Elizabethan era government Flashcards
what is the royal court
a group of nobles and privy councillors who surrounded the queen
who were courtiers
travelled around with queen as she toured
what system did Elizabeth use to control the royal court
patronage
how did you become a part of the privy council
to wealthy nobles and her favourites
what were privy councillors
Elizabeth’s most trusted courtiers
who manipulated queen Elizabeth to execute Mary queen of Scots
William Cecil in 1587
who ran the government
the queen and privy council
what did lord lieutenants do
controlled countries
what were JPs responsible for
law and order
how many JPs were in each country
40
how much were the JPs paid
unpaid. this often led to corruption and bribery
what was parliment part of
Elizabeth’s government
how was parliament a serious threat to queen Elizabeth
she had to ask them to raise taxes
what did a puritan MP say to Elizabeth
she needs to marry a protestant heir
how did Elizabeth control parliament
she didn’t have many meetings so didn’t need to control it often
How many meetings did they have
13 in a 45year reign
in 1579 which MP had his hand chopped off
John Stubbs
How did Elizabeth use propaganda
project herself as powerful and popular
who was Robert Devereux
the earl of essex
what did Robert Devereux do in 1598
reached for his sword during an argument with Elizabeth
what did Robert Devereux do in 1599
led a failed military expedition in ireland
what did Robert Devereux do in 1600
abandoned his soldiers in Ireland and forcing his way into Elizabeth’s bedchamber
what did Robert Devereux do in 1601
plotted an armed rebellion and then he was executed
why were JPs appointed
a form of patronage
