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1
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when did edward take the throne

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1547

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when did edward die

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1553

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when did mary 1 take the thron

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1553

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4
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when was elizabeth born

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1533

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when did elizabeth die

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1603

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6
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how many languages could elizabeth speak

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6

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what were the criticisms of elizabeth upon accession

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YOUNG, 25, unmarried, illegitimacy,

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8
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why was elizabeth reluctant to marry besides family reasons

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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

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9
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when was the thomas seymour scandal

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he was executed in 1549

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10
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what was good about phillip of spain

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catholic alliance would secure the middle way
alliance with span

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what was bad about phillip of spain

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he was already married to elizabeth’s dead sister whom he treated horribly
he was unpopular

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12
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what was good about robert dudley

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they were close and he was englihs and popular

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what was bad baout robert dudley

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he was a puritan so no middle way
his wife amy fell down the stairs. Elizabeth was suspected to be the cause

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14
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what was good about the duke of alecon

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catholic for middle way
fond of eachother

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what was bad about the duke of alecon

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st bartholomews massacre made him unpopular
he was 20 years younger

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when was the st bartholomews day massacre

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1572

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17
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how many people were included in elizabeths court

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500 nobles, advisors and servents

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18
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how many wagons on her progresses

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400

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19
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why were the progresses good x7

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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

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negatives of progresses x3

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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

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21
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what did elizabeth use parliament for

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getting through tax laws

22
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why did elizabeth have to go through parliament

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as the magna carta forbade her from making her own tax laws due to the peasant’s revolt

23
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how many times did elizabeth visit parliament in 45 year reign

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13

24
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how many times did elizabeth go to parliament for tax laws

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11/13 times

25
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how did elizabeth control parliament

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closed it when the topics didnt go her way
had a royal veto
imposed limits on free speech - she imprisoned peter Wentworth

26
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how many privy council members were there in 1559

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40 -> 19

27
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how did elixabeth structure her privy council

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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

28
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who was william cecil

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her most trusted advisor
very calculated person

29
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what religion was william cecil

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protestant

30
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who was robert dudley

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her childhood friedn who was responsible for her security and her favourite

31
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what religion was robert dudley

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puritan

32
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who was walsingham

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MI6 guy - he had secret networks of spies to stop rebellions

33
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what religion was walsingham

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puritan

34
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what are examples of elizabeths performances

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masque balls, banquets,

35
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wyh were the performances good

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better public image
showed foreign visitors her power

36
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what was patronage

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when elizabeth boosted the careers of artists and politicians

37
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why was patronage in place

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beofre, there was a system of the privy chamber, however Elizabeth couldn’t do that as men weren’t allowed in her chamber

38
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why was patronage so good

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it kept people vying for her attention
she controlled her nobles
no factionalism
competition brought more prosperity

39
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what was factionalism

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where groups would split to oppose eachother and vethorw elizabeth

40
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what was bad about patronage

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chose those who wanted power not to do good
onlyhelped the rich

41
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who was the earl of essex

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robert devereux

42
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how did robert devereux anger elizabeth 1st time

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  1. he secretely married without her approval - then when he was punished he said ‘ her conditions are as crooked as her carcass’ Elizabeth slapped him
43
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how did the earl of essex anger Elizabeth the second time

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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

44
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how did the earl of essex anger Elizabeth third time

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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

45
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how did robert devereux anger elizabeth fourth time

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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

46
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when was robert devereux the earl of essex executed

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25th Feb 1601

47
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why could elizabeth not name her heir

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because she feared for her life and catholic rebeliions if she did so

48
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why could she not appoin the greys as her heir

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shed already murdered lady jane grey, impriseoned Catherine and mary for having a baby and getting married.

49
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why could she not appoint MQS as heir

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thered be catholic assassinations
she was a devout catholic
she wasn’t popular
scandal with lord darnely

50
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who was john knox

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a scottish author who wrote the first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women

51
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what did john knox write

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the first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women

52
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why was john knox potentially justified in writing the first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women

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because he could have been writing about mary as he was a protestant and mary disrupted the portestant reformation in scotladn

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