58. Defence Of The Royal Prerogative Flashcards
Why was the issue of marriage and succession less pressing in the later years of her reign?
James VI was unofficially accepted as her heir
What became a major source of friction?
Purveyance and monopolies
Why did elizabeth need to call Parliament?
Due to rising costs of war with Spain and Ireland
Who wrote a pamphlet about the succession?
Peter Wentworth MP
What pamphlet did Peter Wentworth MP write?
A pithy exhortation to her majesty for establishing her successor in the crown
When did Peter Wentworth mp write his pamphlet?
Before the 1593 Parliament met
Why was Peter Wentworth sent to the tower?
He discussed parliamentary business outside the Palace of Westminster in 1593
When did Peter Wentworth die?
1597
What did Burghley say when the 1593 Parliament asked do the remedy of grievances over purveyance?
Said it was infringing on royal prerogative so couldn’t be debated
What did elizabeth respond to the discussions on purveyance ?
Agreed to investigate the problem
What was the focus on in 1597?
Monopolies
Who raised an issue on monopolies?
Robert Wingfield, a Northamptonshire MP
What was elizabeth’s response to the issue about monopolies?
Decided to yield gracefully and stop monopolies
How much action on monopolies was taken before 1601?
None
What was the golden speech?
She restate her god given right to rule but confirmed that she reign ‘with your loves’
Why did Parliament give more money?
Due to the first flush of victory of the Spanish Armada in July 1588
What did Sir Walter mildmay say in the 1589 Parliament?
Said an unprecedented two subsidies and four tenths and fifteenths should be levied
What did Parliament respond to sir Walter mildmays proposition?
Said it shouldn’t become the norm and should be collected over four years
What did Parliament agree in the 1593 Parliament?
To double subsidy and four tenths and fifteenths
Why did Burghley suggest a conference between the houses?
To explain that the grant of 1589 brought in £480,000 but the Queen had spent over a million pounds
What did Francis Bacon suggest about the 1593 grant?
The grant be spread over 6 years
Who argued against Bacon?
Sir Walter Raleigh and other privy councillors
What did the House agree to in the 1593 parliament?
Three subsidies and six tenths and fifteenths, two thirds to be paid over 1 year and the rest to be paid over 2 years
What was a consequence of bacons’ opposition?
Forbidden to come to court
How long did the discussion at the 1593 parliament take?
24 days
Why did the queen need money in the 1597 parliament?
Needed to maintain her armies and navy
What was there a threat of in England in 1597?
Famine
What grant was given in 1597?
One similar to the grant of 1593
What was the 1597 parliament troublesome over?
Monopolies
What was the 1601 parliament troublesome over?
Monopolies
What was the deficit in 1601?
140,000
How much of a grant did Cecil ask for?
300,000 pounds
What was agreed in the 1601 parliament?
Four subsidies
Who tried to reduce the burden on the poorest tax payers?
Bacon and Raleigh
When was there criticism about harsh treatment of puritans?
1589
What did whitgift do in response to the criticism of treatment of puritans?
Continued his campaign against radicals
When were measures put forward aimed at catholic and Puritan dissenters?
1593
What were the measures in 1593 against catholics ?
Catholics had to remain within 5 miles of their homes to ensure they didn’t travel to join the forces of Catholicism
Why did attempts to enforce harsher laws on puritans come to nothing?
Due to resistance led by Raleigh
What was the only law passed against puritans?
Attendance at unlawful assemblies and conventicles could be punished by imprisonment
What were conventicles?
Places where puritans who could not accept elizabeth’s church worshipped
When was a bill concerning priests proposed?
1601
What was the bill in 1601?
A bill to end priests holding benefices in plurality
What did it mean if priests were holding benefices in plurality?
Boeing responsible for more than one area so were absent from each for some of the time
What did whitgift claim about the 1601 bill?
It contravened the royal prerogative and would affect poor scholars who needed to hold multiple positions to finance their studies
When was social legislation passed?
1597 and 1601
