Elizabeth Flashcards
What was the court made up of in the elizabethan government ?
Members of nobility , monarchs key servants , advisors and friends .
What was the privy council made up of ?
19 leading courtiers , advisors and senoir officials
Who was the lord lieutenant and what was his role ?
One for each county , chosen by the monarch . They were members of nobility and they were essential to maintaining the monarchs power and Englands defences .
Who were the justices of peace ?
Large landowners that kept law and order in areas .
What was the social hierachy made up of ?
- Nobility
- Gentry
- Yeomen
- Tenant farmers
- Landless and poor
- Vagrants and homeless
What was the hierachy made up of in terms of job status ?
- Merchants
- Professionals
- Lawyers , doctors and teachers
- Business owners and skilled craftsmen
- Unskilled workers and the unemployed
When did Elizabeth the first become queen ?
1558
What 5 problems did Elizabeth face when she came to power ?
- Young and inexperienced
- Needed money for government
- Elizabeths legitmacy was in doubt because she was born out of wedlock
- She was unmarried
- There was a religious divide
What did Elizabeth try to make to change the religous settlement in 1559 ?
Elizabeth tried to follow a middle way in religion , which both catholics and protestants could accept . They passed two acts of parliament - the act of supremacy and the act of uniformity .
What was the act of supremacy ?
A law that made Elizabeth the supreme governor of England .
What was the act of uniformity ?
A law passed to outline how religion should like and practised in church .
What were the royal injuctions ?
Instructions used to reinforce the supremacy and uniformity .
What did catholics want out of the religous settlement ?
. They could still believe in transubtantian
. Images were allowed were allowed in churches .
