Elizabethan era Flashcards

1
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Who was Elizabeth’s mother?

A

Anne Boleyn

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2
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Who was Elizabeth’s father?

A

Henry VIII

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3
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Who was the monarch before Elizabeth?

A

Mary I (her half sister)

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4
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Who was the monarch after Elizabeth?

A

James I of England, James VI of Scotland (her cousin)

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5
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What 7 problems did Elizabeth face when she came to the throne?

A

challenges from abroad
financial weaknesses
choosing councillors
creating peace and prosperity
marriage
legitimacy
gender

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6
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When did Elizabeth come the throne?

A

1558

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7
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What challenges from abroad were problems for Elizabeth?

A

France and Spain - Catholic countries
Spanish Armada
Mary Queen of Scots

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8
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What religion was Elizabeth?

A

Protestant

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9
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How was challenges from abroad a problem for Elizabeth?

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England was bankrupt so could not afford to go to war after Mary I had spent all of England’s money fighting in France

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10
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How was financial a problem for Elizabeth?

A

could not defend the country
difficult to improve quality of life in England

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11
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What financial weaknesses were a problem for Elizabeth?

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gov was £260000 in debt due to Mary I supporting her husband’s wars
Henry VIII spent a lot of money fighting in France

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12
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What was the problem with gender for Elizabeth?

A

patriarchal society
thought she was weak
husband would have legal authority over wife

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13
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What was the problem with legitimacy for Elizabeth?

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Catholic Pope did not recognize Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn
-> Elizabeth was illegitimate

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14
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How was illegitimacy a problem for Elizabeth?

A

could be overthrown

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15
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What was the problem with marriage for Elizabeth?

A

foreign prince could take control
husband has legal authority
found suitors unsutiable

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16
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What was the problem with choosing councillors?

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had to choose carefully as they advised her intricate decisions of England

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17
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What was the problem with creating peace and prosperity?

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people were unhappy - likely to rebel
lived in prosperity

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18
Q

Who shaped Elizabeth’s character?

A

Henry VIII
Catherine Parr
Roger Ashcam
Kat Ashley
Edward VI
Mary I
Thomas Seymour

19
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Who was Henry VIII?

A

Elizabeth’s father

20
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How did Henry VIII shape Elizabeth’s character?

A

executed her mother for not birthing a son
declared her illegitimate
killed and arrested her Yorkist cousins

21
Q

Who was Roger Ashcam?

A

Cambridge scholar

22
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How did Roger Ashcam shape Elizabeth’s character?

A

greatest intellectual influence
taught her French, Latin, Greek, Spanish, Italian, History, poetry, art and sport

23
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Who was Catherine Parr?

A

step mother
father’s 6th wife

24
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How did Catherine Parr shape Elizabeth’s character?

A

mother figure
Protestant reformer - influenced her religious views and education

25
Q

Who was Kat Ashley?

A

Elizabeth’s governess

26
Q

Who was Edward VI?

A

half-brother

27
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How did Edward VI shape Elizabeth’s character?

A

close until he became King
- made Lady Jane Grey his heir instead

28
Q

Who was Mary I?

A

half-sister

29
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How did Mary I shape Elizabeth’s character?

A
  • hated Anne Boleyn
  • regarded Elizabeth as a by-product of a bigamous marriage
  • Catholic - proud of Spanish heritage
  • burned nearly 300 Protestants at the stake
  • imprisoned her in Tower of London
30
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How many Protestants did Mary I burn at the stake?

A

nearly 300

31
Q

Who did Edward VI make his heir?

A

Lady Jane Grey

32
Q

What religion was Mary I?

A

Catholic

33
Q

What religion was Edward VI?

A

Protestant

34
Q

Who was Thomas Seymour?

A

Jane Seymour (step mother’s) brother

35
Q

How did Thomas Seymour shape Elizabeth’s character?

A

married Catherine Parr after Henry’s death
Elizabeth lived in their house
flirting scandal but Elizabeth managed to stay innocent by saying he planned to kill Edward VI (his nephew) and marry Elizabeth
executed for treason in 1549

36
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patronage

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37
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progresses

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38
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elizabeths roles

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39
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structure of parliament

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40
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mportance of parts of parliament

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41
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marraige

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42
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suitors

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43
Q

walshingham

A
44
Q

william cecil

A