elizabethan england

Question 1

who was elizabeths mother

Answer 1

anne boleyn

Question 2

who was elizabeths father

Answer 2

henry VIII

Question 3

who was the monarch before elizabeth

Answer 3

mary I

Question 4

who was the monarch after elizabeth

Answer 4

edward VI

Question 5

henry VIII was threatened by elizabeth so he

Answer 5

exiled her

Question 6

what did patronage mean

Answer 6

giving particular men key places in court - made everyone loyal to the queen - jobs highly sought after

Question 7

what did progresses mean

Answer 7

the royal court would travel around england - major public relations

Question 8

how old was elizabeth when her mother was executed

Answer 8

2 and a half

Question 9

who was elizabeths tutor

Answer 9

roger ascham

Question 10

how was elizabeths education

Answer 10

advanced

Question 11

who acted like elizabeths mother figure

Answer 11

catherine parr

Question 12

who influenced elizabeths protestant views

Answer 12

catherine parr

Question 13

what religion was catherine parr

Answer 13

protestant

Question 14

what happened to thomas seymour

Answer 14

accused of treason & executed in 1549

Question 15

who was elizabeths sister

Answer 15

mary I

Question 16

who did mary I marry

Answer 16

her cousin

Question 17

when did mary I become queen

Answer 17

1553

Question 18

what did mary I do in regards to the pope as queen

Answer 18

restored his authority

Question 19

when did mary I die

Answer 19

in 1558 aged 42

Question 20

how old was elizabeths brother edward VI when he became king

Answer 20

9

Question 21

was elizabeth married

Answer 21

no

Question 22

did elizabeth have any children

Answer 22

no

Question 23

france and spain were rules by

Answer 23

powerful spain

Question 24

why was it hard for her to rule

Answer 24

because she was a woman

Question 25

why was her legitimacy questioned

Answer 25

because her father remarried

Question 26

what were the challenges from abroad

Answer 26

they were at war with france & spain & had no allies

Question 27

why was france especially a challenge

Answer 27

mary of scots was married to the heir of france and had a claim to the throne

Question 28

what were the financial problems

Answer 28

the government had gone into mass debt after mary I & there is poverty

Question 29

how many people were in the privy council

Answer 29

19

Question 30

what did she want to make the official religion

Answer 30

protestantism

Question 31

what did she want to do to the catholics

Answer 31

turn them into protestants

Question 32

what type of leader is she

Answer 32

a cautious, independent, dominant, intelligent and skillful

Question 33

why didnt people trust her to rule

Answer 33

she was young and inexperienced

Question 34

what did essex say to the queen

Answer 34

her conditions are as crooked as her carcass

Question 35

when essex insulted the queen he was punished by

Answer 35

being banned from court

Question 36

how was essex given a chance to redeem himself

Answer 36

he was asked to defeat a rebellion in ireland

Question 37

what made the queen so mad at essex

Answer 37

he stormed into her room before she was wigged and gowned

Question 38

what did the queen make essex do after seeing her in bed

Answer 38

ordered him infront of the privy council, standing for 5 hours and banned from court & placed under house arrest

Question 39

what did essex lose

Answer 39

his jobs and his monopoly on sweet wines, ruining his career

Question 40

when did essex try and rebel

Answer 40

early 101

Question 41

what did essex do to his house and with how many men

Answer 41

fortified his house with 300 men

Question 42

there were rumours of what with essex

Answer 42

treason and rebellion

Question 43

what happened to the 4 privy council members who went to essex house

Answer 43

they were hostaged

Question 44

where did essex march with his men

Answer 44

into the centre of london

Question 45

why did essex march into london

Answer 45

to try and capture the queen

Question 46

what happened when essex went home

Answer 46

elizabeths forces had surrounded his house

Question 47

what happened to him at the end of the rebellion

Answer 47

he was accused of being a traitor and executed at the tower of london

Question 48

where was the earl of essex executed

Answer 48

the tower of london

Question 49

when did the earl of essex die

Answer 49

25th february 1601