Elizabethan T1

Question 1

Problems Elizabeth inherited

Answer 1

• illegitimate
• female
• big debts
• catholic threats
• religious conflict

Question 2

Wyatt rebellion

Answer 2

Protestant rebellion against Eliz that failed

Question 3

Popularity methods?

Answer 3

Portraits - many wealthy nobles had one in their home to show loyalty, offensive portraits burned
Personal - keen to avoid religious conflict, well educated, could speak 4 languages
Royal progresses - tours in the hone counties (around London) for 6 weeks in summer
Appearance - expensive clothes & jewels, she actually had scars from smallpox, black teeth and thin hair
Publications - 60 printing presses made censorship easy

Question 4

Lord Lieutenant

Answer 4

1 per county
High status Privy Counsellor, wealthy
Informed the queen what happened in local area

Question 5

Parish Constable/Night Watchmen 👮‍♀️

Answer 5

Arrest and punish people
Patrolled streets and watched vagabonds

Question 6

Sheriff

Answer 6

Low status/not needed
Local affairs/collect taxes

Question 7

Overseer of Poor

Answer 7

Organise local tax, distribute money to the poor

Question 8

Justices of Peace (JPs)

Answer 8

Unpaid - did it to raise status levels
30-60 per county
Maintain law at local levek and keep eye on poor

Question 9

William Cecil - protestant

Answer 9

Secretary of State
Lord Treasurer
In charge of finances

Question 10

Robert Dudley - puritan

Answer 10

Commander of army
Sent to Netherlands but returned after failing to get along with generals

Question 11

Christopher Hatton

Answer 11

Lord Chancellor
Organised royal progresses

Question 12

Francis Walsingham

Answer 12

Head of Secret Service and organised the soy network
Uncovered murder plots for Elizabeth
Foreign affairs

Question 13

Parliament

Answer 13

Not very powerful
Only met when queen called (13x in E’s reign)
HofL were elected lords/bishops/judges
HoC - 450 members

Question 14

Reasons for Parliament meeting

Answer 14

Short of money and needed to increase taxes (main one!) - often caused by wars
Help pass acts
Support and advice

MPs mainly had freedom of speech but could not discuss foreign policy, religion or marriage

Question 15

Royal Court and Patronage

Answer 15

Royal court = centre of all political powers and travelled with E on royal progresses
Patronage = people would do anything she wanted for loyalty and support from queen - created factions