Elizabeth: Relarionships With Parliament

Question 1

What did parliament consist of ?

Answer 1

Lords, bishops, and other nobles

Question 2

What was marriage and succession like in parliament?

Answer 2

Many in parliament saw it as their job to find Elizabeth a suitable husband - she banned them from talking about it by 1566

Question 3

What was religion like in parliament?

Answer 3

Majority were Protestants and supported Elizabeth’s religious settlement

Question 4

What was crime and poverty like in parliament?

Answer 4

Many MPs recognised that punishing the poor law did not work and attempted to introduce a new poor law

Question 5

What was monopolies like in parliament?

Answer 5

Giving monopolies were an important way for Elizabeth to maintain loyalty of powerful men in England

Question 6

What was Mary queen of Scot’s like in parliament?

Answer 6

Majority of those in parliament saw Mary as a threat

Question 7

What was freedom of speech like In parliament?

Answer 7

An MP named Peter worth was arrested three times during Elizabeth’s reign for arguing mps should be allowed to speak on any matter they choose.