Elizabethan

Question 1

What were the legal pirates called

Answer 1

Privateers

Question 2

What did explorations help Elizabeth improve

Answer 2

Navy, wealth, trade and territory

Question 3

Who helped Elizabeth with her issues

Answer 3

Justice of peace, lord lieutenant and parliament

Question 4

What were some of the justice of peaces roles?

Answer 4

They ran the country
They had a country each to run
Ensured laws were passed

Question 5

What was lord lieutenants responsibility

Answer 5

Running the military (appointed by queen)

Question 6

What did parliament consist of

Answer 6

Made up of house of lords

Question 7

Who had the most power other than Elizabeth

Answer 7

The privy council
- ran day to day runnings of the country

Question 8

What were some of the main problems Elizabeth faced

Answer 8

Religion
Taxes
Foreign policy
Plots
Gender discrimination
Power

Question 9

When was the babington plot

Answer 9

1586

Question 10

When was the throckmorton plot

Answer 10

1583

Question 11

When was the Essex rebellion

Answer 11

1601

Question 12

When was the ridolfi plot

Answer 12

1571

Question 13

When was the Norfolk rebellion

Answer 13

1569

Question 14

What happened in the northern rebellion

Answer 14

Northern catholic earls tried to over throw Elizabeth and replace her with Mary queen of scots. It was stopped by Earl of Sussex.

Question 15

When did Elizabeth sign the religious settlement

Answer 15

1559

Question 16

When was the model for poor law made

Answer 16

1601

Question 17

What was the poor law?

Answer 17

A law that made each parish collect taxes to help support the poor.

Question 18

When was Elizabeth excommunicated from the Catholic church?

Answer 18

1570

Question 19

When did Elizabeth send troops to help the Netherlands rebel

Answer 19

1585

Question 20

Which plot led to the trial and execution of marry queen of scots

Answer 20

The babington plot

Question 21

When was Mary queen of scots executed

Answer 21

1587

Question 22

When was the Spanish armada?

Answer 22

1587 July-september

Question 23

When did the globe theatre open

Answer 23

1599

Question 24

When did Elizabeth die and who took the throne after

Answer 24

March 1603
The thrown was given to James 1st, Mary q.o.s son

Question 25

Who was the earl of Essex to Elizabeth

Answer 25

Was a loyal subject to Elizabeth
Was the leader of the Essexs rebellion after he was involved in arguments the queen after a privy council meeting

Question 26

When did Essex become a privy councilor

Answer 26

1595 (he was also given the sweet wine trade after his wine trade)

Question 27

Which two privy councilors had known conflict.

Answer 27

Earl of Essex and Robert cecil

Question 28

Why did the Essex rebellion fail?

Answer 28

Robert cecil, Essex known rival, deemed him as a traitor and his followers were arrested.

Question 29

When was the earl of Essex executed?

Answer 29

25th of February 1601

Question 30

Who was sir Francis walshingham?

Answer 30

Was one of the queens most trusted advisers and her spy master general

Question 31

Who was Anthony babington

Answer 31

Was a rich catholic who planned to kill Elizabeth and have Mary q.o.s take the throne

Question 32

How were Mary queen of scots and Anthony babington caught?

Answer 32

Babington sent coded msges to Mary through her servants. Unfortunately her servants were spies for sir Francis walshingham who decoded the letters and took them straight to Elizabeth.

Question 33

Who was Phillip 2nd and how is he linked to Elizabeth

Answer 33

He was king of Spain and was married to Mary 1st. When Mary died he lost his English titles and attempted to marry Elizabeth. She declined leading to Philip waging war over religious differences