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Elizabeth - Section 2 Flashcards

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What was the queens Royal Court?

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A group of nobles and privy councillors who surrounded the queen

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One way Elizabeth gained control over the Royal Court

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  1. Granted positions of power
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What does Patronage mean?

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The power to control

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What positions did Elizabeth offer to her Court?

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  1. A place at court
  2. Place at Privy Council
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Why did Elizabeth use patronage to gain control?

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To ensure loyalty

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Who were Elizabeth’s most trusted courtiers?

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Privy Council

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What was the local government used for?

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Control different areas of the country

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What was each county controlled by?

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Lord Lieutenants

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Main jobs of a Lord Lieutenant

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  1. Keep the Queen and the Privy Council informed of what was going on
  2. Organised a local army to deal with rebellions
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What were JPs?

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Justices of Peace

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  1. What were JPs responsible for?
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Law and Order

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How many JPs in each county?

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About 40

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  1. What were JPs responsible for?
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Collecting taxes and fines

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  1. What were JPs responsible for?
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Enforcing the poor law

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  1. What were JPs responsible for?
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Judging court cases

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Disadvantage about being a JP?

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Unpaid - lead to corruption

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What was the Poor Law?

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Law that ensured that the poor were housed in workhouses, clothed and fed

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Who was known as “Elizabeth’s favourite”?

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Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

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Result of being Elizabeth’s favourite

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Place on the Privy Council

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Roberts egotistical behaviour led to his execution. How?

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1598 - reached for his sword during an argument with Elizabeth
1599 - led a failed military expedition in Ireland
1600 - abandoned his soldiers in Ireland and forced his way into Elizabeth’s bedchamber
1601 - plotted an armed rebellion to remove Elizabeth

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Robert Devereux - 1598

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Reached for his sword during an argument with Elizabeth

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Robert Devereux - 1599

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led a failed military expedition in Ireland

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Robert Devereux - 1600

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Abandoned his soldiers in Ireland and forced his way into Elizabeth’s bedchamber

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Robert Devereux - 1601

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Plotted an armed rebellion to remove Elizabeth from the throne

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What role did Parliament play?

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MPs voted to give their consent for new laws and taxes

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Why did Elizabeth’s parliament pose as a threat to her?

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  1. wanted her to marry a protestant heir
  2. remove archbishops and bishops
  3. allow elected committees to control churches
  4. stop priests wearing vestments
  5. Give MPs freedom of speech - allow them to discuss whatever they wanted in Parliament
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Elizabeth only called parliament when she needed it

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13 times in her 45 year reign

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Who was William Cecil?

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Appointed as the secretary of state in 1558 and he was her most important minister.

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What year was William Cecil appointed as secretary of State?

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1558

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How did Elizabeth limit MPs freedom of speech?

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Banning discussion of religion or her marriage and used hard punishment to ensure this

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(Example of Elizabeth’s control over Parliament) Peter Wentworth?

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Imprisoned William Wentworth in 1593 in the tower of London after he demanded she name a protestant heir

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What happened to John Stubbs?

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Got his hand chopped off in 1579 for criticizing Elizabeth’s marriage

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Why did Elizabeth use Propaganda?

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Project an image of her being a powerful and popular monarch

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Propaganda in Elizabeth’s portraits

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Emphasised her power and hid any signs of weakness

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What was a progress?

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A royal tour that Elizabeth took each summer

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What did Elizabeth do on her progresses?

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Showed her wealth and spoke to ordinary people

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Where did she travel?

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Elizabeth only travelled areas in the south east, never the north or the west

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