Elizabethan England Flashcards
1.Who were England and Wales ruled by?
2. Who ruled the country?
3. What was the church’s situation?
4. What’s up with the monasteries?
5. What’s up with religion?
6. What was the population?
7. What was England’s most important industry?
8. Who lived in rural areas?
9. How many towns were there?
10. How were the roads?
11. How was education?
12. What spread new ideas and made books more available?
- The Tudor’s following the civil war
- Monarch, nobility and parliament
- Rich+powerful but lost political independence
- Were dissolved in the late 1930s
- Break with Rome caused tensions between Catholics and Protestants
- 2.7 mil at start of 16th century
- Wooden cloth
- 9/10 people
- A few. London mainly
- Communications were slow and roads were terrible
- Education was growing. New universities were founded
- The printing press
- What was Spain’s socioeconomic status?
2.Who ruled Spain? - Where did Spain build an empire?
- What did it have close ties to?
- Where else did it rule over?
- Relationship with England?
- Relationship with England?
- Religion in France?
- What was the France preoccupied with for much of Elizabeth’s reign?
- what was the problem with the Catholic Church?

- One of the wealthiest and powerful European countries
- King Philip II
- Central and South America
- Holy Roman Empire
- No countries part of Italy and Portugal
- Traditional ally but became England’s main enemy
- England’s traditional enemy. France had to pay a pension to England
- Roman Catholic Church remain strong but Protestant idea spread
- Religious wars
-  it was extremely powerful and wealthy but it was also corrupt
- The Reformation where the church in Western Europe split and those who protested became known as Protestants.
- Who was Scotland ruled by?
- What did Henry VIII spend huge amount of money on?
- Who was Scotland’s main ally?
- What spread in Scotland?
- What Queen was Scotland ruled by?
- Who was the ruler of Ireland?
- What religion were the Irish?
1.who were the Netherlands ruled by?
2. What was important for English economy?
3. What was religion?
- The Stuarts
- Invasion of Scotland in the 1540s
- France (Auld Alliance)
- Protestant reformation
- Mary Queen of Scots
- The English King
- Roman Catholic
1.Spanish Hapsburg
2. Cloth market at Antwerp
3. Protestant reformation
- What did Henry VIII have a reputation for?
- What was Anne Boleyn’s character?
- How did she die?
- Laziness, relied on chief advisors like Cromwell and Wolsey
- Charismatic, ambitious, arrogant, manipulative
- Accused of adultery, treason and witchcraft and executed
How did Elizabeth’s relationship with her parents shape her character?
-although she only met her father a few times, she had a deep admiration for him and wept uncontrollably when he died
-She wasn’t close with either of her parents and Catherine Parr acted as a mother figure to Elizabeth who influenced her Protestant views and the direction of her education
-And her father threw away his wives and many failed marriages so she realise that women were seen as baby making machines
How did Elizabeth relationship with her siblings develop her character?
-Her brother was manipulated by his ministers so she chose to be independent
-Mary locked her in the Tower of London under suspicion of Wanting to overthrow her As well as being jealous of her youth beauty and Protestant faith.
-This made her trust no one
What happened between Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour, and what was the significance of this?
There was intense flirtation between Elizabeth and Catherine’s husband, Thomas Seymour. Elizabeth was questioned as it was suggested that Thomas Seymour was plotting to overthrow Edward and marry Elizabeth. She managed to maintain her innocence but it took her to keep her distance and trust nobody
When did Mary become queen?
Why did Mary hate Elizabeth?
What did Mary do to Elizabeth?
July 1553
She hated Anne Boleyn for displacing her own mother and hated Elizabeth personally as the product of what she regarded a bigamous marriage. She also hated Elizabeth’s youth and beauty and her Protestant faith.
She was suspected of working secretly with rebels and Mary ordered her a rest and please to under the Tower of London for two months after that she was placed on house arrest
When was Elizabeth crowned queen?
What was her personality at her ascension?
Why did some people question her legitimacy?
January 1559
She was self reliant, determined and cautious and well educated
Some regarded Henry’s marriage with Anne Boleyn as illegitimate
Was were Elizabeth’s problems at her ascension?
✝️ she wanted to re-establish Protestantism as the official religion
💁♀️ she’s a woman
👧 she’s young and inexperienced
🇫🇷 England was at war with France with no allies
❓ people wondered whether she was legitimate
👶 she was unmarried & no children
🧑💼 she needed to decide who to appoint as advisors
💸 her people were living in poverty and liable to rebel
💰 The Government inherited massive debts from Mary
What was the royal court?
A mobile operation consisting of about 500 nobles, advisors, officials and servants who all live together and competed for power and influence. she encourage loyalty by giving them duties at court (patronage). There was also lavish banquets, masques, plays and tournaments
What were progresses?
