Elizabeth - Topic 1

Question 1

What problems did Elizabeth face?

Answer 1

• Religiously divided country
• She wasn’t married
• Threat of Spanish (or French) invasions

Question 2

What is patronage and why was it important?

Answer 2

It ensured loyalty and help within the court

Question 3

Why was Mary, Queen of Scots a problem?

Answer 3

Mary was popular with Catholics and they saw her as an alternative queen

Question 4

Why was Ireland a problem?

Answer 4

Elizabeth considered herself the Queen of Ireland, however the Irish disagreed. There were lots of revolts and she couldn’t stop them

Question 5

Why did Elizabeth need to raise the taxes? Could she?

Answer 5

The country was short of money but there was lots of poverty and it would have been an unpopular and dangerous choice

Question 6

True or false: France and Spain were threatening to invade England.

Answer 6

True

Catholic countries wanted influence over England, which could’ve lead to war

Question 7

Was succession an issue? Why?

Answer 7

Yes, Elizabeth had no children or husband to take over. It was unclear who would take over after her death.

Question 8

What was the issue with religion?

Answer 8

The multiple religion changes with the previous monarchs had caused instability and violence. She needed to find a good balance between catholics, protestants and now puritanism.

Question 9

Why did Elizabeth decide not to marry?

Answer 9

• How much power her husband would have over England was an issue - Elizabeth didn’t want to lose control
• After her father (Henry VIII) married 6 different times, she never wanted to marry
• Could cause jealousy

Question 10

How many times did parliament meet throughout her reign?

Answer 10

Just 13 times

Question 11

How did the Northern Rebellion of 1569 go?

Answer 11

It was a failure as the Duke of Norfolk confessed about the plot the day before.

Question 12

Who planned the Ridolfi Plot (1571)?

Answer 12

Mary, Queen of Scots, Pope Pilus V and Phillip II of Spain, Duke of Alva (based in the Netherlands)

Question 13

Why did so many rebellions fail against Elizabeth?

Answer 13

• She had a large network of spies
• She was a popular Queen
• She had harsh punishments

Question 14

Who was most - least important in Elizabeth’s society?

Answer 14

Most: God, monarch, nobility, gentry, peasantry, animals, plants

Question 15

Why was the theatre so popular?

Answer 15

• It was cheap

* People could come in all weathers and temperatures

Question 16

Why did people oppose the theatre?

Answer 16

• Seen as sinful by some
• Thought to spread disease
• Puritans thought people should be praying and studying the bible instead

Question 17

Why was there so much poverty?

Answer 17

High unemployment, high rent, lack of food, not enough houses

Question 18

Who were the ‘deserving poor’?

Answer 18

Peasants that just couldn’t find work, at all, or genuinely handicapped people who relied on charity for help

Question 19

Who were the ‘undeserving poor’?

Answer 19

Peasants who did nothing to improve their situation. They begged instead of getting a job

Question 20

Who were the ‘idle poor’?

Answer 20

Beggars and vagabonds. They were seen as lazy and thieves

Question 21

How did the government help the poor?

Answer 21

• Set up hospitals
• Issued beggar licences
• Sent to houses of correction
• Given work
• Children were taught trades to help them when they were older

Question 22

How did the win against the Spanish Armada help England?

Answer 22

• Less likely to be challenged by other countries
• Look much more powerful
• Spain looks weaker
• Catholic’s respected Elizabeth a lot more