Elizabeth's Possible Suitors Flashcards
1
Q
Robert Dudley- advantaged
A
Genuine love for him
Puritan (Extreme Protestant)
2
Q
Robert Dudley - negative
A
- married, would disrupt royal family relations
- not of royal blood
- English (alienated foreign countries)
3
Q
Philip King of Spain- advantages
A
- family were traditional allies to English
- foreign link
4
Q
Philip King of Spain- disadvantaged
A
- Spanish husband unpopular in England (they’d caused rebellion)
- Catholic
5
Q
Archduke of Charles
A
Catholic- produces fear as his ideas are different
6
Q
Francis Duke of Alencon - advantaged
A
- only last suitor considering the marriage
- younger brother of King of France
- genuine liking
7
Q
Francis Duke of Alencon- disadvantages
A
- no love for him
- French unpopular after massacre where Protestants were killed
- 20 years younger than the Queen
- propaganda posters against marrying him