What was their purpose?
Elizabeth will travel with a quote on toes called progresses, visiting the homes of the nobility. Her journeys covered the south east, Midlands and East Anglia.
They allowed Elizabeth to be seen with her subjects regularly, to build up a relationship with her people, and to flatter nobles she chose to stay with. Also allowed her residences to be cleaned
What would a progress include?
What did they also serve as?
Up to 400 wagons piled high with clothes linen documents and furnishings
Propaganda
What was life like in Elizabeth’s court?
Social hub. Lavish, banquets, elaborate, masks, musical performances, plays and tournaments. ( these acted as subtle propaganda and had to be approved)
How did Elizabeth ensure that the remained a political centre, and that Elizabeth remained at the heart of the system?
She showed favouritism by giving particular men important jobs. She managed this by giving male courtiers political roles, and was careful to give politicians places in court. The jobs were highly sought after because they brought not only wealth, but also prestige for the individual. It cause intense competition and rivalries, But also made them loyal to Elizabeth 
What was the Privy Council?
Coordinated financial departments, law courts such as the Star chamber, and regional bodies such as the council of the North. Issued instructions to local officials, such as Lord Lieutenants and justices of peace.
How were members of the privy council chosen?
How often did they meet?
From the nobility, gentry or church.
Almost every day
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How did Elizabeth choose the members of her privy council?
She appointed 19 members, which was far more manageable and efficient than Mary’s 40 members, and halfway drawn from Mary’s Council to maintain experience, and avoid alienating, important individuals, while the other half of brand-new allowing loyal followers, and men of ability. Also no strong Catholics
SIR WILLIAM CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY
1. When and what group was he part of?
2. What was his religion and where did he study?
3. What were two of his characteristics?
4. What was his previous experience?
5. What promotion did he get in November 1558?
6. What was his opinions on policies?
7. What did Elizabeth admire about him?
8. When was he given the title Lord Berkeley?
9. When did he die? And who was he replaced by?
- Lincolnshire gentry
- Moderate Protestant who studied law at Cambridge
- Enormously intelligent, and very hard-working.
- Past MP and member of Edward’s council
- Secretary of State
- A stabiliser. He wanted to avoid war and unite the nation through moderate policies like Elizabeth.
- He wasn’t afraid to speak his mind, she relied heavily on him
- 1571, and Lord Treasurer in 1572
- 1598, by his son Robert
SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM
1. When was he born and which group was he from?
2. Where did he study?
3. What was his religion?
4. How loyal was he to Elizabeth?
5. When did he enter parliament?
6. What were his skills and experiences?
7. Where was he appointed in 1573 and when was knighted?
8. What was one of his cons?
9. What was he good at?
10. When did he die?
- From Norfolk gentry
- Law at Cambridge university
- Fervent Puritan. Fled into exile in Mary Tudors reign in studied at Padua University in Italy.
- Fiercely loyal to Elizabeth
- 1558
- Ability at languages and foreign contract made him useful to Elizabeth. 7. The privy council. 1577
- Could be blunt, frequently clashed with Cecil but was Dudley’s ally
- Superb organiser. Was in charge of the Secret Service and highly efficient spy master.
- 1590
ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL OF LEICESTER
1. When and who was he born to?
2. What did Mary do to him?
3. How did he know Elizabeth?
4. What were the rumours between them?
5. What were his jobs?
6. What was one of his good trait?
7. What were his views?
8. When was he given his title and when did he die?
1.1533. Younger son of the disgraced Duke of Northumberland, who had been executed at the beginning of bloody Mary’s reign.
2. Locked up in Tower of London
3. Childhood friend and favourite
4. Good looking and relationship
5. Member of court, master of house
6. Highly ambitious, became privy counsellor in 1562.
7. Radical and puritan, clashed with Cecil about succession, religion, and foreign policy
8. 1564. 1588.
SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON
1. When was he born and which group was he born to?
2. Where and what did he study?
3. How did Elizabeth notice him and what were his jobs?
4. What were his characteristics and what did he help with?
5. What religion?
6. What role did he get in 1587?
7. When did he die?
- Northamptonshire gentry
- Law at Oxford
- Impressed by his dancing at court. Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and the captain of the Queens Bodyguard.
- Loyal, kind, clever, hardworking. Progresses
- Moderate Protestant. hated puritans. sympathised with Catholics.
- Lord chancellor
- 1591
How did Elizabeth view parliament?
How often did they meet up throughout her reign?
How did Elizabeth establish her authority?
Inconvenient necessity ( she needed the money)
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She had the right to reject an act of parliament, and had her prerogative