Elizabeth . Government Flashcards
When did Elizabeth become queen?
1558
Name 4 problems Elizabeth faced when she became queen?
Catholic rebellions
Finance
Foreign policy(Spain)
Gender
Name 2 privy council members, including their titles?
William Cecil most trusted advisor
Francis walcingham spy master (her eyes and ears)
What was patronage and how did Elizabeth use it to keep her power?
During Elizabethan times power came from the top down by a system of patronage. She would use it to give people jobs in exchange for their loyalty
What did the lord lieutenants do?
They were responsible for running parts of the country - counties
Why was Elizabeth under a lot of pressure to get married?
In 1562 she was close to dying of smallpox and needed an offspring
Name 3 of Elizabeth’s foreign suitors? Why were they not suitable to marry?
-Robert Dudley earl of Leicester rumours of him being involved in wife’s death
-King Phillip of Spain very wealthy was married to her sister Mary 1 but he was catholic
-Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon he was catholic and many important figures did not agree
How many times did parliament meet during Elizabeth’s reign and what did they meet to discuss?
All 13x for tax and religion
What was MP Peter wentworth arrested for 3 times during Elizabeth’s reign?
He wanted MP’s to have freedom of speech
When was the northern rebellion and why did it fail
November 9, 1569 – January 21, 1570 Duke of Norfolk lead it and he wanted to marry Mary Queen of Scots and turn England back to catholic. Failed to gather enough support in England or abroad.
Name two reasons why the earl of Essex was popular?
He was one of Elizabeth’s most trusted advisors and seen as a potential husband
Who was Essex’s rival at court?
Robert Cecil
Why was the queen angered by Essex’s action in Ireland
He made a peace treaty with them going against Elizabeth’s order to defeat rebels
When was the earl of Essex’s rebellion and why did it fail?
1601, he took 4 privy council members hostage but was betrayed by his followers
