Early Elizabethan England, Queen, Government And Religion Flashcards
How old was Elizabeth when she became queen
25
What year did Elizabeth become queen
1558
What year did the religious settlement introduced
1559
What year was the treaty of Edinburgh
1560
What year did the pope order catholics to refuse church services
1566
What year did the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule
1566
What year did Mary queen of Scot’s arrive in England
1568
Who is Phillip III
King of Spain, threat to england
Who was the Duke of Alba
A Spanish nobleman sent by Phillip to Netherlands to stop Dutch revolt
Who is the pope
Head of the Catholic Church
Who is Elizabeth’s secretary of state
William Cecil
Who is Robert Dudley
The earl of Leicester, an influential Protestant. One of Elizabeth favourite
Who is the catholic earl of Northumberland
Thomas Percy
Who is Charles Neville
Earl of Westmorland, a catholic
Who is Thomas Howard
Duke of Norfolk, Protestant, supported the revolt of the northern earls, hopped to marry Mary queen of Scot’s
What is legitimacy
Being the rightful heir to the throne
What is the succession
The question of who would rule after Elizabeth
Who is the nobilty
The people at the top of the social hierarchy
How much debt did Elizabeth inherit from Mary 1
£300,000
What is a Protestant
Follower of the Church of England
What is a puritan
A radical Protestant
Who do catholics follow
The pope
What is papacy
The pope
What religion was France
Mainly catholic but there was a growing group of Protestants. Threat to England
What was Spain like
catholic, most powerful country. Main threat to England
What was it like in Netherlands
Controlled by Spain but the population was mostly Protestant
What religion was Scotland
Originally catholic but Protestant lords took over after the treaty of Edinburgh
What was Elizabeth laws in religion, aimed to please all religions and impose her will
Religious settlement
What was the act of supremacy
Part of the religious settlement. Elizabeth=supreme govener of Church of England. All had to swear her allegiance to her
What was the Dutch revolt
Dutch Protestant rebelled against Spanish control. Encouraged by Elizabeth
What was the Genoese loan
Loan from Genoa to Phillip to pay soldiers in Netherlands. Elizabeth stole it
What is excommunication
Being cut off from the Catholic Church. Meant that Elizabeth no longer seen by catholics as gods representative on earth. Therefore not a sin to overthrow her
What was the three parts of the religious settlement
Act of supremacy
Act of uniformity
Royal injunctions
What was the act of uniformity
Making all churches look and run the same way
What was royal injunctions
The instructions on how to follow the religious settlement
Why did puritans not like the RS
Vestment
Crucifix
Decorated churches
Elizabeth was the ‘supreme governer’
Why did catholics not like the RS
Fines
English
Clergy aloud to marry
What was the revolt of the northern earls
Influential nobles took over Durham cathedral and held mass for 2 weeks before then executed publicly. They also marched to london
How many priests where invited to the London exitbition
110-37 didn’t and lost jobs
What was the vestment controversy
Clergy not following the royal injunctions and not wearing vestments
What was the crucifix controversy
Puritans destroying crucifix’s and then Elizabeth got rid of them but did keep her own. Bishops threatens to resign to Elizabeth had to give in
