Elizabeth Section 2 Flashcards
What is the royal court?
Group of nobles and privy counsellors that surrounded the queen
Who travelled with Elizabeth as she toured?
Courtiers
What did entertainment at court provide an image of?
Extravagance and wealth
What did she use to control the royal court?
A system of patronage
How did she award people?
Granted them positions of power
How did the system of patronage result in loyalty?
Elizabeth could remove their power if they were bad
What was the system of patronage based of?
Personal relationships with the queen
Who was the privy council lead by?
The secretary of the state
How did she control the privy council?
Appointing councillors with different viewpoints so she could choose between them
Who did she employ as secretary of the state?
William Cecil
did William Cecil make Elizabeth do?
Execute Mary queen of Scots
Who was the rising star of Elizabeth’s court?
Robert devereux
What led to Robert devereux’s execution?
Egotistical and rash behaviour
What did Robert devereux do in 1598?
Reached for his sword in argument with Elizabeth
What did Robert devereux do in 1599?
Led a failed military expedition
What did Robert devereux do in 1600?
Abandoned soldiers in Ireland + forced his way into Elizabeth’s bedchamber
What did Robert devereux do in 1601?
Plotted an armed rebellion to make James of Scotland king
What did the death of William Cecil lead to?
Rivalry in the privy council
Who was each county ruled by?
Lord lieutenant
What was the title of lord lieutenant?
A form of patronage
What did the title of lord lieutenant make you?
One of the most powerful nobles in the county
What was the role of the lord lieutenant?
Keep Queen and privy council informed of what was happening in the area
How did lord lieutenants deal with rebellion?
Organised a local army to deal with them
What were the justices of peace responsible for?
Law and order
How many JP’s were there in each county?
40
What was the JP a form of?
Patronage
What did JP’s do?
Collect taxes, enforce poor law, be judges in court
What was a result of JP’s being overpaid?
Corruption and bribery
What was the role of Parliament?
MP’s gave there consent for laws to be passed
What did parliament pose as?
Serious threat to Elizabeth’s authority
What did puritan MP’s push for?
Elizabeth to marry, remove bishops, give MP’s freedom of speech, stop priests wearing vestments
How many times did Parliament meet in 45 years?
13 times
What did privy councillors do in parliament?
Controlled debate
What topics did Elizabeth ban in parliament?
Religion, her marriage,
Who did Elizabeth punish harshly in parliament?
Puritan MP’s
Who did she imprison in wentworth tower?
Peter wentworth
Why did she imprison Peter wentworth?
He demanded the queen marry a Protestant heir
Which puritan MP had their hand chopped off?
John Stubbs
Why did John Stubbs get his hand chopped off?
He proposed a marriage with Catholic Duke of Anjou
How did Elizabeth project herself through propaganda as?
As a powerful and popular monarch
What did Elizabeth’s portraits emphasise?
Her power
What did Elizabeth’s portraits hide?
Signs of weakness
How did Elizabeth make herself known to normal people?
Progresses
What is a progress?
Royal tour that took place each summer
Who joined Elizabeth on her progresses?
Important nobles
What did Elizabeth do?
Show off wealth and splendour
How were Elizabeth’s progresses limited?
Only in loyal Protestant areas
