Elizabethan Era

Question 1

Problems elizabeth faced

Answer 1

Her legitimacy
Her religion
Her finance
The pressure to marry

Question 2

Features of Elizabeth’s religious settlement

Answer 2

Act of supremacy
Acts of uniformity
Royal injunctions

Question 3

How far did catholics go against elizabeth

Answer 3

In 1566, the pope issued an instruction for Catholics not to added church service

Question 4

Significance of the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 4

Harsher treatments against catholic
Pope Pius Vi expelled from the church

Question 5

The plots against elizabeth. What were the aims?
(Hint: There were 3 plots)

Answer 5

Ridolfi, Throckmortn & Babington. The aims were to remove Elizabeth from the throne and replace her with Mary

Question 6

Why did Philip use the Spanish Armada

Answer 6

Phillip was Provoked by the English in a number of ways (e.g Religion, politics, English threats to Spanish dominance, Drake)

Question 7

Spanish armada plan

Answer 7

130 ships
30,000 men stationed in the Netherlands (to be transported across the channel to england)

Question 8

Reason for and consequences of English victory against Spanish

Answer 8

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

Question 9

The act of uniformity

Answer 9

Introducing rules that meant all services were the same

Question 10

The act of supremacy

Answer 10

This made elizabeth the supreme govenor of the church

Question 11

Plots against Elizabeth

Answer 11

The Ridolfi Plot
The Thockmorton Plot
The Babington Plot

Question 12

Why was the spanish armada defeated

Answer 12

• Bowled out by the weather
• Poor communications
• Flaws in Spanish plan
• English tactics
• Galleons

Question 13

What did drake do in april 1587

Answer 13

Destroy 30 spanish ships and stole a large amount of spanish supplies delaying the armada by a year

Question 14

Reasons for increase in povert and vagabondage during the elizabethan era

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Throckmorton plot of 1583. Who did it involve, Events? Results

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Challenges to the Religious settlement

Answer 16

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

Question 17

When was the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 17

1569

Question 18

Causes of the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 18

Northern nobility (catholic) believed their influence was reduced under Elizabeth
Also disliked her favourites “i.e Dudley, Cecil

Question 19

Changing attudes to the poor

Answer 19

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)

Question 20

Government action which was taken to help the poor

Answer 20

1563 - Statute or Artificers
1572 - Vagabonds act
1576 - Poor relief act

Question 21

Why was there an increase of poverty in early elizabethan england

Answer 21

Inflation - Bad harvests + population growth = prices rising
Wool farms became profitable
Other factors - international problems affected trade, enclosure of land

Question 22

Reasons why mary queen of scots was executed

Answer 22

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