Elizabeth Flashcards
When did Elizabeth become queen
1558
What problems did Elizabeth face when she became queen
The country was in debt
The problem of religion
People expected her to have a child
How did Elizabeth deal with the problem of religion
Compromised a middle way where the core beliefs of the church remained Protestant she allowed some catholic features in churches
Why was she expected to marry
So that she could have a husband to help her rule and so she could have children and have an heir
When did the Tudor dynasty end
When Elizabeth died in 1603
Who discovered Mary’s catholic plots Rodolfo and throckmorton and the babington plot to kill the queen
Walsingham
When was Mary queen of Scot’s executed
1587
When did Phillip II send the armada
1588 in crescent formation
In what battle did the English defeat the Spanish fleet
Gravelines
When was the armada portrait painted
1588