Elizabeths Court and Parliment

Question 1

What was the role of the Lord Lieutenants?

Answer 1

responsible for raising militia to fight for the queen. Many also served in the pirvy council

Question 2

What was the role of the Justices of the peace?

Answer 2

Maintained order and enforced laws

Question 3

What was the role of the parliment?

Answer 3

Had influence over tax, and resposnible for passwing lawn. Queen was able to ignore their advice.

Question 4

What was the role of the Privy Councilers?

Answer 4

Dealt with all policly areas. Led by the secetary of state. There were many powerful Privy Councilers that had alot of power over Elizabeth ( William Cecil and Francis Walshingham)

Question 5

How was taxtation a problem to Elizabeth?

Answer 5

Poverty was widespread and raising taxes would have been very unpopular. Country’s money was short.

Question 6

How was foreign policy a problem to Elizabeth?

Answer 6

Spain and France wanted influence over England. Pope gave support to these countries

Question 7

How was religion a problem to Elizabeth?

Answer 7

Catholics did not trust Elizabeth, Puritanism hoped to take control of Elizabeths Church and make it make it more extreme

Question 8

How did Ireland create a threat to Elizabeth in the early parts of her reign?

Answer 8

She thought she was the queen of ireland. 1559 she faced a major revolt.

Question 9

How did MQS create a problem to Elizabeth?

Answer 9

Many Catholic saw Mary as and alternative to Elizabeth

Question 10

How did succesion create a problem to Elizabeth?

Answer 10

Unclear who would become king or queen next. 1562 she nearly died to smallpox, Senior figures where keen for her to marry.

Question 11

Reasons for Marriage

Answer 11

• Produced an heir to continue Tudor line and stop MQS from becomig queen
• Created an alliacne between powerful foreign countries.

Question 12

Reasons against marriage

Answer 12

• By not marrying Elizabeth kept her independence
• Birth was dangerous
• Possibilty of marriage between foreign countries kept their relations strong.

Question 13

Give info of Francis Drake

Answer 13

French, heir to throne, marriage could cause england to become under French control, Catholic

Question 14

Give info of King Philip II

Answer 14

Wealthy, Catholic, Once married to Mary I

Question 15

Give info of Robert Dudley

Answer 15

Childhood friend of Elizabeth, key figure of royal court, rumoured of killing his olf wife

Question 16

How did parliment deal with the ideas of Religion?

Answer 16

When she wished to introduce laws against catholic she gained support from parliment. Saw disagreement over Puritanism though.

Question 17

How did parliment deal with the ideas of Marriage and Succession?

Answer 17

1566 discussed issue of marriage openly. Elizabeth saw marriage has a decision for her alone

Question 18

How did parliment deal with ideas of Freedom of Speech?

Answer 18

Peter Wentworth arrested for arguing MPs should be able to talk freely. Elizabeth did not share views

Question 19

How did Elizabeth use Monopolies to her favour?

Answer 19

gained loyalty of powerful men.

Question 20

How did Parliment deal with the ideas of crime and poverty?

Answer 20

MPs saw that punising the poor was not the way, tried to introduce new poor laws.

Question 21

How did parliment deal with ideas of MQs?

Answer 21

Parliment saw Mary as a clear threat. Many wanted her executed, Pirvy Council nearly made her be executed.

Question 22

Who was Essex to Elizabeth?

Answer 22

Essex was a loyal subject to Elizabeth during her reign. He became a privy councillor in 1595 and granted a sweet wine monopoly.

Question 23

What were the main causes of the Essex Rebelion?

Answer 23

He nearly drew his sword on his queen after she slapped him. Elizabeth stopped his sweet wine monopoly losing his wealth.

Question 24

What happened during the Essex Rebellion ?

Answer 24

February 1601, Essex took 4 privy councillor’s hostage and marched them to his house including 200 supporters.- Robert Cecil labelled him a traitor, loads of his supported left.
- The remaining follows and Essex himself were arrested.

Question 25

What were some consequences of the Essex Rebellion?

Answer 25

Essex was sentenced to death. Executed in private in 1601 February
Elizabeth made it clear that she did not allow challenges to her reign.