Elizabeth Flashcards
When was the act of uniformity and supremacy?
1559
What three pieces of legislation were established by the act of supremacy and uniformity?
Re-Establishment of the monarch as head of the church and the the other two established a protestant form of worship
When was the thirty nine articles passed?
Passed by convocation in 1563 and then made into statue in 1571
What did the 39 articles aim to represent?
A united protestant front against the catholics
When were the three acts passed and what did they mean?
1571 - treasonable to declare Elizabeth was not the queen as well as making it illegal to introduce or publish a papal bull
The two acts passed against Catholics
1581 increased recusancy fines and attempts to convert people of Catholicism is now treasonable
When did the house of commons pass legislation making large gatherings of catholics illegal and confining them to a 5 mile radius from there homes?
1593
When did the seminar priests begin to arrive in England and how many?
They began to arrive in 1574 and were 438 in total
When did the Jesuits begin to arrive?
1580 onwards
When did peter Wentworth lead an attack on clerical abuses?
1576
Mary queen of scots husband inherits the throne of France
1559
Treaty of Berwick (1560)
Elizabeth reluctantly agrees to send aid to Scottish rebels to prevent Mary of Guise establishing control
The treaty of Edinburgh (1560)
The french withdraw from Scotland
How did Elizabeth react to 1562 internal violence in France caused by religious issues between Catholics and Huguenots?
Elizabeth sent aids to the Huguenots but they make peace with the catholics in the treaty of Hampton court
Marriage negotiations between Elizabeth and Duke of Anjou (France)
1570
Treaty of Blois (1572)
mutual defence treaty signed between England and France
A french army is sent to the Netherlands promoting fear they may try to establish control
1572
Thousands of Huguenots are killed in France
1572- put strain on protestant England’s relationship with France
Elizabeth renew the treaty of Blois with the french king
1574
Catholics establish control of France and sign treaty with Spain to drive protestants out of England
1584
Elizabeth sent an army to support protestants in France
1589
Henry of Navarre becomes Catholic
1593
Englands relationship with Spain begins to decline due to aim of tighter control of the Netherlands
1562
Trade embargo (1563)
Between the Netherlands and England -England bans imports, in return 12 months until trade is restored
Phillip sends Duke of Alva to establish control in Netherlands
1567
Elizabeth allows sea beggars to take refuge in England
1567
Cecil orders Spanish bullion to be unloaded in english ports
1568
Elizabeth expels the sea beggars
1572
Elizabeth allows Protestant exiles from the Netherlands to take refuge in England
1573
Negotiations with Alva lead to trade being re-established
1573
How much did Elizabeth loan to protestant troops in 1579?
£100,000
Thousands of volunteers from England headed to the Netherlands to help them reestablish liberation
1577
Phillip sends army to take back the Netherlands and does not withdraw even when Elizabeth warns him to
1577 - Elizabeth finances a mercenary force to help
Duke of Alencon (french catholic) signs an agreement with William of Orange
1578 - Also intervened in the Netherlands, at the time of Alencon and Elizabeth’s marriage negotiations
When and why was Drake knighted?
1581 - after circumnavigating the globe
Phillip orders the construction of a large navy
1583
Duke of Palma advances on Antwerp
1584
When and why Spanish ambassador expelled from England?
1584 - involvement in the Throckmorton plot
William of orange assassinated
1584
Treaty on nonsuch
1585 - sends an army to help the dutch rebels (considered the beginning of the actual war between Spain and England)
Spanish armada defeated
1588
Spain renew treaty with the french catholic league and sent 3000 men to Brittany
1590
Spain bankrupt and launch a second Armada
1588
Spanish forces interfere in Ireland
1601
