Elizabethan England

Question 1

Why did Elizabeth face opposition from Catholics after her coronation

Answer 1

• Catholics didn’t feel she had the right to be queen

- Catholics looked to MQS, Elizabeth’s cousin, as an alternative monarch

Question 2

When was Robert Devereux born and when did he inherit the title of the Earl of Essex

Answer 2

• 1566

- inherited title when his father died- his father was a loyal, respected member of royal court

Question 3

When was the Earl of Essex introduced to the queen

Answer 3

• 1587- introduced to Queen by Earl of Leicester (his mother’s new husband)
• Elizabeth took an immediate interest in the earl of Essex

Question 4

What did Essex gain from Elizabeth as a result of him being one of her new favourites

Answer 4

• was made privy councillor in 1595
• earned monopoly of sweet wine in England
• Essex won E’s further respect and admiration with his military success against the Spanish in 1596

Question 5

What occurred in Essex’s quarrel with Elizabeth

Answer 5

• Essex was arguing with Elizabeth during a Privy Council meeting about Ireland
• he turned his back on Elizabeth and subsequently she retaliated- hitting him on the head
• he was put under house arrest

Question 6

What occurred in January 1599 to Essex

Answer 6

-became lord lieutenant of Ireland

Question 7

• what was Essex’s job as lord lieutenant of Ireland

- what did he do instead of this job

Answer 7

• to crush the rebellious Irish

- however, instead he made a truce with the Irish rebel leader (something the Queen had forbidden him to do)

Question 8

what did Essex do after making a truce with the Irish rebel leader that made Elizabeth even more angry

Answer 8

• he rushed into her private quarters and caught her without her wig on
• Essex experienced rapid fall from E’s favourites

Question 9

What did Essex do in February 1601 and why

Answer 9

• Essex was facing financial ruin
• angry, he was determined to remove his long-term rival (Robert Cecil) from power
• In Feb 1601 he began to gather supporters

Question 10

Timeline of the Essex’s rebllion

Answer 10

1) Essex took 4 of Queen’s privy councillors hostage and with 200 followers marched to his London house with them
2) Cecil responded quickly- labelled Essex as a traitor and many of rebels abandoned the march
3) essex returned to his house where hostages had been released by supporters who abandoned his cause
4) Essex and his remaining supports= arrested

Question 11

What occurred to Essex on the 25th Feburary 1601

Answer 11

-executed