England in the Elizabethan Era Flashcards
What are the six reasons for poverty in the Elizabethan era?
War,Trade,Inflation,bad harvests,Enclosure and overpopulation
Why was war a cause for poverty in the elizabethan era?
predecessors’ wars left debt
Henry taxed & debasd 2 pay
After war, lots of unemployed
What is inflation and why did it cause poverty?
costs rise; wages don’t.
some couldn’t buy things they needed
What is enclosure and why did it cause poverty?
Less workers needed for livestock
division of land led to no common land so livestock grazing was more expensieve
Why did issues in trade cause poverty?
england mostly traded w/ antwerp,ruled bySpanish Hapsburgs who hated england.
debasement lowered faith in english money
what is the difference between the nobility and the gentry? not finished
The nobility were given their titles from their fathers and the queen could give or take titles they had special priviledges like protection from torture
the gentry held positions like justices of the peace or mp,
what was the attitude towards theatres at the start of elizabeth’s reign?
none existed
actors disliked by gov, regarded as vagabonds- (illegal beggars)
punished from 1572. puritans hated them
what was the 1572 law regarding theatres?
made it so that you needed a licence to perform, but instead of (as intended) deterring people from performing, many were happy to perform with one
where were theatres built?
outside the city walls, away from the authorities- where you could find the taverns, brothels and bear-baiting rings.
what were the benefits of theatres to people?
-cheapest tickets were 1p so anyone could attend
-the performances’ quality kept people coming back
-people used the theatres to socialise, flirt and make business connections
What were the benefits of Elizabeth’s attitude to marriage? (7)
crisis eventually resolved itself.
cult of personality of “virgin queen married to england”
she kept control of england and this kept her from danger of rebellion from her successor.
kept england protestant
rule effectively w/out distractions
balance factions
no foreign entanglements
what were the downsides to Elizabeth’s attitude to marriage? (6)
annoyed philip+parliament
no natural heir
no foreign relations
tudor line died
if she’d died from smallpox, there would’ve been civil war
how many people travelled in e’s court?
around 500
what were the benefits of progresses?
-e could favour courtiers
-e could have luxury without expense
-gave the cleaners a chance to air the castles
how did e. see parliament?
an inconvinient necessity
