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1
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What years did Elizabeth reign until

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1533-1603

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2
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What did parliament consist of

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Upper House of Lords

House of Commons

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3
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How was parliament called

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Called at the request of the queen

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4
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What could the monarch do with parliament

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They could veto (control and stop|) any acts of parliament

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5
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How were matters usually decided

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By the queen

Her privy council

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6
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Who were appointed in every county

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Royal representatives

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7
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What did the government appoint to prevent and punish crime

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Justices of the peace

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8
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Who acted as an early police force

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Sherifs

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9
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Who were appointed to organize militia

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Lords lieutenant

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10
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What did royal councils do

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Led over certain regions

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11
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What did each city have

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Their own government

Their own mayor

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12
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What was the royal court

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The centre of royal power

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13
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Who did the royal court consist of

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Senior nobles and the gentry

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14
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What system did the royal court use

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Patronage-handing out of jobs and titles by the monarch

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15
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When did the court meet

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Wherever the queen was, It followed her everywhere

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16
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Why did Elizabeth use patronage

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To ensure obedience and loyalty to her from nobles, bishops and the gentry

17
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What was the privy council

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A senior group of minsiters

18
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What did they do

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Provided a range of opinions on certain issues

19
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How many times a week did they meet

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3-7 times a week

20
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Who were they led by

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Secretary of state

21
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Who was William Cecil (Lord Burghley)

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A Secretary of State or lord treasure for almost all of elizabeths reign

22
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Who did he act like

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Almost like Elizabeth’s prime minister

23
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What was he responsible for

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Per suction of the Catholics

Execution of Mary, queen of scots

24
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What did he want out of Britain

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A unified and protestant country

25
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Who were the main possible suitors for Elizabeth

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Robert Dudley
Prince Eric of Sweden
King Phillip of Spain
Duke of Alecon

26
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Why did the Duke of Alecon not get chosen

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He was leader of the French

After the 1962 st Bartholemew massacre when thousands of protestants died, the French then hated England

27
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When was the Essex Rebellion

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1601

28
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What did the Essex rebellion show

A

Elizabeth’s fading power

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