Elizabethan Government And Religion

Question 1

How old was Elizabeth when she became queen

Answer 1

25

Question 2

What year did Elizabeth become queen

Answer 2

1558

Question 3

What year did the religious settlement introduced

Answer 3

1559

Question 4

What year was the treaty of Edinburgh

Answer 4

1560

Question 5

What year did the pope order catholics to refuse church services

Answer 5

1566

Question 6

What year did the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule

Answer 6

1566

Question 7

What year did Mary queen of Scot’s arrive in England

Answer 7

1568

Question 8

Who is Phillip III

Answer 8

King of Spain, threat to england

Question 9

Who was the Duke of Alba

Answer 9

A Spanish nobleman sent by Phillip to Netherlands to stop Dutch revolt

Question 10

Who is the pope

Answer 10

Head of the Catholic Church

Question 11

Who is Elizabeth’s secretary of state

Answer 11

William Cecil

Question 12

Who is Robert Dudley

Answer 12

The earl of Leicester, an influential Protestant. One of Elizabeth favourite

Question 13

Who is the catholic earl of Northumberland

Answer 13

Thomas Percy

Question 14

Who is Charles Neville

Answer 14

Earl of Westmorland, a catholic

Question 15

Who is Thomas Howard

Answer 15

Duke of Norfolk, Protestant, supported the revolt of the northern earls, hopped to marry Mary queen of Scot’s

Question 16

What is legitimacy

Answer 16

Being the rightful heir to the throne

Question 17

What is the succession

Answer 17

The question of who would rule after Elizabeth

Question 18

Who is the nobilty

Answer 18

The people at the top of the social hierarchy

Question 19

How much debt did Elizabeth inherit from Mary 1

Answer 19

£300,000

Question 20

What is a Protestant

Answer 20

Follower of the Church of England

Question 21

What is a puritan

Answer 21

A radical Protestant

Question 22

Who do catholics follow

Answer 22

The pope

Question 23

What is papacy

Answer 23

The pope

Question 24

What religion was France

Answer 24

Mainly catholic but there was a growing group of Protestants. Threat to England

Question 25

What was Spain like

Answer 25

catholic, most powerful country. Main threat to England

Question 26

What was it like in Netherlands

Answer 26

Controlled by Spain but the population was mostly Protestant

Question 27

What religion was Scotland

Answer 27

Originally catholic but Protestant lords took over after the treaty of Edinburgh

Question 28

What was Elizabeth laws in religion, aimed to please all religions and impose her will

Answer 28

Religious settlement

Question 29

What was the act of supremacy

Answer 29

Part of the religious settlement. Elizabeth=supreme govener of Church of England. All had to swear her allegiance to her

Question 30

What was the Dutch revolt

Answer 30

Dutch Protestant rebelled against Spanish control. Encouraged by Elizabeth

Question 31

What was the Genoese loan

Answer 31

Loan from Genoa to Phillip to pay soldiers in Netherlands. Elizabeth stole it

Question 32

What is excommunication

Answer 32

Being cut off from the Catholic Church. Meant that Elizabeth no longer seen by catholics as gods representative on earth. Therefore not a sin to overthrow her

Question 33

What was the three parts of the religious settlement

Answer 33

Act of supremacy Act of uniformity Royal injunctions

Question 34

What was the act of uniformity

Answer 34

Making all churches look and run the same way

Question 35

What was royal injunctions

Answer 35

The instructions on how to follow the religious settlement

Question 36

Why did puritans not like the RS

Answer 36

Vestment Crucifix Decorated churches Elizabeth was the ‘supreme governer’

Question 37

Why did catholics not like the RS

Answer 37

Fines English Clergy aloud to marry

Question 38

What was the revolt of the northern earls

Answer 38

Influential nobles took over Durham cathedral and held mass for 2 weeks before then executed publicly. They also marched to london

Question 39

How many priests where invited to the London exitbition

Answer 39

110-37 didn’t and lost jobs

Question 40

What was the vestment controversy

Answer 40

Clergy not following the royal injunctions and not wearing vestments

Question 41

What was the crucifix controversy

Answer 41

Puritans destroying crucifix’s and then Elizabeth got rid of them but did keep her own. Bishops threatens to resign to Elizabeth had to give in

Question 42

What is the Royal prerogative?

Answer 42

Issues on which the only demonic could decide 

Question 43

What was the Secretary of State’s role?

Answer 43

Most important advisor to the monarch 

Question 44

What was the role of the court?

Answer 44

Entertain and advise monarch Public display of wealth and power Had influence rather than actual power 

Question 45

What was the role of the privy council?

Answer 45

Debate issues and advise monarch Ensure decisions were carried out Overall law and order Monitored JP’s Lord lieutenant and Parliament 

Question 46

How many people made up the privy council?

Answer 46

19 

Question 47

How many times did the privy Council need a week?

Answer 47

Three times a week

Question 48

What was the role of the parliament?

Answer 48

To allow extra extraordinary taxation Past laws Often advised to the monarch 

Question 49

How many times has Parliament called by the monarch?

Answer 49

10 times in Elizabethan’s brain

Question 50

What was the Lordley tenants role?

Answer 50

Raised and trained local military Enforced Queens law Part of local government

Question 51

What was the role of justices of peace?

Answer 51

Make sure all social and economic policies are carried out Her county court cases every three months Part of local government