Elizabethan England Problems Flashcards
Financial
Sister Mary I left £300 000 debt
Marriage & children (4)
Wanted not be controlled by foreign husband
Not marry
Refused name heir
Could cause civil war
International situation 1558 (4)
France & Spain most powerful nations both controlled by kings
Mary QS better claim to English throne & married to French heir (could invade England & take throne)
Most Europe catholic & want England be catholic
Rejected King Phillip II marriage proposal
Age
Thought of as young & inexperienced queen
Gender (2)
Thought women weak
Just had Mary I (first queen) thought Elizabeth I be same
Legitimacy
Argument Elizabeth as child born after Henry VIII divorce (same as out of wed-lock) (illegitimate & shouldn’t be queen)
Even though she was returned to line succession in Act of success ion 1543 (some thought still shouldn’t be queen)
Puritans (2)
Radical protestants
Want purify-church with simple worship (can’t be too catholic) & ban anything sinful
Puritan threat (4)
Thought if monarch too catholic could be removed
Problems with religious settlement:
Crucifix controversy
Vestment controversy
Puritan crucifix controversy (4)
Crucifix is image on cross (believed to be like an idol to puritans)
Important part of religious settlement was to please catholics
Puritan bishops threaten resign if Elizabeth not back down:
Elizabeth backs down due to lack puritan clergy (can‘t afford lose them)
Piritan vestment controversy (7)
Vestment is what priests wear
Puritans think priest clothing can’t be special (colourful) as distracts from worship:
Believe priests should be normal not special
Elizabeth wanted vestments as wanted people see priests as special (royal injunctions)
Arch-bishop Canterbury order clergy attend to be shown how wear vestments
If didn’t attend lost post (37 not attend)
This stopped puritan clergy refusing wear vestments
Pope counter reformation (2)
Persecute heretics
Encourage war against protestants
Pope 1566 (2)
Ordered catholics not attend C of E services
Elizabeth not investigate recusants closely (ignore minor forms disobedience)
Pope 1570 (3)
Issue Papal Bull this excommunicated
Elizabeth now open to assassination as no divine right
Calls for rebellion
Nobility (4)
1/3 Nobility Catholic 1560 (particularly nobles from ancient families)
Lots power & influence in houses parliament
Upset as losing power (Elizabeth favour protestant/new noble families)
No uprising decade 1 Elizabeth’s reign
Spain & Spanish Netherlands (5)
England and Spain stopped trading with each other in 1563.
1563 Phillips banned the import of English cloth to the Netherland (believed English merchants spreading Protestantism)
Spain had a large army whose mission was to destroy Protestantism
Many Dutch rebels were fleeing to England, which angered Philp
Elizabeth turned sown Phillip II marriage proposal
