Elizabeth I - Political Flashcards
Death of Mary I and accension of Elizabeth I
1558
Sir William Cecil appointed Secretary of State
1558
Coronation of Elizabeth I
1559
Elizabeth seriously ill with smallpox
1562
Elizabeth urged to marry
1563
Elizabeth pressed to marry AGAIN
1563
Northern Rebellion
1569
Ridolfi Plot
1571
Cecil raised to the peerage as Lord Burghley
1571
Duke of Norfolk executed
1572
Sir Francis Walsingham appointed Secretary of State
1573
Throckmorton Plot
1583
Parry Plot
1585
Babington Plot
1586
MQS convicted of treason
1586
MQS executed
1587
Death of Earl of Leicester
1588
Death of Walsingham
1590
Death of Hatton
1591
Robert Cecil promoted to Privy Council
1591
Robert Cecil appointed secretary of state
1596
Death of Lord Burghlry
1598
Robert Cecil appointed Master of Wards
1599
Essex returns from Ireland
1599
Rebellion and execution of Earl of Essex
1601
Golden Speech in parliament
1601
Death of Elizabeth I and accession of James I
1603