elizabethan era: government/religion/economy Flashcards
what’s a sovereign?
a person who has supreme authority to power
what’s the privy council?
a group of senior politicians who advise the monarch
what are monopoly licences?
a royal licence which gives the individual the sole right to manufacture or sell a product
what issues did parliament and elizabeth have conflict over?
religion/marriage/monopoly licences
how many times had the country’s religion changed over the 20 year period of henry viii’s reign?
three times! causing tension and division.
what was the religious settlement?
was an attempt by elizabeth to unite the country after changes in religion! it was designed to settle the division between catholics and protestants!
what religion was elizabeth?
protestant
how did parliament help elizabeth in the religion settlement?
by passing the ACT OF SUPREMACY and the ACT OF UNIFORMITY!
what was the act of supremacy and the act of uniformity?
act of supremacy: a law passed in 1559 that recognised elizabeth as the supreme governor of the church of england.
act of uniformity: a law passed in 1559 that reinstated that the english book of common prayer and said all services were required to follow the order of prayer.
elizabeth’s “middle-way” (religious settlement), had some support but she did face threats and plots from who?
can catholics and puritans (very extremist protestants) with mary queen of scots becoming a figure head for catholic plots.
what was the great chain of being?
a hierarchical structure of all matter and life thought by medieval christianity. the queen was at the top of this structure.
what was the poor law?
the poor law was a system for poor relief.
why was elizabeth’s reign seen as a golden age?
theatre becoming more popular and lots of change.
what are the some plots against elizabeth?
northern earls’ rebellion, the throckmorton plot and the babington plot
