Elizabeth I

Question 1

Act of Supremacy

Answer 1

1559- Elizabeth=“Supreme Governer of the Church of England” and all clergymen must take an oath of supremacy.

Question 2

Act of Uniformity

Answer 2

1559- churches are Protestant in practice but are Catholic in appearance-statues, icons and grandeur remain

Question 3

Royal Injunctions

Answer 3

1559- Provided a balance between Edwardian Protestantism and Henrician Catholicism. Aimed to satisfy all whilst also turning England back into a Protestant country officially

Question 4

Thirty-Nine Articles of Faith

Answer 4

1563- Fully established separation from Roman Catholic Church.

Question 5

Opposition to the religious settlement from three main groups:

Answer 5

Catholics, Puritans, Pesbytarians

Question 6

Issues caused by Catholics

Answer 6

Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England in 1567
Revolt of the Northern Earls in 1569
Pope excommunicates Elizabeth in 1570
Ridolfi Plot in 1571
Throckmorton Plot in 1583
Babington Plot in 1586
Spanish Armada in 1588
Tyrone’s Rebellion with Spanish support in 1601

Question 7

Issues caused by Puritans

Answer 7

Convocation of Canterbury in 1563
Vestments Controversy in 1566
Whitgift and the 3 articles in 1583

Question 8

Issues caused by Presbyterians

Answer 8

Peter Turner (1583) and Cope (1587) challenging the settlement in Parliament

Question 9

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1568

Answer 9

Hawkins slave ships are attacked near Mexico. In return Cecil orders the gold to be stolen from Spanish ships harbouring in England to avoid pirates.

Question 10

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1572

Answer 10

Elizabeth harbours Dutch mercenaries (sea beggars) before ordering them to return to the Netherlands where they start a revolt

Question 11

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1573

Answer 11

Trade restored between England and Spanish Netherlands

Question 12

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1581

Answer 12

Sir Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation of the Globe

Question 13

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1584

Answer 13

The Catholic League is formed

Question 14

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1585

Answer 14

Treaty of Nonsuch with the Protestants in the Netherlands. Drake (with permission) attacked Spanish ships in the West Indies

Question 15

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1587

Answer 15

Drake attacks Cadiz Harbour and sinks a Spanish fleet

Question 16

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1588

Answer 16

The Spanish Armada attempts to invade England- they are defeated at the Battle of Gravelines

Question 17

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1595

Answer 17

Drake and Hawkins sail to attack Panama- both are killed

Question 18

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1596

Answer 18

English expedition sacks Cadiz. Philip (who is now bankrupt) launches a second Armada but it is destroyed by winds

Question 19

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1597

Answer 19

Philip attempts a third Armada which is yet again wrecked by storm

Question 20

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1599

Answer 20

King Philip II dies and Philip III takes over

Question 21

Anglo-Spanish relations- 1601

Answer 21

Spanish forces land at Kinsale to support Tyrone’s rebellion but is defeated by Lord Mountjoy

Question 22

8 Rebellions in Elizabeth’s reign

Answer 22

Revolt of the Northern Earls, Ridolfi, Throckmorton, Parry, Babington, Oxfordshire, Tyrone’s, Essex

Question 23

Revolt of the Northern Earls

Answer 23

1569
Headed by the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland
Motives= Religious and the fact that control of the North had been given to Southern Gentry
Rebels took Durham and marched to York before being forced to retreat into Scotland

Question 24

Ridolfi Plot

Answer 24

1571
Conspiracy for Mary Queen of Scots to marry Duke of Norfolk ad overthrow Elizabeth- this meant that Norfolk could now be executed for treason
(Plot never actually happened)

Question 25

Throckmorton Plot

Answer 25

1583
Plan for foreign (Spanish) landing in Sussex to help overthrow Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots.
Foiled by Walsingham before it could happen

Question 26

Parry Plot

Answer 26

1585
Plan to assassinate Elizabeth
Foiled by Wlasingham before it could happen

Question 27

Babington Plot

Answer 27

1586
Mary Queen of Scots involved in planning the plot to assassinate Elizabeth and put herself on the throne
Exposed by Walsinghams codebreaker Thomas Phelippes
The uncovering of this ensured Mary could be executed

Question 28

Oxfordshire Rebellion

Answer 28

1596
Involved 4 men who were angry about poverty in England- they thought others would join but they didn’t

Question 29

Tyrone’s Rebellion

Answer 29

1601
Earl of Tyrone (North Ireland) began rebellion in protest at English rule over Ireland
Received Spanish support
Had to be put down by force- Essex was sent and disregarded Elizabeth’s orders to disperse the rebels (he had his power removed for this and caused him to rebel himself soon after) but it was then successfully put down by Lord Mountjoy (Essex’s replacement)

Question 30

Essex Rebellion

Answer 30

1601
Earl of Essex led many (Welsh) peasants in response to Elizabeth’s removal of Essex’s power and the economic conditions of England and Wales
Essex was arrested and the rebels were dispersed with ease

Question 31

Who did Elizabeth remove from Parliament and arrest for questioning the royal prerogative?

Answer 31

Peter Wentworth and Robert Bell