Elizabeth Later Years Flashcards
When and what was the Treason Act?
1571: denying Elizabeth’s supremacy/ role as Queen was high treason
What happens with Peter Wentworth and Succession?
1591: Wentworth imprisoned due to demands about succession
1593: released and instantly tries rallying support with MPs inside and outside parliament, however Elizabeth is supported by the Privy Council and he is sent to the tower.
What were the issues with purveyance and how did Elizabeth cope?
1593: House of Commons wants purveyance (Elizabeth receiving lowered prices bc she’s Queen) to be changed, Elizabeth says she’ll look into it, doesn’t actually do much but it appeases parliament.
What were the later issues with monopolies and were they solved? (1)
1597: Robert Wingfield says monopolies are being abused, Elizabeth yields and agrees they’re causing raised prices, however she only revokes a few while handing out more.
What were the later issues with monopolies and were they solved? (2)
1601: some MPs want to abolish monopolies, however they’re divided as to whether they pass a bill or ask Elizabeth as this would infringe on her prerogative. Elizabeth ends some of the most harmful monopolies.
What were some economic issues with the war with the Spanish Armada?
1589, 1593, 1597: Elizabeth receives double subsidies (£480,000)
What issues came as a result of the war with Spain?
Drained resources, troops had to be trained there were invasion scares throughout the 1590s
How many men were lost in the Spanish war and how much did it cost?
100,000 lost and £4.5 million spent on the war
How many men were sent to the war in France and when?
4,000 in 1590+1594, 6,000 in 1591
When were the poor harvests during Elizabeth’s reign?
1594-1598
By how much did the population increase over the last 50 years (Liz)
1 million
How much did the death rate increase between 1595-97?
50%, due to plague outbreaks
When and what was the Oxfordshire rising?
1596: protest against enclosure/ general discontent, wanted to march with guns to London, however few actually organised and some were executed as a result.
When and what were the mini uprisings in the later years of Elizabeth’s reign?
Food riots in Kent 1595, and in Sussex, Somerset and Norfolk over the next three years.
When and what was the Essex Rebellion?
1601: Essex marches to London expecting support with a plan to capture the Queen ( after getting in trouble for signing a peace treaty in Tyrone, sweet wine monopoly taken, house arrest) the rebellion collapsed within the day and he was executed.
