Queen Elizabeth Political Issues 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryElizabethan EnglandGCSEAll boards Created by: tsteak25Created on: 02-02-21 11:21 Coronation of Elizabeth I (aged 24 years old). Protestant beliefs. Some prejudice against another female monarch. Took over at a time of crisis after her sister, Mary I (Mary Tudor). 1 of 6 Relative peace from 1558-1568 (10 years) Experienced Privy Councillors supporting Elizabeth like Sir William Cecil. 2 of 6 Sir William Cecil This gentleman (gentry) was promoted from MP to Privy Council to Queen’s Private Secretary and chief minister by 1570. 3 of 6 Mary, Queen of Scots arrives in England after fleeing Scotland. She is the natural heir to the throne and arguably a more legitimate claim to be Queen. (Elizabeth was daughter of Henry VIII mistress, Anne Boleyn). 4 of 6 Northern Rebellion (1569) Northern catholic nobility rebel vs their loss of political power. 5 of 6 Papal Bull (1570) The Pope tried to inspire more rebellions vs Elizabeth from Catholics. 6 of 6
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