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When did Queen Elizabeth I become queen?

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1558

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How long did Queen Elizabeth rule for?

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Almost 45 years

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When did Queen Elizabeth I die?

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1603

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Who was Queen Elizabeth I father?

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Henry VIII

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How many children did Henry VIII have?

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Henry had 3 children

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Who was Elizabeth I mother?

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Anne Boleyn

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As a child, where what position was Elizabeth in line to the throne

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As a child Elizabeth was third in line to the throne. She was not expected to become Queen.

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When was Queen Elizabeth accused of conspiring against her half sister, Queen Mary I.

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1554

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9
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Why didn’t some people want Elizabeth to become Queen?

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Gender
people believed the Monarch should be a male.
Just a figurehead
Counsellors to find husband

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When did Henry VIII divorce his first wife and marry Anne Boleyn?

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1533

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11
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Divorce was f________ in the Catholic Church.

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Forbidden

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Many C_______ believed Henry’s marriage to Anne was not v_____d

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Catholics
Valid

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Why did many Catholics believe Elizabeth was illegitimate?

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Divorce was forbidden in the Catholic Church. Henry’s marriage to Anne was not valid meaning Elizabeth was illegitimate.

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Illegitimate children were not allowed to in_______

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Inherit

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15
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Who did Catholics believe should inherit the throne?

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Mary, Queen of Scots

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16
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What was the royal court?

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A large group of people who surrounded the monarch at all times

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17
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Who was one of Elizabeth’s favourites in her early reign?

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Robert Dudley

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18
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At what age did Elizabeth become Queen?

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25

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19
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Who was Elizabeth’s brother?

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Edward VI

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20
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What does sovereign mean?

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Upmost authority and ruled

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21
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What was the privy council

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A Loyal group of advisers

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22
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How long had England been in the Roman Catholic faith before Henry VIII

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Nearly 1000 years

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When was did Elizabeth become supreme governor of the Church of England?

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  1. Act of Supremacy - a law passed recognising Elizabeth
24
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What was the Act of Uniformity?

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A law passed in 1559 that reinstated the English book of common prayer and all services should follow the order of prayer.

25
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What was the Poor Laws?

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Growing poverty and social unrest led to support of the poor and unemployed and were the first forms of welfare.

26
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When was the Spanish Armada

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1588 failed attempt to invade England.

27
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Explain PEP

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Parents, education and poularity

28
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Who made up the privy council

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19 noblemen.

29
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Who was William Cecil

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Secretary of State in 1558. Guided Elizabeth for 49 years. In 1571 he received title Lord Burghley.

30
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Robert Dudley

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Earl of Leicester and trusted advisor till he died in 1588. He and Elizabeth very close and rumours they were lovers

31
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Robert Dudley

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Earl of Leicester and trusted advisor till he died in 1588. He and Elizabeth very close and rumours they were lovers

32
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Sir Francis Walsingham

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Was in charge of Elizabeth’s secret service

33
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Sir Francis Walsingham

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Was in charge of Elizabeth’s secret service

34
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What did the Pope issue in 1570

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Papal Bull of Excommunication against Elizabeth

35
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Who was Edmund Campion and when did he die?

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36
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What are the 4 Catholic plots against Elizabeth

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The Northern Earls Rebellion
The Ridolfi plot
The Theockmorton plot
The Barnton Plot

37
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What are the 4 Catholic plots against Elizabeth

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The Northern Earls Rebellion
The Ridolfi plot
The Theockmorton plot
The Barnton Plot

38
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What are the 4 Catholic plots against Elizabeth

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The Northern Earls Rebellion
The Ridolfi plot
The Theockmorton plot
The Barnton Plot

39
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Who did Queen Mary I marry?

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In July 1554, Mary married Prince Philip of Spain II, becoming queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his accession in 1556.

40
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Who was Mary I mother

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Catherine of Aragon

41
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How old was Mary I when she became Queen?

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40 years old

42
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Why did the privy council want Elizabeth to marry?

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To secure the succession

43
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Who were Elizabeth’s suitors

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In 1559, King Phillip of Spain proposed to Elizabeth.
1567, Archduke Charles of Austria
Francis, Duke of Alencon - a decade of negotiations but died in 1584

44
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Poor and attitudes to poverty

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Elizabethan era associated with wealth and luxury BUT
No welfare system
Poverty considered own fault
You were ‘divinely’ appointed your position

45
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Why was the there an increase in poverty?

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Cloth trade collapse
Wars
A rise in population
Bad harvest
Inflation
Changes in farming

46
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Why was the there an increase in poverty?

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47
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What happened to the population during the Elizabethan era?

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The population rose by a million during the Elizabethan period. More people meant there was more demand for goods, and so prices rose.

48
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Inflation?

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Prices for goods rose, but wages fell as there were more people around to do the work.

49
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Why did the cloth trade collapse?

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Woollen cloth was the England’s main export. There was a decline in demand and this led to unemployment.

50
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How did wars increase poverty?

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Taxes were increased to compensate for the price of waging war.

51
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How did food affect poverty?

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Harvests were particularly bad in the 1590s leading to even higher demand and more rising prices.

52
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What were the changes in farming?

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Many landlords decided to enclose their fields and keep sheep instead of growing crops which led to high unemployment.

53
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What were the changes in attitudes to the poor in Elizabethan times?

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Towards the end of Elizabeth’s reign attitudes changed
Government took action
Fears that social order might change
Vagabonds and beggars turn to crime
Poor might spread disease

54
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What actions were taken to help the poor?

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Local level - unpaid local officials (justices of the peace) made responsible. People grouped into:
Impotent poor
Able bodied poor

55
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What actions were taken to help the poor?

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Local level - unpaid local officials (justices of the peace) made responsible. People grouped into:
Impotent poor
Able bodied poor

56
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When was the vagabonds act?

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The 1572 Vagabonds Act introduced severe action against vagrants who could now be whipped, bored through the ear and put to death if they were repeatedly caught begging.

57
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1601 Poor Law

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Nationwide poor rate
Contribute or jail
Begging banned
Almshouses

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