Elizabeth Section 2 - Parliament

Question 1

What was the parliament?

Answer 1

Part of Elizabeth’s government in which MPs voted to give their consent for new laws and taxes

Question 2

How did puritan MPs use their position?

Answer 2

…marry a Protestant and name a Protestant heir …remove archbishops and bishops and allow elected committees to control churches
..stop priests wearing vestment
.give Ms freedom of speech so they could discuss whatever they wanted in Parliament

Question 3

How did Elizabeth control parliament

Answer 3

Elizabeth only called Parliament to meet when she needed it: Parliament met only 13 times in her 45 year reign
Privy councillors such as William Cecil sat in Parliament and controlled debate
Elizabeth limited MPs freedom of speech by banning discussion of religion or her marriage and she used harsh punishments to control Puritan MPs.

Question 4

What did Elizabeth do to Peter Wentworth?

Answer 4

In 1593, Elizabeth imprisoned Peter Wentworth in the Tower of London after he demanded she name a Protestant heir

Question 5

How did Elizabeth use propaganda?

Answer 5

Elizabeth used propaganda to project an image of herself as a powerful and popular monarch