Elizabethan England Flashcards
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What was the name of Elizabeth’s spymaster?
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Francis Walsingham
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What was the name of Elizabeth’s Secretary?
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Sir William Cecil
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Who was Elizabeth’s love interest?
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Robert Dudley
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How much debt was Elizabeth’s government in in 1558?
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£300,000
5
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Who was Elizabeth’s cousin?
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Mary Queen Of Scots
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What was the name of Elizabeth’s Mother?
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Anne Boleyn
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What was the name of Elizabeth’s father?
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Henry VIII
8
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How much money did Elizabeth’s government raise each year in 1558?
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£300,000
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Where did the Protestants live?
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East Anglia, London, the Netherlands
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Which Catholic countries threatened to attack England during the Elizabethan Era?
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Spain, France and the Papacy/Vatican
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Which countries were controlled by King Phillip II’s Spain?
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The Netherlands, Portugal
12
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What was the name of extreme Protestants?
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Puritans
13
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I am richer than Peasants but poorer than the Gentry. Who am I?
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Yeomen
14
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Who maintained the law on a local level?
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Justices of the Peace (JPs)
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I am poorer than Peasants but richer than animals. Who am I?
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Vagabonds/Vagrants
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Who maintained the law on a county level?
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Lord Lieutenants
17
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Who did Elizabeth need in order to raise taxes?
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Parliament
18
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How many times did Elizabeth call up Parliament during her reign?
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Only 10
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Elizabeth needed her councillors to fight for her attention so she encouraged them to rival each other. What was this called?
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Divide and Rule
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What kind of Patronage did Elizabeth give to the Earl of Essex?
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Financial - she gave him a monopoly on sweet wine imports allowing him to charge high rates and become extremely rich
21
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Who was Elizabeth’s favourite member of the nobility?
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Robert Dudley - she potentially loved him
22
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What was the name of the hierarchy that the Elizabethans used?
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The Great Chain Of Being!
23
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What was the name of the colony Sir Walter Raleigh named after Elizabeth?
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Virginia
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What was the name of an Elizabethan pirate?
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Privateers
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What nickname did the Spanish give Sir Francis Drake?
El draco - the dragon
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What advantage did England have when fighting in the Battle of Gravelines?
They has small, nimble boats. The wind carried the fire from their fire ships.
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What was the name of the religious text produced by Elizabeth?
The English Book of Common Prayer
28
Which nobleman defeated the Northern Rebellion?
The Earl of Sussex
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How many people rebelled during the Northern Rebellion?
4,600
30
What did Elizabeth call people who refused to attend her Church?
Recusants
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Where did Catholics live?
the North, Lancashire
32
How much was the average peasant paid per day?
4 pence
33
How many troops did Elizabeth send to support Dutch Protestants in 1576?
6,000
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Who was Elizabeth's biggest rival for the English Crown?
Mary Queen of Scots
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How much money did Elizabeth give Dutch Protestants to fight Spain?
£100,000
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Why was Mary Queen of Scots a threat to Elizabeth's rule? 4 reasons.
Heir - Her son was a protestant called James.
Attack - She had allies in France from a previous marriage to Francis II of France, allies in Scotland due to her previous rule and had friends in Spain.
Insult - she refused to sign the Treaty of Edinburgh promising not to overthrow Elizabeth.
Religion - she was Catholic
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What was the name of the King of Spain?
King Phillip II
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Elizabeth had the right to over-rule her Privy Council on three issues. What was this called?
Royal Prerogative
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Elizabeth had the right to over-rule her Privy Council on three issues. What were they?
Marriage, succession and foreign policy
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Who was the monarch before Elizabeth?
Mary I
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How many Bishops were replaced in 1558 for failing to swear loyalty to Elizabeth under the Act of Supremacy?
26 out of 27
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How many priests were replaced in 1558 for failing to swear loyalty to Elizabeth under the Act of Supremacy?
