Elizabeth Flashcards
When was Elizabeth’s succession announced to Parliament?
17th November 1558
Main men with Elizabeth
William Cecil - like a Wolsey or Cromwell
Walsingham - ‘spymaster’
Did Elizabeth surround herself with Protestant emigres?
No, she surrounded herself with Protestants who had stayed and conformed
Who was made Archbishop of Canterbury?
Parker
Who was Parker the former chaplain of?
Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth’s mother
Was Parker dismissive of Catholic doctrine?
Yes but they trusted him
When did Elizabeth sign the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis?
April 1559
Gave them control of Calais for 8 yrs if they kept the peace. If not, the French had to pay an indemnity of half a million crowns
Despite success in Scotland following the death of Mary of Guise in 1560, how did Elizabeth lose control in Scotland?
She got involved in the french wars of religion and the Huguenot cause lost and she lost Calais and Le Havre in the Treaty of Troyes without the payment of 500,000 crowns
Elizabeth’s religious viewpoint:
- wanted to assert her authority over the Church
- supported Bible and service in English
- agreed with small amounts of preaching
- against superstition, icons and decorations of Churches
What was Elizabeth in Henrician terms?
An Evangelical
What was drawn up to evaluate the best religious settlement?
‘The Device for the Alteration of Religion’
What did the Device for the Alteration of Religion recommend?
- Protestants would say it was a papist plot if it wasnt extreme
- laity wanted to retain catholic ritual as it had given structure
December 1558 proclamations
- all religious books should be English
- lord’s prayer should be said in English
What did Elizabeth refuse to attend at the Opening of Parliament?
The procession of Monks
When were English ambassadors to the Venetian recalled?
1st February 1558
Who made the first sermon at st.Paul’s cross?
A known Protestant
When did Parliament first meet?
January 1559
What title did Elizabeth take?
‘Supreme Governor’
Why did Parliament say she could be ‘Supreme Governor’?
New Testament said women couldn’t perform spiritual ministry but it said nothing to stop them being an overseer of the Church