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1.1.1 Elizabeth's Accession Flashcards

Elizabethan England 1568-1603

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1
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What (place) child was Elizabeth to her father Henry VIIII

A

Second child

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2
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Who was Elizabeths mother

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Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIIs second wife who was beheaded)

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3
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Who was Henry VIIII first child

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Mary I

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4
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Who was Mary I mother

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Catherine of Aragon

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5
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How much older was Mary than Elizabeth

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She was 17 years older than Elizabeth

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6
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What family were Elizabeth and Mary from

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The Tudor family
(House of tudor)

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7
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Who had won the war of roses

A

Henry VII

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8
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What year did Mary I ascend to the throne

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1554

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9
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What religion was Mary I

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Catholic

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10
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What did Mary I do to Elizabeth when she claimed the theone

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Put Elizabeth under house arrest for 11 months in the Tower of Woodstock

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11
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Where was Elizabeth I put under house arrest

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Tower of Woodstock for 11 months

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12
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How long was Elizabeth under house arrest for

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11 months

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13
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How did crowds react to Elizabeth being sent to the tower of woodstock

A

They cheered

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14
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What is a yeoman

A

Someone who owns land

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15
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What is the order of class from richest to poorest

  • Labourers, servants and the poor
  • Growing merchant class that was followed by a large group of yeomen who owned land
  • tenant farmers who rented from those who owned farmland
A
  • Growing merchant class that was followed by a large group of yeomen who owned land
  • tenant farmers who rented from those who owned farmland
  • Labourers, servants and the poor
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16
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Who was at the top of society in the class order

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The queen

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17
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Who was the queen surrounded by on the class order

A

Privy council

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18
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How many people were on the privy council

A

19 men

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19
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True or False:
The privy council met several times a week

A

True

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20
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How many nobles were responsible for regions of the country that they owned

A

100

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21
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What were nobles responsible for

A

The regions they owned in the country

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22
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What did the gentry, knights and lawyers help with

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Leading the local administrations in the countries

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23
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Put these in the class order from most important to least:
- gentry
- lawyers
- queen
- knights
- privy council
- nobles

A

Queen
Privy council
Nobles
Gentry
Knights
Lawyers

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24
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Who was expected to fund the costs of running the country

A

Monarchy

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25
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How did the monarchy raise money to run the country

A

Taxes that needed to be approved by the Houses of Parliament

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26
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Who did the monarchy need approval of for taxes

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The Houses of Parliament

27
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Did the houses of parliament limit or prosper the amount of power the monarchy had

A

Limit

28
Q

When Elizabeth became queen what country had england been previously in a war with

A

France

29
Q

How much debt did Elizabeth inherit after the war between France and england

A

£300,000

30
Q

How much money did Elizabeth spend on the military went first proceeding to the throne

A

£100,000

31
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Why did Elizabeth spend £100,000 on the military when she first proceeded to the throne

A

She was under the threat of another conflict

32
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How does the houses of parliament differ to today

A

Back in 1558 parliament was only called when Elizabeth wanted to consult it and it did not run the rest of time

33
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What times would Elizabeth call for parliament

A
  • when she wanted to raise taxes to finance a war
  • or during a serious crisis
34
Q

Between 1558 and 1602 how many sessions was parliament called

A

Thirteen sessions

35
Q

How many lords bishops and judges did the house of lords contain

A

Around 100

36
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How many MPs did the house of commons contain

A

450 MPs

37
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Who elected the MPs in the house of commons

A

Wealthy landowners

38
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What countries did Elizabeth face threats from

A

Scotland
France

39
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What year did Elizabeth become queen

A

1558

40
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How did the war with france end before 1558 when Elizabeth took the throne

A

France captured the city of Calais, Englands last piece of land ok the european mainland on the 23rd January 1558

41
Q

When did the war with france end

A

23rd January 1558

42
Q

Who was Englands ally in the war between france and england

A

Spain

43
Q

Who was Mary Queen of Scots engaged to

A

The french king, King Francis II

44
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What relations did King Francis II have with Elizabeth I

A

King Francis II was Elizabeths main political rival who became engaged to Mary Queen of Scots

45
Q

What 2 adjectives describe who Elizabeth was when she first became Queen of England

A

Inexperienced
Young

46
Q

How old was Elizabeth when she claimed the throne

A

25 years old

47
Q

True or False: Queen Elizabeth never married

A

True she became known as the virgin queen

48
Q

What title was queen Elizabeth given later on

A

The virgin queen

49
Q

Who was Elizabeth’s younger brother

A

Edward VI whose mother was Jane Seymour

50
Q

When Henry VIII died why did the throne go straight to Edward and not mary

A

Because of the make succession (the crown is passed to the first male heir)

51
Q

How old was Edward when he claimed the throne

A

9 years old

52
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How did Edward VI die

A

He died of a fever aged 15 in 1533

53
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What year did Edward VI die

A

1553

54
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How old was mary I when she became queen

A

37 years old

55
Q

Who was Anne Boleyn

A

Henry VIIII second wife

56
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How did anne boleyn die

A

Beheaded

57
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Why was anne boleyn beheaded

A

She was beheaded for treason and adultery whilst married to Henry VIIII

However the true reason could be because she struggled to produce a male heir for henry

58
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Who was Anne Boleyn accused of adultery with

A

Mark smeaton ( a belgian muscian)
And her own brother george boleyn

59
Q

What is potentially the true reason anne Boleyn was beheaded

A

She was struggling to produce a male heir for henry

60
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Who did Mary I see as a threat when she claimed the throne

A

Elizabeth

61
Q

What year did mary ascend to the throne

A

1553

62
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Why did mary see elizabeth as a threat when she was on the throne

A

She was younger snd also next in line to the throne

63
Q

What year was anne Boleyn executed

A

1536

64
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What are the 2 reasons to why henry called Elizabeth illegitimate

A

1) Elizabeths father could have been Mark Smeaton or George Boleyn instead of henry

2) the catholic church refused to support Henry VIIIIs divorce of Catherine of Aragon as henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn therefore not legitimate

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