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6. In what year did he become a privy councillor?
7. Why did he begin to lose the Queen's favour?
- He said "her conditions are as crooked as her carcass"
- He got married without her permission.
- He joined Francis Drake
- He joined the privy council.
8. Why else did he lose her favour?
- He didn't defeat French rebels, instead he made peace with them.
- He didn't defeat Irish rebels, instead he made peace with them.
- He didn't defeat Spanish rebels, instead he made peace with them.
9. The Earl of Essex was banned from court.
10. The Earl of Essex was in a lot of debt.
11. In 1600 Elizabeth renewed his monopoly on the import of wine.
12. How many supporters did he gathered for his rebellion?
13. What was his aim?
- To get Elizabeth to remove Francis Walsingham from court.
- To get Elizabeth to remove Robert Cecil from court.
- To get Elizabeth to remove William Cecil from court.
14. How many privy councillors did he arrest when they came to his house?
15. When he rode to London, Londoners were quick to support him.
16. He decided to return home when supporters left him, why couldn't he get home?
- He was shot.
- The gates in the city wall had been closed.
- He was captured.
17. How did he manage to return home?
- By boat.
- By car.
- By horse.
- By carriage.
18. The privy councillors had escaped.
19. How long did the rebellion last before he surrendered?
- 12 hours.
- 3 hours.
- 48 hours.
- 6 hours.
- 24 hours.
20. When was he executed?
- 1st March 1601.
- 25th February 1601.
- 27th February 1601.
- 3rd March 1601.