Elizabeth I

Question 1

When did Elizabeth become Queen?

Answer 1

17th November 1558

Question 2

When and what was the Act of Supremacy?

Answer 2

1559: Elizabeth is established as Supreme Governor of the C of E

Question 3

When and what was the Act of Uniformity?

Answer 3

1559: set out the groundwork of the church, restoring the 1552 prayer book

Question 4

How many people were in Elizabeth’s court?

Answer 4

1,500

Question 5

How many Parliament sessions did Elizabeth call during her reign?

Answer 5

13

Question 6

When was there a debate over Elizabeth’s succession due to her contracting smallpox?

Answer 6

1562

Question 7

When and what was “Regnans in Excelsis”?

Answer 7

1570: often referred to as the Papal Bull, excommunicated Elizabeth from the Catholic church

Question 8

When and what were Cartwright’s Presbyterian teachings?

Answer 8

During the 1570’s: lectures about Bishops and Church Officials not reflecting Bible practice. His professorship and right to academic freedom of speech is taken.

Question 9

When and what was the Vagabonds Act?

Answer 9

1572: removed responsibility for poor citizens from the church to local communities by introducing taxes to raise funds for their provision, Justices of the Peace in different areas

Question 10

When and what was the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 10

1569: Catholic rebellion to replace Elizabeth with MQoS, with 4,500 participants. Failed.

Question 11

When and why did MQoS seek exile in England?

Answer 11

1568: she was forced to abdicate the throne to her son

Question 12

When were the new coinage issues?

Answer 12

1561

Question 13

When and what were the 39 articles?

Answer 13

1563: definition of the English Churches accepted by the convocation.

Question 14

When and what concessions were made to the 39 articles?

Answer 14

1571: the Clergy only had to accept the articles concerned with doctrine, appeasing Puritans.

Question 15

When and what was the Vestment Controversy?

Answer 15

During the 1560’s: public disagreement from Bishops rejecting the surplice as it was worn by Catholics, with 35 Bishops losing their posts as a result. Objections continued into the 1570s.

Question 16

When did the first Catholic Seminary Priests arrive in England?

Answer 16

1574

Question 17

When and what were Strickland’s proposals?

Answer 17

1571: a bill to abolish surplices, rings in marriage and kneeling at communion. Despite gagging support in the House of Commons, it was seen as an infringement on Elizabeth’s role in the Church and he was barred from Parliament.

Question 18

When was the execution of the first Catholic Priest as a traitor?

Answer 18

1577

Question 19

When did Pope Pius release a statement that the assassination of Elizabeth would not be considered a sin?

Answer 19

1580

Question 20

When was the dispute between Robert Dudley and Thomas Howard (Norfolk)?

Answer 20

1565-66: ended in River Dudley’s rejection by Elizabeth

Question 21

When and why was their factionalism between Robert Cecil and Essex?

Answer 21

Late 1580’s: Essex wanted to get rid of Cecil’s influence at court and make Elizabeth claim James VI of Scotland as her successor.

Question 22

When and what was the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 22

1583: France and Spain to invade England, MQoS would be released and replace Elizabeth as Queen. Plot discovered by Walsingham.

Question 23

When and what was the bond of Association?

Answer 23

1584: any rebellion against Elizabeth would result in the execution of MQoS.

Question 24

When was the assassination of William of Orange and why was it significant?

Answer 24

1584: first prominent Protestant leader to be assassinated.

Question 25

What and when was the Statute against Jesuits?

Answer 25

1585: makes it illegal to be a Jesuit or Seminary Priest in England after a 30 day grace period.

Question 26

When and what was the Babington Plot?

Answer 26

1586: coded letters between Mary and Sir Anthony Babington discovered by Walsingham, plotting to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary.

Question 27

When and what were Cope’s Proposals?

Answer 27

1586: tried to introduce a bill to change the religious settlement, Book of Common Prayer to be replaced by Genevan Prayer Book. Elizabeth sends Hatton to tell Parliament that their land would be used to pay for the changes and they stop supporting the bill.

Question 28

When was Mary Queen of Scots executed?

Answer 28

1587: as a result of the Babington Plot.

Question 29

When was the defeat of the Spanish Armada?

Answer 29

1588

Question 30

When were there protests in Parliament over monopolies?

Answer 30

1593 and 1597.

Question 31

When and what was the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 31

1571: MQoS to marry the Duke of Norfolk, English Catholics to overthrow Elizabeth and Mary to take over.

Question 32

When did Elizabeth I die?

Answer 32

24th March 1603