Elizabeth

Question 1

What is a patronage

Answer 1

The power to give a job, privilege, backing or the rkind of support and take it away

e. g
- granting titles
- leasing lands
- import/export grants

Question 2

Give 3 ways Elizabeth imposed her power in court

Answer 2

Liz’s favourite were given accommodation

She could remove anyone from the court and patronage

If a courtier fell out with her she could place them under house arrest and annual the marriage

Question 3

What was the privy chamber

Answer 3

A private place with people she was most close with. The most private part of her court were she would be for most of the day

Question 4

What was the privy council

Answer 4

Courtiers appointed directly from the queen

Their job was to advise her on finance, trade, law enforcement and defence

Question 5

How did Liz stop her courtiers from having too much power

Answer 5

Showing her fierce temper for no reason.

Dismissing councillors from court for no reason

Encouraging loyalty by flattering privy councillors

Appointing councillors with different view points

Question 6

What is the secretary of state

Answer 6

Organised the work of the privy council

Question 7

What was the 16th C reformation

Answer 7

Protestants argued that Christians should base their faith directly around the bibleratzer than trying to experience God through Catholic religious practices and teachings of priests

Question 8

What was the Act of Supremacy and Uniformity

Answer 8

1559 - Liz made herself in charge of the English protestant church. She organised all English services around the Protestant book of common prayer

All services had to be the same

No attendance would be fined

Question 9

When was witchcraft punishable by death

Answer 9

1563

Question 10

When and what was the Act of Persuasions

Answer 10

1581 - Recusancy fines increased by 10,000% from 12d to £20 per month. An extra £200 per year for persistent recusants

Anyone who persuaded protestant to become Catholic was punishable by death

Question 11

When and what was the Act against Priests

Answer 11

1585 - Allowed the death penalty for anyone offering shelter or aid to Roman Catholic Priests. Most priests were executed in the 1580’s when England was most at risk of invasion

Question 12

What was the Babingtlon plot (1586)

Answer 12

Unsuccessful plot to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots. Uncovered by Walsingham and lead to the execution of Mary.

Question 13

What was the Act of Recusancy

Answer 13

1587 - Allowed the government to take 2/3 of at the land of any recusant who had fallen behind with paying fines

Question 14

When was the Anglo-Spanish war

Answer 14

1585-1604

Question 15

When was the Spanish Armada

Answer 15

1588

Question 16

What was the Act of Restraint

Answer 16

1593 - Required all Catholics over the age of 16 to stay within 5 miles of their homes at all times. They were also banned from holding large gatherings

Question 17

Elizabeth only called parliament for… months in her 45 year reign

Answer 17

35

Question 18

Give some successful opposition from parliament

Answer 18

John Stubbs - was to be hanged after writing about a marriage of Liz’s but later became an MP

Puritans could be noisy and troublesome in parliament

MP’s persuaded her to cancel some of her monopolies

Lack of control as mPS’s discussed important matters without her

Question 19

Give some successful control of opposition in parliament

Answer 19

Set strict limits of what could be discussed (no marriage, religion, her successor)

She could neglect laws by refusing to sign or by closing parliament

Stubbs right hand was chopped off

Question 20

How did Liz control prayers and preaching

Answer 20

Everyone had to attend church

Prayers reinforced their duty + gratitude towards Elizabeth

Question 21

How did Liz control pageants

Answer 21

Effective control of her court as she could choose what they could celebrate

She could bankrupt anyone by asking someone to host one

Question 22

What was the literacy rate at the tome

Answer 22

30%