Elizabeth 1 Flashcards by Novah D

Elizabeth 1 was born in… and ruled England between

Born in 1533

Ruled between 1558-1603

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Who was Elizabeth 1 mother

Ann Boleyn (Henry’s 2nd wife) executed

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Who was Edward the sixth ?

Elizabeth’s half brother. He changed the country to become Protestant

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Who was Mary 1 ?

Elizabeth1 half sister. Influenced Elizabeth 1 to take the middle way in terms of dealing with religious unrest - Mary’s burnings

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Who was Philip the second ?

King of Spain, Elizabeth’s 1 suitor (previously married to Mary 1)
He was a threat to Elizabeth 1 reign and country as he wanted to invade and bring Catholicism back

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Philip the second was of which religion?

Catholic

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What religion was Elizabeth 1?

Protestant

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Mary 1 religion was

Catholic

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Edward the sixth was of which religion?

Protestant

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Ann Boleyn was of which religion?

Protestant

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Henry the eighth was of which religion?

Catholic to Protestant

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Puritanism

Extreme form of Protestantism

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The key determinant of wealth in 1558 was…

Land

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Other determinants of wealth were…

Type of land (better quality better harvests)
Social status (political importance, queens advisers)
Military status
Money from trading (merchants)

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Who was responsible for law and order in England?

Nobles (judges, law courts)
Bishop/church (compliance by congregation)
Town council

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Similarities between society in the government today and the Elizabethan period 1558

Parliament existed
Queen (monarch)
Law courts
Town (local) councils

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Differences between society in government today and Elizabethan period 1558

Queen had a lot more power and control

No voting

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Accession

Acquiring a new position of power

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Problems Elizabeth 1 was facing

Gender (she’s a woman)
Protestant vs catholic 
Previous monarch Mary 1 (problem with woman ruling)
Attack from the Spanish (Spanish armada)
Seen to be an illegitimate child

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Mary queen of Scots husband

Francis the second of France

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People who work for the church

Clergy

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What relation was Mary queen of Scots to Elizabeth 1?

Cousin

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What was the punishment for not attending church services under Elizabeth 1?

Fine

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Elizabeth 1 religious compromise

Religious settlement

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What did Mary queen of Scots have that made her an enormous threat ?

Son

Catholics who refused to attend church services

Recusants

Why it was important to people that Elizabeth 1 married ?

Succession

What crime was Mary queen of Scots accused of ?

Murder

The most holy part of the catholic service?

Mass

The factor which most affected the prosperity of England in this period was?

Harvest quality

Some thought Elizabeth 1 was….because of her fathers divorce and remarriage

Illegitimate

The body of the queens closest advisers

Privy council

The act on taking bread and wine

Communion

The significance of the bread and wine according to puritans

Symbolic

Elizabeth 1 title as head of the church

Supreme governor

Elizabeth 1 solution to Mary queen of Scots

Imprisonment

The law requiring all churches to use the same prayer book

Act of uniformity

The law making Elizabeth 1 the head of the church

Act of supremacy

A tax on goods imported into England

Customs duties

Who made Mary queen of Scots an even greater threat to Elizabeth

Lord Darnley

The closest catholic country in 1558

Scotland

The body in charge of the crowns money

Exchequer

Where Mary queen of Scots was living at the start of Elizabeth 1 reign

France

What happened to Elizabeth 1 in 1570?

Excommunicated by the Pope

Where was the armada wrecked and it’s sailors massacred ?

Ireland

The body which was in charge of the crowns money

Exchequer

A leisure activity enjoyed by all classes

Theatre

Elizabeth’s 1 policy towards religion

Religious settlement

The language of the catholic bible

Latin

What drake did to the world in 1577-80

Circumnavigated

What heavily affected the prosperity of England at this time

Harvests

An act that stated Mary queen of Scots could be executed if there was a threat to replace Elizabeth with her

Bond of association

Howard and Drakes strategy for breaking up the armadas formation

Fire ships

One name gloved to the ‘idle poor’

Vagabond

What Elizabeth stole to bring in money at the start of her reign

Crown lands

What does Elizabeth 1 do to Mary queen of Scots after the Babington plot?

Execute

Where Walter Raleigh try to create English settlements (twice)

Virginia

Who Elizabeth 1 was said to be married to

England

Action to Drake to weaken the Armada before it attempted its invasion

Raided Cavis

The religion of Spain, France, Scotland

Catholicism

Wealthy farmers who own their own land

Yeoman

The type of school attended by a son from a family of ‘middling’ wealth or lower nobility

Grammar

One cause of a rise in poverty

Inflation

The law requiring all churches to use the same prayer book

Act of uniformity

The agreement which (arguably) triggered the Spanish invasion

Treaty of Nonsuch

The highest group in society before the monarch

Nobility

The poorly chosen commander of the Spanish Armada

Medina Sidonia

Causes of anglo-spanish tension

Trade and commercial rivalry Political rivalry Eng involvement in the Netherlands Religious rivalry