2,000 out of 10,000
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Which three noblemen led the Northern Rebellion?
Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Westmorland and Earls of Northumberland.
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What year did the Ridolfi Plot take place?
1571
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Who led the third plot against Elizabeth in 1583?
Francis Throckmorton
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Which Italian banker tried to promote an uprising in 1571?
Ridolfi
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Who led the fourth and final plot against Elizabeth in 1586?
Anthony Babington
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What did Mary Queen of Scots write to Anthony Babington proving she was plotting against Elizabeth?
"Put the men to work"
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What year did the Babington Plot take place?
1586
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What year did the Throckmorton plot take place?
1563
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What year was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
1587
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What colour did Mary Queen of Scots wear to her execution and why?
Red - it made her seem like a martyr or someone who was being murdered for being Catholic.
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What year did the Northern Rebellion take place?
1569
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The Pope placed pressure on Elizabeth in 1570 and called for Catholics to 'remove the Queen of England.' What was this message called?
The Papal Bull of 1570
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The Pope outlawed Queen Elizabeth from the Catholic Church in 1570. What was this called?
Excommunication
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What were differences between Catholics and Protestants?
Language - Catholics prayed in Latin while Protestants prayed in English.
Leadership - The Pope was the leader of the Catholics, Elizabeth led Protestants.
Prayer - Catholics believed you needed a priest to pray. Protestants believed you could connect with God yourself.
Eucharist - Catholics saw this as a literal transformation of bread/wine into body/blood of Jesus. Protestants saw it as a symbol.
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What was the miracle of bread/wine into body/blood called?
The Eucharist
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Why would Catholics like the Elizabethan Settlement?
The 12 pence fines for Recusants was not used in Catholic Areas.
Private Worship was permitted
Elizabeth was named Governor of the Church, not head.
Churches were allowed some stained glass windows and statues. Priests were allowed their special clothing 'vestments'
The English book of common prayer was vague allowing Catholics to use their own interpretation of the Eucharist.
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Why would Protestants like the Elizabethan Settlement?
Priests were allowed to marry
Elizabeth was the top of the Church even if she was only the governor.
English was used for prayer and services
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Who pressured Elizabeth to make religious rules tougher on Catholics?
Puritans e.g Francis Walsingham, Robert Dudley
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How many soldiers did Elizabeth send to support Protestants in the Netherlands in 1577?
6,000 under the command of John Casmir
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Which French leader did Elizabeth consider marrying in 1584 to build an alliance against Spain?
The Duke of Alencon
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What was the name of the Protestant leader in the Netherlands?
William of Orange
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How many noblemen attended Mary Queen of Scots' execution?
36
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How many people were made unemployed when Henry VIII dissolved the Monasteries?
1 in 50 or 2%
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what were the 3 typed of poor people in medieval england.
Deserving poor, helpless poor, undeserving poor.
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How much were lesser lords paid a year?
£10-200
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Could women perform in theatres?
NO
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What was the name for drunk people who shouted at the actors during the performance?
Groundlings.
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How many plays has Shakespeare written?
38
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what was the name of housing that towns were required to have for poor people
Poor houses
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What were the three different types of poor person in Elizabethan England?
Able-bodied (want to work but don't have it), Helpless Poor (can't work as they are old or ill) and Idle Poor (too lazy to work)
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What was a group of actors called?
Troupe
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What was Shakespeare's acting troupe called?
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
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How might a rich person display their wealth?
Rare fruits e.g pineapples, expensive portraits, carpets, having lots of windows, expensive clothes especially with elaborate ruffs
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Which towns set up their own hospitals to help the 'helpless poor?'
Ipswich, Norwich and London
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Which town set up education centres to help the Able Poor?
Ipswich
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Which town forced all beggars to apply for a license?
York
74
What were Elizabethan footballs made from?
Pigs bladder filled with hair
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How long did football games often last?
