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Elizabeth And The Tudors Flashcards

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Why was elizabeth unpopular

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

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Highest class, aristocracy, often with titles

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Gentry

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Very wealthy land owners

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Yeoman

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Owned small amount of land

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Tenant farmers

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Farmed rented land

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Landless/labouring poor

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Worked on the land

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Why was elizabeth seen as illegitimate

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

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Elizabeth’s strengths

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  • very intelligent
  • excellent at politics
  • could speak multiple languages
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What religious problems did elizabeth face

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

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Why was there a religious reformation

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

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When and why was there an english reformation

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1532 as henry viii created the church of england

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Why was money a challenge elizabeth faced

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

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Why was france a challenge for elizabeth

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

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Why was scotland a challenge for elizabeth

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

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Why was mary queen a scots a challenge for elizabeth

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

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Why was spain a challenge for elizabeth

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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

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What was the act of supremecy

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It made elizabeth supreme governer of the church of england

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What was the act of uniformity

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Established the appearance of churches and the services they held

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What did the religious settlement try to achieve

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Satisfaction from both catholics and protestants

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What was the religious settlement

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Make it so churches and services were suitable for both religions

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How did the dutch revolt damage relations between spain and england

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Elizabeth helped dutch rebels and stole gold of spanish ships

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What did religion have to do with the northern earls rebelling

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They wanted catholicism restored in england

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

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

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

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

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

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

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What was the plan for the revolt of the northern earls

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

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Why was Duke of alba a threat for england

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He had an army of soldiers nearby england in the netherlands

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

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He was married to Mary, Elizabeth’s sister

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What was the ridolfi plot

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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.

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Where was ridolfi when his plot was uncovered

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Abroad and he never returned to england

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Ridolfi’s significance

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Reinforced the threat to england from spain

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What was the throckmorton plot

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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.

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Throckmorton’s significance

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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

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What was the babington plot

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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.

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What was the significance of the babington plot

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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

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What was the treaty of joinville

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Allied france and spain

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How did francis drake affect english and spanish relations

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He stole £400,000 of spanish treasure

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What did the treaty of nonsuch do

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

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What were the main reasons for the armada

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

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Why was the armada a fail

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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

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What was hawkins ship design

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

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Why was exploring the new world important for england

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

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What original problems did raleigh face in colonising virginia

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

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How many colonists did raleigh have

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107 but he wanted 300.

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Why was the colonisation of virginia significant

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

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Why did the attempts to colonise virginia fail

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

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How were poor boys and girls educated

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

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How were well off boys educated

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Petty school 4-8
Grammar school 8-14

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How were upper class boys educated

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

50
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How were well off girls taught

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Dame school

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How were upper class girls educated

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

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