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who was William Cecil

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someone in Elizabeth’s privy council who helped her run the country. the gov sometimes had more control over the country than Elizabeth.

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when was queen elizabeth born

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1533

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when did queen elizabeth reign

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1558-1603

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4
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what put queen elizabeth of childbirth

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the death of her two stepmothers during childbirth

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how long was she locked in the Tower of London by her sister and why ?

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4 years and her sister thought she was involved in a rebellion to overthrow her

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was elizabeth catholicor protestant

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protestant

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7
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what did she do in 1566

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banned parliamnet on talking about marriage

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what were hte htree suitors proposed to elizabeth

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robert dudley, francis duke of anjour and alencon and king philip the second of spain

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9
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pros and cons of robert dudley

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pros-both were hte same religion

con-he had a scandal with his past wife

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pros and cons of king philip of spain

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pros-powerful and wealthy

cons-diff religious views

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pros and cons of francis dukwe

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pros-can give her children

cons-to young may be in-experienced

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12
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what was sugar used for in elizabethan england

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to show off wealth, mkae things taste better

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13
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how did sugar affect elizabethan life

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diabetes,yellow teeth,heart disease

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14
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what was francisdrake the frist person to do

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go around the whole world

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what was francis drake

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a priavtear who was someone who had the permission to attack other ppl ships as long as whatever they take goes to the queen

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16
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what did elizabeth give raliegh permission to do

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to discover countries and territories

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17
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when was his secnd attempot at colinisation

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1587-first one didnt work because of lack of supplies

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18
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what was feared at theatres

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plague and pickpockets

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19
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when did queen e finally show her support for theatres

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1583

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20
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why were theatres significant

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for the first time ppl of all classes wer gathering in the same place

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21
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why were theatres throwned upon

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many ppl thought they were a distraction from god and reading the bible

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22
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in 1572 what laws were passed about actors

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they all had to have a license

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23
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name three features of elizabethan architecture

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fire places,mulioned windows and e shaped

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whats the hierarchy of importance

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god,angels,kings and queens,commonersf,animals,plant,non living things

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25
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what evidence is there that queen elizabeth was the most powerful

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ppl copied her shillouette her hair and she could open and close parliamentwhenever she wanted

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26
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what was the 1577 law against clothing , why

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this law controlled what ppl could wear according to their social status because the queen was worried too many ppl were wearing luxury fabrics and that they would ru out

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27
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who were rural poor

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countryside poor

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28
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list three features of their houses

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small thatched cottages,no windows and straw flooring

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29
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how much did rural poor get paid

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4pence

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30
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when was hte large famine in poor people

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1594-1597

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31
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list three things about the poor

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lost of famine, disease more prominent and worse medicine

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32
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when was the poor law

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1601

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33
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what was hte poor law

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a compulsary poor rate to be levied every parish

34
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what did the poor law do

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collected money froom the rich to give to the poor to help them

35
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what are he 6 social classes

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monarchs,nobles,gentry,merchants,yeomary,peasants

36
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what were the tree types of poor

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helpless poor-sick and old ppl, able bodied poor-given help , idle poor-lazy

37
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what three places first helped teh poor

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ipswitch,york and norwich

38
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what did york do

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in 1515 they issued a beggar license - required to wear a badge to be identified

39
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what did ipswitch do

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in 1569- issued a licensing system for beggars and increased support for the poor

40
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what did norwich do

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1570 conducted a survery that found 80% of country were poor split them into two categories- idle poor who they gave jobs and unfortunate poor whowere given food and other forms of care

41
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what does heretics mean

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ppl who refused to follow the rleigion they were told to

42
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what was elizabeths religious sttlement

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it said priests could get married
book of commons prayers was now written in english
called herself govener rather than head of the church
catholics were allowed to pray privately

43
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what country was against elizabeths religious settlement what did theydo

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france- they supported jesuit missionaries who came to egnland and influenced catholics thye gaev money to anyone who wanted to get rid of the queen

44
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whonwas edmund campion

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a jesuit priest

45
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what did edmund campion want to do

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bring hope to prosecuted cahtolics

46
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how did catholics feel about elizBETH COMING TO POWER

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feared/worried she would be like mary

47
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what was the papal bull

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when the pope excommunicated elizabeth, told catholics to end her rule abd was designed to sturr up rebellions

48
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when was the papal bull made

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1570

49
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when was the queens first klaw against catholics

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1581 it said it was treason to attend a catholic mass

50
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what was another law against catholics (the secnd)

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treason to have a catholic priest in your home

51
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when was the second law against catolics made

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1585

52
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what are puritans

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extreme protestants

53
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what are prophesyings

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members ofa church meeting for prayer and discussions would often critisise the queen

54
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who are seperatists

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purtians that wanted to seperate chuches all together

55
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why were protestants angry

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they liked bishos to ewar ordinary plain clothing but the church of england were required to wear a surplice

56
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how much f a threat were puritans

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the prophesyings were becoming more popular and coudl create rebellions

57
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what was the new high commision given the power to do

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fine and imprison puritans who didnt conform

58
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what did dudley and walsingham urge elizabeth to do

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to have more tolerance

59
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what was mary queen of scots religion

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catholic

60
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where was mary queen of scots from

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scotland/frace

61
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why did mary queen of sctos come to england

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france kicked her out when her first husband died

then she went to scotland but they went her away as they thought she abandonned them

62
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how long was mary queen of scots elizabeths prisoner

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19 years moved around the country with elizabeh

63
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when was mary queen of scots put on trial

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1586

64
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who fodn the evidence aganst mary queen of scots

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walsingham and william cecil

65
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why didt elizabeth want ot have her cousin executed

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she was qorried there might be consequences and that marys son may even want revenge or the catholic spanish would

66
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why was it good mary was executed

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catholics now had no alternative monarch to try replace elizabeth with

67
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what was a catholic martyr

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someone who died for their faith

68
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was mry executed in public who saw her execution

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not in public it was only witnessed by the earl of shrewbury and kent (not even the queen was here )

69
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when was the nothern rebellion

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1569

70
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give a brief summary of what happened in the nthern rebellion

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elizabeth refused to allow duke of norfolk to marry mary queen of scots. there was a march with 4600 men by westmon and nothumberland

71
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when was the ridolfi plot

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1571

72
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give ebrief summary of the ridolfi plot

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plan to murder elizabeth and replace her with mary - plot was exposed so not completed

73
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when was the throckmorton plot

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1583

74
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when was the babington pot

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1586

75
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give a brief summary of the babington plot

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wanted to replace queen elizabeth with mary, was led by babington but acc involved mary thiss led to her execution as it was the last straw

76
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when was the uprise in the netherlands of protestants

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1566

77
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when was william of orange assasinated

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1584

78
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how many soliders did elizabeth send to spain

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7000

79
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when did francis drake loot spanish ships and where

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1587 in cadiz

80
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when did the armada begin

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1588

81
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how long did the spanish prepare for the armada

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3 years england only spent three months

82
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what did the spanish dowrong for the armada

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prpared to find on land but the fight was acc in the sea so were ubnprapared
not enough food
cannons/ships not good for wheather they had

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