speech instructing members not to impinge of her prerogative?
7. Neale argued that Parliament used the subsidy as a bargaining tool - showing Parliaments growing power
8. How many times did Elizabeth use her veto solely due to her own wishes?
9. Parliament did attempt to use the subsidy as a political tool - when
- 1569 (Elizabeth remitted 1/3)
- 1567 (Elizabeth remitted 1/3) and 1586
- 1586 (Parliament offered an increased subsidy if Elizabeth agreed to rule the Netherlands)
- 1586 (Parliament offered to increase the subsidy if she agreed to discuss the succession)
10. What did the Royal Prerogative cover?
- Foreign Policy, Religion, the Queen's spending and income, Succession and marriage
- The Queen's spending and income, Succession and marriage
- Religion, succession and marriage
- anything she decided
11. Elizabeth is praised for her political skill in managing Parliament by which group of historians?
- post revisionists
- Orthodox and revisionists
- Neale
- revisionists + post revisionists
12. Parliament still recognised the Queen as the ultimate power in the realm and sought to defend her
13. Which Historians pioneered the idea the Parliament was controlled by the Privy Council
- John Guy and Patrick Collinson - Post Revisionists
- John Foxe - Orthodox
- Geoffrey Elton - Revisionists
- Norman Jones - Revisionists
14. Elizabeth used speeches as a method of control, when was her famous golden speech and what did she say?
- 1601: "there is no Prince who loves his subjects better"
- 1601: "Queen and Parliament must work together for our nation"
- 1586: "there is no Prince who loves his subjects better"
- 1587: "Queen and Parliament must work together for our nation"
15. the enfranchisement of the boroughs led to what?
- an increasing amount of trained gentry sitting in Parliament
- more seats
- more government control over parliament
16. Parliament tried to use public pressure to influence the queen when was this seen?
- 1584 petitions against whitgifts suspensions
- 1586 Huge petitions to replace the Prayer Book with the Book of Discipline
- 1581 Anti- Catholic legislation
- 15746 - petition to remove Wentworth from the tower of London
17. In 1571 Wentworth spoke on the common's privilege - what happened?
- received widespread support - particularly in the commons
- was stopped midflow and sent to the tower by the commons
- was sent to the tower by parliament
- Elizabeth interevened and sent him to the tower
18. Neale pointed out a group known as the Puritan choir - how many members did it contain?
19. What is often seen as Parliaments greatest success?
- an increase in political skill
- getting Elizabeth to sign Norfolk and MQS' death warrants in 1572
- getting Elizabeth to sign Norfolk death warrant in 1572
- getting her to discuss the succession
20. William Strickland was arrested in 1571 - why
- impinging on the royal prerogative (wanted to reform the canon law and prayer book)
- spoke out against the queen
- impinging on the royal prerogative (asked to debate succession)
- heresy and treason- presented a bull of papal excommunication