Over a day
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What days did people play football?
Holy days especially during Ascension
74
Why did authorities dislike the theatres?
Plays had rude themes, they often resulted in drunkenness
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Who disliked the threatres?
Puritans
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Which animal was popular for blood sports?
Bear baiting
74
What was the name of a private zoo and where was Elizabeth's kept?
Menagerie - Tower of London
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Nobles had private tutors for their education. What did girls and boys learn?
Girls learnt music, dancing, needlework and horse-riding. Boys were taught horse-riding, archery and also fencing, wrestling and other sports fitting for men.
74
How many grammar schools were established during Elizabeth's reign?
70
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How long did the school day last in Grammar School?
10 hours
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What schools could gentry send their children to?
Petty or Dame schools
74
What was the name of a practical education that lower lords and yeomen could send their children to?
Apprenticeships
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What was the name of the two Universities in England?
Oxford and Cambridge
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Where did lesser lords send their children to learn how to be Lawyers?
Inns of Court
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Why did England try to trade with other countries?
Monopolies allowed companies to control the supply of a product. This meant they could set high prices and make profits.
Rare items - Silks and spices were very rare so were expensive.
Slavery - Sir John Hawkins made £1.60 for every £1 invested when transporting 400 slaves.
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Which new technologies helped Elizabethans to explore further?
Astrolabe, new maps and the Lateen triangular sail
74
How much did a cushioned seat cost you at the theatre?
3 pence
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How much did groundlings pay to stand in 'the pit?'
1 penny
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A 1570 study in Norwich found that what proportion of the population spend 80% or more of their money on food?
80%
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In what city did the 1570 study into the poor take place?
Norwich
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What did the 1563 Statute of Artificers do for poor people?
Spelt out who deserved help and who didn't.
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Where were the Idle Poor sent for punishment?
The House of Correction
74
Which tax helped pay for help for the poor?
The Poor Rate
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Who paid the Poor Rate from 1572?
Only landowners
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Who was in charge of helping the poor in a local area?
The Overseer of the Poor
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Who built up the English Navy in the 1500s?
Henry VIII
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Why was the Navy important to Elizabethans?
To protect against invasions e.g Spanish Armada
To make new trade links
Piracy e.g Sir Francis Drake
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What mythical city did Sir Walter Raleigh hunt for in 1595?
El Dorado
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Which treaty did Elizabeth sign in 1585 promising to support Protestants in the Netherlands?
The Treaty of Nonsuch
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How many troops did Elizabeth send in 1585 under the Treaty of Nonsuch?
7,400
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Who did Elizabeth send to lead the 7,400 soldiers she sent to help Protestants in the Netherlands in 1585?
Robert Dudley
81
Which alliances did Spain and England form just before the Armada?
England allied with Scotland, Spain took control of Portugal
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Which resource did Spain acquire when they took control of Portugal in 1580?
Corks and Barrels needed to store food and water for long journeys e.g an invasion of England
83
What port did Sir Francis Drake attack in 1587 delaying the Armada by 1 year?
Cadiz
84
What do people call Sir Francis Drake's attack on Cadiz?
The Singeing of King Philip's Beard because it provoked him.
85
How many ships did Sir Francis Drake destroy in his raid on Cadiz?
30
86
How many fire ships did Drake use to defeat the Spanish Armada?
8
87
How were the Spanish unprepared for the Battle of Gravelines?
Ships were too big and difficult to manoeuvre
Leader, Duke of Medina Sidonia was an army man not a navy man. He even got sea sick!
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How many spanish ships survived the Battle of Gravelines?
65 out of 151
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Who were the two leaders of the Spanish Armada?
The Duke of Medina Sidonia and The Duke of Palma
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How much money did Sir Francis Drake make on his circumnavigation from 1577 to 1580?
£40 for every £1 invested
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What was Sir Francis Drake's ship called?
The Golden Hind
