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Who made up the court in Elizabeth’s Govenment?

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Noblemen who acted as the monarchs advisors and friends, they could also be members of the privy council.

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Who were the privy council?

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Members of the nobility who helped govern the country

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What did the privy council do?

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Monitored parliament and the JP’s and oversaw the order and security of the country and they advised Elizabeth

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Who were the JP’s?

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Large landowners; appointed by the government who kept law and order locally and heard court cases

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Who were the lord lieutenants?

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Noblemen, appointed by the government; governed English counties

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What did parliament do?

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Advised the government; made up House of Lords and commons; noblemen and bishops

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When did Elizabeth I become Queen?

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1558

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What was Elizabethan society based on?

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Inequality and a social hierarchy; everyone knew their place

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What percentage of the population lived in the country side?

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90%

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Who were the nobility?

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Major landowners; lords dukes and earls

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Who were the gentry?

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People who owned smaller estates

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Who were the yeoman farmers?

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Owned a small amount of land

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What did the Tenant farmers do?

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Rented land from the yeomen and gentry

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What did the homeless and the vagabonds do?

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Moved from place to place looking for work

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Who were the merchants?

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Wealthy traders

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How were households run?

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The husband and father was the head of the household; expected to be obedient

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How old was Elizabeth when she became monarch?

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Why was Elizabeth’s legitimacy doubted?

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The pope had refused to recognise her mothers marriage to Henry VIII

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Who refused to acknowledge Elizabeth’s right to rule England?

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The catholics

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What type of Christian was Elizabeth?

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Protestant

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What type of Christian was MQS?

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Catholic

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Why did many people disapproved of a Queen regnant?

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Christian traditions suggested that women should follow Men’s authority and many people didn’t like the idea of a Queen who actually ruled

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What’s legitimacy?

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It refers to weather a monarch is lawfully entitled to rule

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Why didn’t she get married even though she was expected to?

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As it would reduce her power as her husband would be expected to govern the country

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Was Elizabeth well educated?
Yes
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What were some of her character traits?
Confidence and charisma: Enabled her to win over her subjects and parliaments support
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How much was she in debt by when she came to the English throne in 1558?
300,000
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How can monarchs raise money; three ways?
Taxes; Rent and income from their own land; profits of justice (fines or property)
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Pros and cons for Elizabeth raising taxes to get out of debt:
Pro: She could ask parliament for subsidies (special additional taxes) Con: make her unpopular, cause unrest
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How did Elizabeth get out of debt?
Hoarded her income and but her household expenses in half and sold land- she did get out of debt
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Why was France a threat in 1558?
Wealthier and had a bigger population; MQS married to French king; catholics would rally to MQS in France invaded
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Why was the fact France ended war with Spain a threat?
French military resources were no longer stretched by war with Spain; chance Spain and France, both Catholic countries, would unite against England
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How did she deal with challenges from abroad?
-avoided war with France: gave Calais back by signing peace of Troyes (1564) -Placing MQS in custody in England
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Why was religion important?
-central to life in England -going to Church, pilgrimages etc reduced time in purgatory -Relgious festivals (holy days) marked the agricultural year
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Why was the number of Protestants in England growing?
They were fleeing persecution in Europe
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What did puritans want?
To purify the Christian religion by getting rid of anything that’s not in the bible
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Name 3 Catholic beliefs:
-pope is the head of the Church -transubstantiation- Bread and wine become Jesus -7 sacraments -priests are celibate
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Name 3 Catholic PRACTICES:
-services in Latin -priests wear vestments -decorated churches
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Name 3 Protestant beliefs:
- no pope -personal and direct relationship with god -only god can forgive sins -2 sacraments -priests can marry
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Name 2 Protestant practices:
-Simple vestments -Plain and simple churches
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Name a difference in the practices of Protestants and catholics
Puritans whitewash churches and make sure they have no decor
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When was the religious settlement?
1559
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What was the aim of the religious settlement?
To establish a form of religion that would be acceptable to both Protestants and catholics
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What did the Act of uniformity do?
Established the appearance of churches and how religious services were to be held; required eveyone to attend church
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What did the act of supremacy do?
Made Elizabeth Supreme governor of the Church of England, all clergy and royal officials had to swear an oath of alliance to her
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What did the 1559 book of common prayer introduce?
A set church service to be used in all churches, the clergy had to follow its wording during services or be punished
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What were the aims of the religious settlement?
To be inclusive and accepted by the majority
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What did the royal injunctions state?
All clearly were required to: - teach the royal supremacy - report those refusing to attend church to the privy council -keep a copy of the bible in English - wear vestments
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What sort of new church did the puritans want?
Their own church that wasn’t controlled by the queen; no bishops and no vestments
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What did the puritans want to do that would make the world a more ‘godly’ place?
Banning ‘sinful’ such as gambling and cock-fighting
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They wanted a simpler style of worship, what did this include?
Whitewashed churches, no ‘graven images’ (worship of religious idols)- including crucifix’s and statues as they were seen as ungodly and too catholic
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Name 2 natures of the puritan challenge:
-crucifixes; placed in all churches not to upset catholics- puritans opposed this -Vestments; clergy had to wear special vestments
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What were puritans like in society?
Vocal group, openly anti-catholic and opposed to bishops
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What was the puritan support?
Limited, the government ignored them
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Who did the catholic church become extremely hostile towards in Elizabeth’s rule?
Protestants
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What was the counter reformation?
The Catholic Churches attempted to reverse the Protestant deformation in Europe and to stop its spread
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What did heresy involve during the counter reformation
Denying the teachings of the Catholic Church- can lead to execution
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What’s a recusant?
Someone who practiced the Catholic religion in secret; tolerated to avoid rebellion
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How many people in the nobility were recusants
1/3
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What did the pope do that increased the Catholic threat of rebellion?
Gave instruction that catholics shouldn’t attend church and gave them permission to rebel
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What was the papacy?
-declared Elizabeth was a heretic -excommunicated her in the form of a papal bull
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Who was MQS married to?
Francais II of Spain- French king
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Where was MQS Queen of?
Scotland
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Give 3 reasons why MQS was important
- Catholic; many catholics would be prepared to support her claim to the throne -No concerns about her legitimacy; undermined Elizabeth’s claim to the throne -centre of Catholic plots
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Whose murder was MQS said to be involved with?
Her husband, Francis
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Why did MQS’s arrival in England cause problems for Elizabeth?
-it encouraged rebellion
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What were Elizabeth’s 4 options in what to do with MQS
1- help her regain her throne; anger Scottish nobility, Catholic monarch on mothers borer 2- hand her over to Scottish lords; could provoke France 3- allow her to go abroad; provoke French plot to overthrow her 4- keep her in England; Catholic plotters
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Why did Elizabeth not make MQS her heir? Give 3 reasons
-upset English Protestants -upset those on privy council -in the event of her death it would cause a civil war
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When was the revolt of the northern earls?
1569-70
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Why did the northern earls rebel?
-wanted to make England catholic again -lost a lot of influence in court -Elizabeth’s refusal to name a heir caused uncertainty

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