Elizabeth Flashcards
Year Elizabeth died?
1603
Number of weeks parliament met
140
Number of times parliament was called?
13
Percentage of MPs who debated in people in court?
500
Earl of Leicester; Elizabeth’s favourite
Robert Dudley
Puritan Spymaster and privy councillor
Francis Walsingham
Secretary of state; Elizabeth’s trusted advisor
William Cecil
King of Spain
Phillip II
Elizabeth’s cousin; successor to the throne
James I
Suitor from weak scandanavian protestant country
Prince Eric
Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux
Elizabeth’s little frog
Francis, Duke of Anjou
Dancing privy councillor
Hatton
Elizabeth’s abusive uncle
Thomas Seymour
Wife of Henry VIII who made Liz go to court
Catherine Parr
Mother of Elizabeth
Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth’s older sister and former Queen
Mary I
Austrian Catholic Successor
Charles
Cambridge scholar, tutor to Elizabeth
Roger Asham
The system of sponsoring favourites by giving land
Patronage
Extended household and social hub for Elizabethan England
Court
Small group of advisors; met daily
Privy council
When Elizabeth visits houses of the nobility with her court
Progresses
When Elizabeth’s image is used to spread a message
Propaganda