elizabethan government

Question 1

Give five jobs of the parish constable

Answer 1

-prevents trespassing and poaching
-keep order in taverns and inns
-watch out for vagabonds
-carry out punishment such as whipping
-keep the peace and arrest those who broke the law

Question 2

Role of the overseer of the poor

Answer 2

-appointed by JP
-collected taxes and redistributed this money to the poor.
-job importance grew with unemployment

Question 3

Role of the lord lieutenant

Answer 3

-The chief of the royal officials
-often wealthy landowner/privy councillor
-one for each county
-kept the queen and privy council informed
-in charge of the local melitia
-supervised Jusice of the Peace

Question 4

Role of the sheriff

Answer 4

-one for each county
-mainly concerned with legal affairs eg swearing in juries, collecting taxes
-declined in importance

Question 5

Role of the Justice of the Peace

Answer 5

-30-60 per county
-kept law and order
-sat in on the quarter session courts which felt with minor crimes
-also administers poor relief and oversaw maintenance of highways.
-supported by junior officials and appointed the overseer of the poor.

Question 6

Who was in the House of Lords?

Answer 6

Nobles, Judges, Bishops

Question 7

Who was in the House of Commons?

Answer 7

MPs (often gentry, lawyers and wealthy merchants)

Question 8

Give 5 reasons why Elizabeth’s parliament was much different to our modern day one

Answer 8

-less powerful
-not fully representative of the population
-no prime minister
-no political parties
-all men

Question 9

What happened to John Stubbs?

Answer 9

-In 1579, Puritan John Stubbs wrote a pamphlet that criticised Elizabeth for her ongoing marriage negotiations with he brother of the French King.
-Elizabeth cut his right hand off

Question 10

Give three pieces of evidence to prove that parliament had power

Answer 10

-as the MPs grew more confident, Elizabeth couldn’t stop them discussing topics she didn’t want them to .
-some lords who didn’t like her would purposely put forward MPs who would speak out against her.
-Elizabeth did sometimes compromise by giving MPs what they wanted.

Question 11

Give 4 pieces of evidence that show Elizabeth has more power than parliament

Answer 11

-she decided what they could disscuss.
-she could dismiss parliament.
-she used patronage (rewards) to influence who could become an MP.
-she decided when parliament met.

Question 12

Give the 7 P’s of the privy council

Answer 12

-people management
-Propaganda
-Protection
-Policy
-Pathway to the queen
-parliament
-problem solving

Question 13

7 Ps of the privy council:
What does problem solving mean?

Answer 13

The Secretary of State was expected to deal with any day to day issues

Question 14

7 Ps of the Privy Council:
What does Parliament mean?

Answer 14

-helped control what happened
-decided what could and couldn’t be debated
-made speeches supporting the queen

Question 15

7 Ps of the Privy Council:
What does Pathway to the queen mean?

Answer 15

-The Secretary of State was in regular contact with the queen.
-all letters sent to the queen went through the Privy Council first

Question 16

7 Ps of the Privy Council:
What does policy mean?

Answer 16

-they advised the queen on issues surrounding the religious and foreign policies
-helped her prep for meetings with ambassadors
-helped her deal with foreign threats

Question 17

7 Ps of the Privy Council:
What does protection mean?

Answer 17

-spies were used to uncover plots against her
-helped crush rebellions
-organised England’s defence against foreign invasion

Question 18

7 Ps of the Privy Council:
What does people management mean?

Answer 18

-they told people what to do
-they organised work of the JPs
-Lord treasurer responsible for money
-Lord High Admiral commended englands navy
-Lord Chamberlain ran the royal household

Question 19

7 Ps of the Privy Council:
What does propaganda mean?

Answer 19

-they helped to create a positive image of the queen
-used portraiture, pamphlets, plays

Question 20

Name Elizabeth’s 4 main advisers

Answer 20

-William Cecil (Lord Burghley)
-Sir Christopher Hatton
-Sir Francis Walsingham
-Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)

Question 21

Name the 7 way in which Elizabeth controlled her Privy Councillors

Answer 21

-delay = she refused to be rushed into things
-she kept a small team
-she kept written records
-she carefully selected her counsellors
-pick people with different views so she could get a good understanding
-rewards
-punishments

Question 22

Who was the only member of nobility out of the four main advisers who also happened to be close childhood friends with Elizabeth and a puritan?

Answer 22

Robert Dudley

Question 23

Who were the two puritans in Elizabeth’s four main advisers and who were moderate Protestants?

Answer 23

Puritan:
-Robert Dudley and Francis Walsigham
Moderate Protestant:
-Christopher Hatton and William Celcil

Question 24

What were the five main messages Elizabeth wanted to put across in her portraits?

Answer 24

-she was the rightful heir (Tudor rose)
-she protected her people
-she was wealthy (jewellery)
-she was young and healthy
-she was powerful (map, sword)

Question 25

Name 5 ways in which Elizabeth maintained her popularity

Answer 25

-royal progresses meant people could see her
-the Privy Council censored any negative publications on the queen
-the Privy Council encouraged positive publications about the queen.
-Elizabeth spent lavishly on her appearance (jewels = power)
-he portraits used symbolism to show her positive characteristics - this meant that not only could people see the queen but also that illiterate people could understand her

Question 26

Give a brief summary of the Wyatt Rebelion

Answer 26

-when Mary (a catholic) ascended the throne, Protestants were not happy. A group of men decided to replace Mary with Elizabeth - the heir.
-their leader was Thomas Wyatt
-letters were sent between conspirators and to Elizabeth which landed her in trouble when they were intercepted and it seemed that Elizabeth had prior knowledge about the rebellion (even thought she didn’t)
-the rebels entered London but did not succeed as people were on Mary’s side - Wyatt was imprisoned in the Tower of London
-he was tourtured and forced to confess that Elizabeth was involved - he was the executed for high treason
-Elizabeth is in a bad place but suddenly, Kind Phillip of Spain realised that if anything happened to Elizabeth, he would be blamed as he was Mary’s husband
-Elizabeth is released

Question 27

Why were people hopeful of Elizabeth’s reign?

Answer 27

-she was an end to Mary’s reign
-she was unmarried
-she had English parents
-she was Protestant