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Who was Elizabeth’s father?

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Henry Viii

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Who was Elizabeth’s younger brother?

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Edward iV

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When did Mary die and Elizabeth inherit the throne?

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1558

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Who was Elizabeth’s mother?

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Anne Boleyn

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What happened to Anne Boleyn?

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She was beheaded and her marriage with Henry viii was annulled.

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Why were people worried about Elizabeth’s reign?

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People were worried that a female monarch could not lead their armies and that she would only do what other men would want her to do.

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7
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How much debt did Elizabeth inherit in 1558?

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£300,000

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What did she do to combat the £300,000 in debt?

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Raised taxes.

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9
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When was the religious settlement/ “middle way”?

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1559

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What did the Pope say about a potential assassination of Elizabeth?

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In 1580, the Pope said that if someone assassinated her then it would not be a sin.

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When did Phillip plan to invade England?

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1580

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Fine for recusancy.

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1581: fine increased by 10,000% to £20

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When did Elizabeth introduce the death penalty for anyone sheltering a priest?

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1585

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When was the law made about banning catholics from travelling 5 miles away from their homes?

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1593

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In 1588, how many catholics were there?

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3 million.

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In 1601, how many catholics were there?

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40,000

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17
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When did someone try to assassinate king James I?

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1605 in the gunpowder plot.

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18
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What was the royal court?

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Group of nobles and privy councillors who surrounded the Queen.

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Who was the privy council led by?

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Elizabeth’s chief advisor, the Secretary of State.

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20
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When was Elizabeth manipulated into executing Mary Queen Of Scots?

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1587, by William Cecil.

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When was William Cecil classed as too old to lead the privy council, creating rivalries with his son and Robert Devereux (The Earl of Essex)

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By the 1590s.

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22
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When did the earl of Essex draw his sword in an argument with Elizabeth?

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1598

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23
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When did Robert Devereux lead a military expedition in Ireland?

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1599.

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24
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When did Robert Devereux abandon his soldiers in Ireland and force his way into Elizabeth’s bedchamber?

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1600.

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When did Robert Devereux plot an armed rebellion to remove Elizabeth and make James Of Scotland King?

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1601.

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26
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How many JPs were there in each county?

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About 40 in each county.

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27
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How many times did parliament meet overall?

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Met only 13 times in 45 years!

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28
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When did Elizabeth imprison Peter Wentworth In the Tower of London after he demanded her to name a Protestant heir.

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1593.

29
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Who had their hand chopped off for criticising her supposed proposal to the Catholic Duke of Anjou.

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John Stubbs, 1579.

30
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When did jesuits begin to arrive in England?

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Around The 1580s.

31
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Who was the Jesuit leader?

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Edmund Campion.

32
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Who was the privy councillor that developed the spy network.

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Francis Walsingham.

33
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When was Campion captured by Walsingham’s agents and hanged, drawn and quartered.

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1581.

34
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Thockmorton Plot

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1583

35
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Babington plot

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1586

36
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Execution of Mary queen of Scots

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1587

37
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How did gentry make their money?

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Earned money from renting out the lands.

38
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Why were families usually quite small?

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Infant mortality was high.

39
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At what age did gentry pay for their sons to go to school

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Age of 7 forward

40
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Poverty rates in the 1580s.

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Around 30% of the population lives in poverty.

41
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Population increase during Elizabethan reign.

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2.4 million—> 4.1 million

42
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Inflation impact on wheat prices.

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Increased by 250% in price due to inflation.

43
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Failed harvests.

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1595,1596,1597.

44
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When was the poor law introduced?

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1601.

45
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What did the poor law do?

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1601: treated poor people with more compassion, the system remained in place for over 200 years.

46
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What were the two categories that poor people were put into due to the poor law?

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  1. The deserving poor
  2. Undeserving poor
47
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What were the undeserving poor?

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People who wanted to work but couldn’t. (Elderly, children, disabled people)

48
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Who were the deserving poor?

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People who could work but didn’t. (Lazy, criminals.)

49
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What was the Elizabethan period called to make it seem better than it was.

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Myth of “Merry England” when this was untrue.

50
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What was bear baiting?

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Spectators bet on dogs attacking a tied up bear.

51
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How long did Christmas last?

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Twelve days.

52
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What did people do on May Day?

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People danced around maypoles and watched plays.

53
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What is an ale house?

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A pub.

54
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Why did puritans attack popular pastimes?

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To:
Protect the sabbath.
Stop pagan practices.
Prevent violent disorder.
Preventing sex outside of marriage.

55
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Law against witchcraft.

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1563 law against witchcraft.

56
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Penalty of witches.

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• Death by hanging
• Prison for damage to property

57
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How many people who commuted witchcraft were women?

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90%

58
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Who ruled Algonquian?

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Wingina, chief of the Algonquian village called Secotan.

59
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What did the Algonquian people believe?

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The Algonquian did not believe in individual gods, but instead that of a great spirit inhabited the entire universe.

60
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Roanoke.

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First British colony in America, but it failed.

61
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What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke?

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•Wealth: Gold and silver
•Elizabeth: patronage from her
•Spain: challenge catholic Spain
•royal support: Elizabeth gave permission to take land in North America

62
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What motivated journeys to the east?

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•Wealth: demand for luxury goods
•Elizabeth wrote letters to the east

63
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When did boats return to Roanoke with supplies?

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1590, to see that the colony was deserted.

64
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When was Ralph Fitch’s first expedition?

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1580s.

65
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When did the Dutch return with tons of spices?

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1599.

66
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The east India company.

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1600, group of merchants set up a company to trade with India.

67
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The first voyage to India.

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1602, east India company set up a factory on the island of Java

68
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When did the east India company become the most powerful company in the world?

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By 1800

69
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How many people did Akbar the great expand his empire to?

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16th century: 100 million people.

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