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Who was Elizabeth’s father?

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King Henry VIII

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Who was Elizabeth’s grandfather?

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King Henry VII

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Who was Elizabeth’s brother?

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Edward VI

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Who was Elizabeth’s sister?

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Mary

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5
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Who was Elizabeth’s mother?

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Anne Boleyn - Henry’s second wife

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6
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When did Mary die?

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1558

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7
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How did Elizabeth inherit the throne?

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Mary died

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8
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How did Anne Boleyn die?

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She was beheaded

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Why did people question if Elizabeth’s claim to the throne was legitimate?

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Henry VIII annulled his marriage with Anne Boleyn

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10
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What kind of society was 16th century Britain? What effect did this have on people’s trust in Elizabeth as a monarch?

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Patriarchal. This meant people didn’t think she was reliable and could lead armies into battle.

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11
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What year did Elizabeth become queen?

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1558

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12
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How much debt did she inherit?

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£300,000

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13
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What did Elizabeth do to make this money?

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She raised taxes

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What did she also need money for?

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Raising an army and navy to defend England

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15
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What were features of protestant churches?

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Plain walls, Wooden altars

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What were features of catholic churches?

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Colourful images, decorated altars

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Who challenged catholic beliefs in the reformation?

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Protestants, Puritans (Extreme Protestants) took it even further

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18
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What was Elizabeth (Religion)?

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Protestant

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19
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What was England divided by?

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Religion

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20
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What was the risk if Elizabeth banned Catholicism?

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Most English people were still Catholic so could rebel

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21
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What areas of England were most Catholic?

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Rural areas - mostly North and West England

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22
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Which religion was in more powerful positions?

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There were Protestant and Puritan MP’s and Privy councillors who pressured Elizabeth into making England more Protestant

23
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Which two European Countries (Superpowers) were considered strongly Catholic?

A

France and Spain

24
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What did they threaten Elizabeth with?

A

Invading England if she did not return it back to a Catholic country

25
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Where needed Elizabeth/England to remain protestant?

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The Netherlands

26
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When did Elizabeth release her Religious Settlement?

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1559

27
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What did Elizabeth’s religious settlement include?

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Both Protestant and Catholic features

28
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What was the religious settlement known as?

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The middle way

29
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What Catholic features did the settlement include?

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Churches could be highly decorated and priests had to wear vestments

30
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What Protestant features did the settlement include?

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Elizabeth was the head of the church and all churches had to have an English bible

31
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Who refused to attend church every Sunday and what was the punishment?

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Recusants - they were fined

32
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Who was the head of the catholic church?

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The Pope

33
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Who was the head of the protestant church?

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The Monarch

34
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Who was the leader of the puritan church?

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Nobody

35
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Who should run the catholic church?

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Archbishops and bishops

36
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Who should run the protestant church?

A

Archbishops and bishops

37
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Who should run the puritan church?

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Elected Committees

38
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What language should the bible be in for Catholics?

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Latin

39
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What language should the bible be in for both Protestants and Puritans?

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English

40
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What should churches look like inside for Catholics?

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Decorated

41
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What should churches look like inside for Protestants and Puritans?

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Plain and Simple

42
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Should priests wear vestments in catholic churches?

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Yes

43
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Should priests wear vestments in protestant and puritan churches?

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No

44
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What got you into heaven? - Catholicism

A

Good Works

45
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What got you into heaven? - Protestantism and Puritanism

A

Belief in God

46
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When did opposition to the religious settlement become a problem?

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1580

47
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What caused the threat of opposition to increase?

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The Pope stated it would not be a sin to kill Elizabeth in 1580

48
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What did Catholics do that worried Elizabeth (MQS)?

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Catholics began to plot to make Mary Queen of Scots the Catholic Queen of England

49
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What did Philip of Spain plan to do?

A

Invade England

50
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How did Elizabeth’s government respond to this? (fine)(1581)

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Raised fine for recusancy to £20

51
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How did Elizabeth’s government respond to this? (penalty)(1585)

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They introduced death penalty for anyone sheltering a catholic priest

52
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How did Elizabeth’s government respond to this? (law)(1593)

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They banned Catholics from travelling more than 5 miles away from their home

53
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What were the results of this treatment to Catholics?

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Population of 3 million in 1558 dropped to 40,000 by 1603

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