elizabethan england Flashcards
who was elizabeths mother
anne boleyn
who was elizabeths father
henry VIII
who was the monarch before elizabeth
mary I
who was the monarch after elizabeth
edward VI
henry VIII was threatened by elizabeth so he
exiled her
what did patronage mean
giving particular men key places in court - made everyone loyal to the queen - jobs highly sought after
what did progresses mean
the royal court would travel around england - major public relations
how old was elizabeth when her mother was executed
2 and a half
who was elizabeths tutor
roger ascham
how was elizabeths education
advanced
who acted like elizabeths mother figure
catherine parr
who influenced elizabeths protestant views
catherine parr
what religion was catherine parr
protestant
what happened to thomas seymour
accused of treason & executed in 1549
who was elizabeths sister
mary I
who did mary I marry
her cousin
when did mary I become queen
1553
what did mary I do in regards to the pope as queen
restored his authority
when did mary I die
in 1558 aged 42
how old was elizabeths brother edward VI when he became king
9
was elizabeth married
no
did elizabeth have any children
no
france and spain were rules by
powerful spain
why was it hard for her to rule
because she was a woman
why was her legitimacy questioned
because her father remarried
what were the challenges from abroad
they were at war with france & spain & had no allies
why was france especially a challenge
mary of scots was married to the heir of france and had a claim to the throne
what were the financial problems
the government had gone into mass debt after mary I & there is poverty
how many people were in the privy council
19
what did she want to make the official religion
protestantism
what did she want to do to the catholics
turn them into protestants
what type of leader is she
a cautious, independent, dominant, intelligent and skillful
why didnt people trust her to rule
she was young and inexperienced
what did essex say to the queen
her conditions are as crooked as her carcass
when essex insulted the queen he was punished by
being banned from court
how was essex given a chance to redeem himself
he was asked to defeat a rebellion in ireland
what made the queen so mad at essex
he stormed into her room before she was wigged and gowned
what did the queen make essex do after seeing her in bed
ordered him infront of the privy council, standing for 5 hours and banned from court & placed under house arrest
what did essex lose
his jobs and his monopoly on sweet wines, ruining his career
when did essex try and rebel
early 101
what did essex do to his house and with how many men
fortified his house with 300 men
there were rumours of what with essex
treason and rebellion
what happened to the 4 privy council members who went to essex house
they were hostaged
where did essex march with his men
into the centre of london
why did essex march into london
to try and capture the queen
what happened when essex went home
elizabeths forces had surrounded his house
what happened to him at the end of the rebellion
he was accused of being a traitor and executed at the tower of london
where was the earl of essex executed
the tower of london
when did the earl of essex die
25th february 1601
