Elizabeth And The Tudors

Question 1

Why was elizabeth unpopular

Answer 1

• she was young
• she wan’t married
• she was protestant
• she was a women

Question 2

Nobility

Answer 2

Highest class, aristocracy, often with titles

Question 3

Gentry

Answer 3

Very wealthy land owners

Question 4

Yeoman

Answer 4

Owned small amount of land

Question 5

Tenant farmers

Answer 5

Farmed rented land

Question 6

Landless/labouring poor

Answer 6

Worked on the land

Question 7

Why was elizabeth seen as illegitimate

Answer 7

She was the daughter of Henry viiis second wife. Which is against Roman Catholic rules to have more than one wige.

Question 8

Elizabeth’s strengths

Answer 8

• very intelligent
• excellent at politics
• could speak multiple languages

Question 9

What religious problems did elizabeth face

Answer 9

In 1558 there was a religious division between roman catholics and protestants throughout Europe

Question 10

Why was there a religious reformation

Answer 10

people believed that the Roman Catholic Church had become corrupt, greedy and no longer represented a truly christian life

Question 11

When and why was there an english reformation

Answer 11

1532 as henry viii created the church of england

Question 12

Why was money a challenge elizabeth faced

Answer 12

She inherited a huge amount of debt. She had to work with parliament to work out ways to provide income to defend her throne

Question 13

Why was france a challenge for elizabeth

Answer 13

Larger, wealthier traditional enemy, ally of scotland, Mary Queen of Scots was also half French

Question 14

Why was scotland a challenge for elizabeth

Answer 14

Scotland was an independent country and traditional enemy of england. Border was remote and hard to defend-sour constant fighting and raids.

Question 15

Why was mary queen a scots a challenge for elizabeth

Answer 15

Mary was a catholic monarch who had a strong claim to the throne

Question 16

Why was spain a challenge for elizabeth

Answer 16

Leading catholic power in europe. They were no longer in war with france so there was a possibility that France and Spain united agaisnt england due to its protestant queen

Question 17

What was the act of supremecy

Answer 17

It made elizabeth supreme governer of the church of england

Question 18

What was the act of uniformity

Answer 18

Established the appearance of churches and the services they held

Question 19

What did the religious settlement try to achieve

Answer 19

Satisfaction from both catholics and protestants

Question 20

What was the religious settlement

Answer 20

Make it so churches and services were suitable for both religions

Question 21

How did the dutch revolt damage relations between spain and england

Answer 21

Elizabeth helped dutch rebels and stole gold of spanish ships

Question 22

What did religion have to do with the northern earls rebelling

Answer 22

They wanted catholicism restored in england

Question 23

Who were the key players in the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 23

Thomas percy, earl of northumberland
Charles neville, earl of westmorland
Thomas howard, duke of norfolk

Question 24

What did politics have to do with the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 24

The earls had lost a great deal of their influence at court since elizabeth became queen

Question 25

What did elizabeth have to do with the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 25

She refused to name an heir or to marry and have a child, creating uncertainty about england's future.

Question 26

What was the plan for the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 26

The duke of norfolk wanted to seize control of the government in london and overthrow elizabeth I and make mary queen of scotts queen

Question 27

Why was Duke of alba a threat for england

Answer 27

He had an army of soldiers nearby england in the netherlands

Question 28

Why did king phillip feel as though he had a claim to the english throne

Answer 28

He was married to Mary, Elizabeth's sister

Question 29

What was the ridolfi plot

Answer 29

Robert ridolfi was one of the pope's spies. In 1571, he arranged a plot to murder Elizabeth, launch a Spanish invasion and put Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne. As with the Revolt of the Northern Earls, the plan was for Mary to be married to the Duke of Norfolk.

Question 30

Where was ridolfi when his plot was uncovered

Answer 30

Abroad and he never returned to england

Question 31

Ridolfi's significance

Answer 31

Reinforced the threat to england from spain

Question 32

What was the throckmorton plot

Answer 32

planned for the French Duke of Guise, the cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots, to invade England, free Mary, overthrow Elizabeth and restore Catholicism in England. Philip lI would provide financial support.

Question 33

Throckmorton's significance

Answer 33

Throckmorton's papers included a list of catholic sympathisers in england, suggesting that the government's fear of english catholics as ' the enemys within' was real

Question 34

What was the babington plot

Answer 34

centred on the murder of Elizabeth ,I and also encouraged English Catholics to rebel. It was similar to the Throckmorton plot: the Duke of Guise would invade England with 60,000 men and put Mary on the throne.

Question 35

What was the significance of the babington plot

Answer 35

It lead to mary's execution as her letter was intercepted and read and there had been too many plots surrounding her to believe she was innocent of any wrongdoing

Question 36

What was the treaty of joinville

Answer 36

Allied france and spain

Question 37

How did francis drake affect english and spanish relations

Answer 37

He stole £400,000 of spanish treasure

Question 38

What did the treaty of nonsuch do

Answer 38

Affectively put Spain and England at war, elizabeth finally agreed to intervene in the netherlands

Question 39

What were the main reasons for the armada

Answer 39

Drake's actions in the new world, elizabeth's support for dutch rebels and the treaty of nonsuch

Question 40

Why was the armada a fail

Answer 40

As spain were on there way to the netherlands to meet with more of there troops, they were spotted in the channel by the english. They were outnumbered and the English ships were better

Question 41

What was hawkins ship design

Answer 41

Gave the english the advantage as the boats were quicker and easier to manoeuver.

Question 42

Why was exploring the new world important for england

Answer 42

They relied on its export of cloth so much, it was vital to find new markets and new products to sell

Question 43

What original problems did raleigh face in colonising virginia

Answer 43

He needed to raise huge amounts of money and encourage potential english colonists to settle in a land many knew little about.

Question 44

How many colonists did raleigh have

Answer 44

107 but he wanted 300.

Question 45

Why was the colonisation of virginia significant

Answer 45

It provided England with a base from which to attack Spanish colonies in the New World.

Question 46

Why did the attempts to colonise virginia fail

Answer 46

The fate of the 1587-90 colonisation is still a mystery, but the first colony failed due to the colonists leaving too late

Question 47

How were poor boys and girls educated

Answer 47

They learnt from their parents, working on the land, or in the home

Question 48

How were well off boys educated

Answer 48

Petty school 4-8 Grammar school 8-14

Question 49

How were upper class boys educated

Answer 49

-Private tutors until early teens -University 14-15 -inns of court in london

Question 50

How were well off girls taught

Answer 50

Dame school

Question 51

How were upper class girls educated

Answer 51

-private tutors until early teens -sent to another noble house -make useful social contacts and perfect skills