elizabeth part 1 Flashcards
when did edward take the throne
1547
when did edward die
1553
when did mary 1 take the thron
1553
when was elizabeth born
1533
when did elizabeth die
1603
how many languages could elizabeth speak
6
what were the criticisms of elizabeth upon accession
YOUNG, 25, unmarried, illegitimacy,
why was elizabeth reluctant to marry besides family reasons
she engaged in flirting with thomas seymour who was Catherine of aragons husband and he was sentenced to death because edward thought she was plotting against him HE WAS EXECUTES IN 1549
when was the thomas seymour scandal
he was executed in 1549
what was good about phillip of spain
catholic alliance would secure the middle way
alliance with span
what was bad about phillip of spain
he was already married to elizabeth’s dead sister whom he treated horribly
he was unpopular
what was good about robert dudley
they were close and he was englihs and popular
what was bad baout robert dudley
he was a puritan so no middle way
his wife amy fell down the stairs. Elizabeth was suspected to be the cause
what was good about the duke of alecon
catholic for middle way
fond of eachother
what was bad about the duke of alecon
st bartholomews massacre made him unpopular
he was 20 years younger
when was the st bartholomews day massacre
1572
how many people were included in elizabeths court
500 nobles, advisors and servents
how many wagons on her progresses
400
why were the progresses good x7
no media so she had to maintain PR somehow
she could build a relationship with nobles when she stayed at their houses
builds her image as wealthy and powerful
frugal as it was at expense of nobles, was a cheap way to live
escaped plague
kept nobility vying for her attention
negatives of progresses x3
resentmet from nobility as it cost a lot was financially ruining for them
wasted money - she carried her own bed amongst the 400 wagons
unsafe
what did elizabeth use parliament for
getting through tax laws
why did elizabeth have to go through parliament
as the magna carta forbade her from making her own tax laws due to the peasant’s revolt
how many times did elizabeth visit parliament in 45 year reign
13
how many times did elizabeth go to parliament for tax laws
11/13 times
how did elizabeth control parliament
closed it when the topics didnt go her way
had a royal veto
imposed limits on free speech - she imprisoned peter Wentworth
how many privy council members were there in 1559
40 -> 19
how did elixabeth structure her privy council
she had hald of marys catholic council moderate catholics and then the other half smart gentry not nobility
this meant she always received a diverse insight and they were always loyal to her as they were in constant competition
who was william cecil
her most trusted advisor
very calculated person
what religion was william cecil
protestant
who was robert dudley
her childhood friedn who was responsible for her security and her favourite
what religion was robert dudley
puritan
who was walsingham
MI6 guy - he had secret networks of spies to stop rebellions
what religion was walsingham
puritan
what are examples of elizabeths performances
masque balls, banquets,
wyh were the performances good
better public image
showed foreign visitors her power
what was patronage
when elizabeth boosted the careers of artists and politicians
why was patronage in place
beofre, there was a system of the privy chamber, however Elizabeth couldn’t do that as men weren’t allowed in her chamber
why was patronage so good
it kept people vying for her attention
she controlled her nobles
no factionalism
competition brought more prosperity
what was factionalism
where groups would split to oppose eachother and vethorw elizabeth
what was bad about patronage
chose those who wanted power not to do good
onlyhelped the rich
who was the earl of essex
robert devereux
how did robert devereux anger elizabeth 1st time
- he secretely married without her approval - then when he was punished he said ‘ her conditions are as crooked as her carcass’ Elizabeth slapped him
how did the earl of essex anger Elizabeth the second time
he was sent to ireland in 1598 to redeem himslef and stop the rebellion
instead, he made a treat with the catholic rebels.
he was banished from cour
how did the earl of essex anger Elizabeth third time
when she banend him he burst into her chambers while she was dewigged and degowned which was not allowed.
she dissolved his monopoly of wine
how did robert devereux anger elizabeth fourth time
in 1601, he rounded up 300 supporters to rebel against Elizabeth as he said he was worried about her or smt. they quickly deserted him
the rebellion lasted less than 12 hours
he was sentenced to death for treason
when was robert devereux the earl of essex executed
25th Feb 1601
why could elizabeth not name her heir
because she feared for her life and catholic rebeliions if she did so
why could she not appoin the greys as her heir
shed already murdered lady jane grey, impriseoned Catherine and mary for having a baby and getting married.
why could she not appoint MQS as heir
thered be catholic assassinations
she was a devout catholic
she wasn’t popular
scandal with lord darnely
who was john knox
a scottish author who wrote the first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women
what did john knox write
the first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women
why was john knox potentially justified in writing the first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women
because he could have been writing about mary as he was a protestant and mary disrupted the portestant reformation in scotladn
