Elizabeth Factionalism Flashcards
1) court
Mainly between cecil and Dudley
Cecil – is cautious/serious to manage state
Dudley – Powerful due to flirtation and possible marriage
Issue to patronage system – helps individuals gain position, and so must be loyal to ones patron—cecil has over 28 coutreirs, heads of oxford and cambirge
July 10th 1584 – Dudley suggests early intervention in Netherlands after William of orange killed – eventual success goes with 74000 troops after treaty of nonesuch augsust 10th 1585
They wear ribbons with factions
2) marriage
Causes factions- her remaning unmarried, leads to sense of competition
Dudley is possible suitor –was poor and unpopular. His father, grandfather and brother had been executed for treason. He probably murdered his first wife- in over 80000 debt
8 September 1560- Amy dudely dies – tensions rose further as possible muder oppose prospect of marriage –
Dudley almost fights an duel with Sussex JULY 1564
Causes tensions that cross to parliemt – 1566 Bell makes an petition she must marry. !576 Stubbs makes pamphlets – tensions Cecil supports marriage to alecon
nov 4th 1579 stubbs hand cut off for sedition , member of dudleys faction.
3) Cult of gloriana
Ultimately uses flattery to limit tensions/maintain power when single – is well loved
Has an cult of gloriana—is an virgin and is married to england
1576 – Edmund Spenser writes allegorical poem the faerie queen – compares her to Greek goddess Diana
Flattery to keep them close – Hatton her lids- Dudley her eyes
Accession day – November 17th – Dress up and hold party at court
Allows influence over parliament – hatton unmarried till age 26, Dudley for 16years
Allows control – eg)hatton tells parliament must sell land if want puritan change in 1571
4)Essex rebellion
Aims to overthrow Robert cecils position – continuation of dudely-cecil factionalism
Feb 7th 1601 – performance of Richard the 2nd
Feb 8th 1601 – takes 4 privy concileeres hostage, 200 march to London bridge
Denounced as traitors and loose support
25th February 1601 – executed — Two Privy Council members were executed for treason. Norfolk in 1572 and Essex in 1601. – Is quite rare
Catholic faction
members =Duke of Norfolk
Earls of Sussex and Shrewsbury and Sir James Croft
=Nov 9th 1569 norhtern rebellion beigns
nov 16th 1569= mass at durham cathedral
Nov 23rd 1569 =York is defenses by 2000 men
dec 13th 1569= they disband
Duke of norfolk killed= June 2, 1572
Protestant faction
Sir William Cecil/ Sir Francis Walsingham/ Raleigh /cope/ wentworth
Jan 22nd 1563 = conovcation. Puritan faction blocked by 4 votes
Formed an ‘inner ring’ around Elizabeth from the 1570s.
Form faction of ‘puritan choir’
Strickland -May 24, 1571
1586 – Anthony cope aims to introduce Genevan prayer book, supported by 4 others
1593 - bill aiming to treat Catholics and Puritans harsher was resisted. The Catholic part was passed, but MPs (Walter Rayleigh) opposed harsher laws on Puritans
Act against seditous secaries = may 24th 1593
Court stats
Privy Council:
Reduced from 50 to 19 members by 1600.
Royal Court:
Attended by more than 1,000 people.
Patronage:
Elizabeth granted 18 titles during her reign.
Offices and monopolies were used to secure loyalty
