Chapter 9.1 - Elizabethan Government - Privy Council Flashcards
HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN THE GOVERNMENT ON ENGLAND?
HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND?
How often did the Privy Council meet?
Twice a week
Who advised Elizabeth in the early years of her reign?
Dudley
Who was an influential courtier in the latter part of her reign, but was never a councillor?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Whose work was it to maintain order?
Justices of the Peace (JPs)
How many of the people in Elizabeth’s original Privy Council had also sat on Mary’s Council?
7
What two people were made Privy Councillors in 1562?
Robert Dudley and Thomas Howard (Duke of Norfolk)
What religion was Robert Dudley and what religion was Thomas Howard?
Robert Dudley - Protestant
Thomas Howard - Catholic
Who were the 2 Privy Council members to be executed?
Norfolk - 1572
Essex - 1601
What did the Privy Council debate in 1559-60?
Intervention in Scotland
What member of the Privy Council was in favour of intervention on Scotland? Why?
William Cecil - Argued that a French presence north of the border was undesirable
Why did the Privy Council have an emergency meeting in 1562?
The queen was seriously ill from smallpox - the Council discussed the matter of the succession
What did the Privy Council discuss in 1566?
The possibility of the queen’s marriage
What did the Privy Council introduce in 1584 in reaction to the assassination of the Dutch leader, William of Orange?
They drew up the Bond of Association
What was the aim of the Bond of Association?
To deter Roman Catholic conspirators with the threat of vengeance on anyone who tried to harm the queen
