Elizabeth Puritans and Parliment

Question 1

Parliament under Elizabeth

Answer 1

Ruled mostly by proclamations
Could open and close Parliment when she wanted
MPs were chosen not elected by Patronage
Only open for 35 months during Elizabeths 45 year reign
Only called when she needed money/help wit war against Spain or religious threats

Question 2

How long was Parliament open for

Answer 2

35 months

Question 3

What could parliament not talk about?

Answer 3

Religion
Marriage
Heir to the throne
Foreign affairs

Question 4

Puritan MPs

Answer 4

Wanted freedom of speech for Puritan MPs, 2 got hung
John Stubbs wrote a pamphlet criticising the queen for a proposed marriage to a french catholic and had his right hand cut off

Question 5

People in the Elizabethan Local Government

Answer 5

Lord Lieutenants and Justices of Peace. Chosen through Patronage

Question 6

What did Lord Lieutenants do?

Answer 6

Ensured laws were followed
Informed the Privy council of any issues

Question 7

What did Justices of Peace do?

Answer 7

Unpaid but had significant influence on the local area
Enforced poor laws, collected taxes, set wages and arranged road repairs
Judged criminal cases every 3 months

Question 8

Elizabethan Propaganda

Answer 8

Every summer she took a trip across England
Plays were prefomed including political messages (Shakespeare)
Portraits showed Elizabeth as young and powerful
Ordinary people only saw the queen on coins
Prayers were occasionally dedicated to the queen

Question 9

Censorship

Answer 9

Plays were destroyed if they criticised the queen
Privy Council prevented the publication of anything that criticised the queen
Paintings only showed the queen as young and beautiful