Elizabeth I Flashcards
Name Elizabeth I parents?
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Name her sister and brother?
Mary I and Edward VI
Name 3 royal residences?
Whitehall Palace, St James Palace, Hampton Court, Greenwich, Nonsuch, Tower of London (times of trouble) Windsor Castle
What is a progresses?
Elizabeth in the hot summer would travel with her court to homes of the nobility
What was the Privy Councils job?
Co-ordination of financial departments, law courts, issued instructions to local offices such as Lord Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace
Name four Privy Council members?
Sir William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham, Robert Dudley, Sir Christopher Hatton
Which rebellion took place in 1569?
Norfolk – The Northern Rebellion
Which rebellion took place in 1571?
Norfolk – The Ridolfi Plot
Which rebellion took place in 1601?
Essex
Name two possible marriage suitors for Elizabeth?
Robert Dudley, Phillip II, Charles of Austria, Eric of Sweden, Duke of Alençon
Explain why it was called the Golden Age?
Culture blossomed – theatre, art, architecture, music and literature.
What are doublets and Farthingales?
Doublet – long sleeved silk or satin shirt with ruffles at the end. Farthingales – a petticoat with wooden hoops sewn into it
Name 3 famous Elizabethan houses?
Hardwick Hall, Chatsworth House, Little Moreton hall, Montecute House etc…
Name a famous playwright?
William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Dekker, Christopher Marlow
Name a famous theatre built in London?
The Globe
Why portraits were important – clue Gloriana?
It was not about vanity, it was to ensure political allegiance – ‘Gloriana’ was developed to make Elizabeth and object of worship for her people
What was a vagabond?
A homeless person of no fixed abode, who moved from town to town looking for work
What were the poor Laws?
Laws to help the poor people paid in towns/villages by local rich, gentry and business owners. It was a national system supposedly to sort the ‘poor problem out’
Which famous explorer set sail in 1577 and returned with £400,000 treasure captured from the Spanish?
Sir Francis Drake
Which famous explorer is reputed to have introduced potatoes and tobacco to England?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who were the Puritans?
Strict followers of Protestantism, anti-Catholic Church, influenced by Calvinist ideas
What was the ‘Middle Way’?
Elizabeth’s attempt to please both the Catholics and Protestants within England with a law 1559 Act of Uniformity
How many years was Mary Queen of Scots kept in captivity in England before execution in 1587?
Nineteen Years
Mary for some time was kept in Tutbury castle; which plot took place to free her from here?
Babington plot 1586
Which Spanish king led the Spanish Armada?
Phillip II
Name 5 qualities of Elizabeth
Intelligent, cautious, powerful, indecisive and determined
What were the two Chambers of Parliament?
House of Lords - made up of nobility and senior churchman. They were NOT elected.
House of Commons - They were elected but the Crown and other powerful local figures often controlled who was chosen
Which famous playwright began writing in this era?
William Shakespeare
When did English sailors begin taking an interest in Exploration?
1560s
Who was Elizabeth’s cousin with a strong claim to the throne?
Mary Queen of Scots
When did the Pope excommunicate (expel) the Queen from the Catholic Church?
1570
When did the Spanish Armada set out?
May 1588 but were delayed for several weeks due to bad weather and in July they were sighted off Cornwall
