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6. 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
7. Robert Bell was speaker from when
8. The commons grew in this period, by how much?
- 412 to 530 seats
- 400 seats to 462 seats
- 350 to 487 seats
9. what proportion of seats in the House of Commons were controlled by the House of Lords?
10. What did Dr Turner try to introduce in 1584 which was so controversial
- Genevan services
- a revised Prayer Book and Genevan Service
- A revised prayer book
- the alphabet bills
11. What did the Royal Prerogative cover?
- Foreign Policy, Religion, the Queen's spending and income, Succession and marriage
- anything she decided
- The Queen's spending and income, Succession and marriage
- Religion, succession and marriage
12. Neale assumed the House of Lords was in decline so ignored its importance
13. Who argued that Elizabeth never thought about not having Parliament?
- post revisionist
- revisionist and post revisionist
- orthodox
- neale
14. 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
15. Parliament tried to use public pressure to influence the queen when was this seen?
- 1581 Anti- Catholic legislation
- 1584 petitions against whitgifts suspensions
- 1586 Huge petitions to replace the Prayer Book with the Book of Discipline
- 15746 - petition to remove Wentworth from the tower of London
16. Elizabeth could use her veto if she felt bills could risk the public, how often did this happen?
17. Which Historians pioneered the idea the Parliament was controlled by the Privy Council
- John Foxe - Orthodox
- Geoffrey Elton - Revisionists
- John Guy and Patrick Collinson - Post Revisionists
- Norman Jones - Revisionists
18. Neale pointed out a group known as the Puritan choir - how many members did it contain?
19. When did Wentworth speak out about freedom of speech
- 1567, 1571, 1576 and 1586
- 1567, 1571
- 1567, 1571 and 1576
- 1571, 1576 and 1586
20. Which members of the Privy Council intervened to help with Religious legislation
- Walsingham, Knollys, Mildmay, Norton
- Walsingham, Knollys, Mildmay, Norton and Burghley
- Walsingham
- Walsingham, Knollys and Mildmay