Elizabethan Era Flashcards
Problems elizabeth faced
Her legitimacy
Her religion
Her finance
The pressure to marry
Features of Elizabeth’s religious settlement
Act of supremacy
Acts of uniformity
Royal injunctions
How far did catholics go against elizabeth
In 1566, the pope issued an instruction for Catholics not to added church service
Significance of the revolt of the northern earls
Harsher treatments against catholic
Pope Pius Vi expelled from the church
The plots against elizabeth. What were the aims?
(Hint: There were 3 plots)
Ridolfi, Throckmortn & Babington. The aims were to remove Elizabeth from the throne and replace her with Mary
Why did Philip use the Spanish Armada
Phillip was Provoked by the English in a number of ways (e.g Religion, politics, English threats to Spanish dominance, Drake)
Spanish armada plan
130 ships
30,000 men stationed in the Netherlands (to be transported across the channel to england)
Reason for and consequences of English victory against Spanish
Reasons for english victory: Tactics, the westher, faster ships, spanish supplies being soiled and poor leadership/communications
Consequences: great boost to english pride, cost spain dearly, financially, politically. showed strength/skill of english navy
The act of uniformity
Introducing rules that meant all services were the same
The act of supremacy
This made elizabeth the supreme govenor of the church
Plots against Elizabeth
The Ridolfi Plot
The Thockmorton Plot
The Babington Plot
Why was the spanish armada defeated
- Bowled out by the weather
- Poor communications
- Flaws in Spanish plan
- English tactics
- Galleons
What did drake do in april 1587
Destroy 30 spanish ships and stole a large amount of spanish supplies delaying the armada by a year
Reasons for increase in povert and vagabondage during the elizabethan era
Many reasons such as:
Increasing population
Rising food prices
Enclosure of fields mesnt less people were employed
International problems i.e Dutch Revolt affected trade
Throckmorton plot of 1583. Who did it involve, Events? Results
Who: The duke of guise would invade england and overthrow mary.
Events: Walsingham uncovered the Plot. Thockmorton was executed in 1584
Resultss: Harsher laws against catholics
Challenges to the Religious settlement
Foreign threat - religious war broke out in france in 1562
Catholics - the pope told catholics not to go to elizabethan church services. Lead to revolt of northern earls
Puritans - opposed to many aspects (vestments, crucifix
When was the revolt of the northern earls
1569
Causes of the revolt of the northern earls
Northern nobility (catholic) believed their influence was reduced under Elizabeth
Also disliked her favourites “i.e Dudley, Cecil
Changing attudes to the poor
People tended to feel more sorry for the impotent/deserving poor (those unable to work due to illness or age
People tended to treat the able bodied or idle poor more harshly (those who could work but chose not to)
Government action which was taken to help the poor
1563 - Statute or Artificers
1572 - Vagabonds act
1576 - Poor relief act
Why was there an increase of poverty in early elizabethan england
Inflation - Bad harvests + population growth = prices rising
Wool farms became profitable
Other factors - international problems affected trade, enclosure of land
Reasons why mary queen of scots was executed
Found guilty of plotting kill Queen Elizabeth the first.
Involved in 3 plots (Babington, Thockmorton & Ridolfi) where she was actively aware & involved of the Babington plot
