Elizabeth- background and government

Question 1

Elizabeth’s dad

Answer 1

Henry VII

Question 2

Elizabeth’s mother

Answer 2

Anne Boleyn

Question 3

Elizabeth’s tutor

Answer 3

Roger Ascham

Question 4

Elizabeth’s mother figure (Henry’s 6th wife)

Answer 4

Catherine Parr- chose her education and influenced her protestant religious views

Question 5

Who was Thomas Seymour

Answer 5

• Duke of Somerset’s younger brother
• Married Catherine Parr
• Plotting to overthrow Edward and marry Elizabeth
• Taught Elizabeth to keep her distance and trust nobody
• Executed for treason in 1549

Question 6

Who was Elizabeth’s sister

Answer 6

-Mary I (bloody Mary)
- Zealous catholic who hated Elizabeth
- Burned nearly 300 protestant heratics over 5 years
- Imprisoned Elizabeth in tower of London for suspicion of working with rebels

Question 7

what was the Royal court

Answer 7

• Mobile operation- located wherever she was
• made up of about 500 nobles, advisors, officials and servants
• centre of political power throughout tudor period

Question 8

What were progresses

Answer 8

• Elizabeth and her court travelling around the country visiting homes of nobility
• helped her build up a relationship with her people and flatter the nobles which she stayed with
• allowed Elizabeth to live in luxury at the expense of her subjects, who tried desperately to please her

Question 9

What was patronage

Answer 9

• showing favouritism by giving men important jobs- gave her control over them and ensured people stayed loyal to her by creating rivalries and competition between people

Question 10

What was the privy council

Answer 10

• members from nobility, gentry or church, but Elizabeth could choose and dismiss them as she chose
• role was to advise and direct policy but Elizabeth not obliged to taking their advice

Question 11

What was Divide and Rule

Answer 11

• When Elizabeth would deliberately appoint men who would be hostile towards each other, so they would compete for her affection, stopping them from being hostile towards her

Question 12

Members of Elziabeth’s privy council

Answer 12

-William Cecil
-Francis Walsingham
- Robert Dudley
-Christopher Hatton

Question 13

William Cecil information

Answer 13

-moderate protestant
-spoke his mind even if he disagreed with her- admired by Elizabeth
-Made Lord Burghley in 1571 and made Lord Treasurer the next year

Question 14

Francis Walsingham information

Answer 14

• Puritan
• Extremely loyal to Elizabeth
  -Spy master, uncovered numerous plots against Elizabeth

Question 15

Robert Dudley information

Answer 15

• Childhood friend of Elizabeth
• Puritan
• Made Earl of Leicester in 1564
• One of Elizabeth’s marriage options

Question 16

-Christopher Hatton information

Answer 16

• Impressed Elizabeth with his dancing at court and was promoted
• Captain of Queen’s bodyguard
  -moderate protestant- hated puritans
  -became Lord Chancellor in 1587

Question 17

Role of parliament

Answer 17

• Seen as an inconvenient necessity by Elizabeth
• she needed them to grant taxation to help her financially
  -called parliament 13 times, 11 of which were to grant taxation

Question 18

Essex’s rebellion

Answer 18

• Essex a new generation privy council member
• hated Robert cecil
• Essex banished from court after almost drawing sword on Elizabeth after she punched him
• when he returned from Ireland defeating a rebellion led by Tyrone in 1598, he burst into the queens bedchambers after hearing of Cecil’s recent promotion
• banned from court and placed under house arrest
• in early 1601, he gathered around 300 supporters
  -started a rebellion where he stormed into london in attempt to capture the queen, however most of his supporters abandoned him, and upon his return home, he was surrounded by Elizabeth’s forces
• Executed in tower of london in Feb 1601