Eliz. Last Years Flashcards
How did Eliz chose to cut back spending
- Monopolies on special goods
- Use unpaid JPs more
Who became Lord Treasurer from William Paulet in 1572
William Cecil
What did Eliz. do unlike other monarchs in relation to asking for subsidy
Asked for money even within peacetime on the ground’s that it was necessary for country’s defence
By 1585 what had Eliz managed to do in relation to finances
- Paid off Mary’s debts of £300,000
- Built ip a reserve of £300,000
- Sold Crown Lands for a reserve of £600,000
When was the ‘Monopoly Crisis’
1595-96
When were the catastrophic harvest failures?
- 1585-86
- 1593-96
What were some other socio-economic instability factors in the 1590’s
- Population increase
- High inflation
When was the Vagrancy and Poor Law Acts
- Vagrancy (1572)
- Poor Law (1598 & 1601)
Who was Robert Devereux
Earl of Essex, stepson of Robert Dudley
Outline key events in Essex’s life
- Given seat on Privy Council 1593
- Took leadership over capture of Cadiz 1596
- Fell out of favour with queen 1598 (after getting slapped in the face)
- Went over to Ireland, sided with Tyrone, returned, kicked off Council
- Caused rebellion 1601, failed and later executed
When did Eliz. key ministers die
- 1588- Leicester
- 1590- Walsingham
- 1591- Hatton
- 1598- Cecil
- 1601- Essex
What is the ‘DECLINE’ (Discontinuity) theisis
- Absence of able ministers
- Factional rivalry in court (Rob Cecil Vs Essex)
- Problems in Ireland
- Monopoly Crisis
- Poor harvest failures
- NEALE (Contrast decay of 90’s to rest of ‘golden age’)
- WARREN (Eliz slipped from politically astute to hesistant)
What is the ‘CONTINUITY’ Thesis
- Downplays the successes of Eliz. reign
- GRAVES (At no time was there a struggle for power in the state)
- WILLIAMS (Church and liturgy became accustomed religion of the majority)
