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