Foreign Affairs

Question 1

What year was the death of Mary Stuart?

Answer 1

1587

Question 2

Why was the succession at the forefront of her ministers thinking?

Answer 2

as should Elizabeth die single, there was no way to safeguard the throne against a Catholic claimaint

Question 3

How did Elizabeth feel about ministerial interference in the question of marriage?

Answer 3

she felt that issues of marriage and succession lay within the royal prerogative and not for the discussion of Parliament

Question 4

Who were the 4 suitors of Elizabeth throughout her reign?

Answer 4

1) Robert Dudley
2) Philip II of Spain
3) Archdukes Ferdinand and Charles (Catholic)
4) Prince Erik of Sweden, Protestant

Question 5

Why was it unlikely Elizabeth could ever marry Dudley, later Earl of Lesiter which was her preferable choice of marriage suitor?

Answer 5

as Cecil greatly unwelcomed the prospect of this marriage and would have created many political risks surrounding Dudley’s ambigious past with his past wives.

Question 6

When did the HOC first raise the issue of marriage?

Answer 6

January 1559, 3 months into her reign

Question 7

How did Elizabeth respond to the HOC first raising the issue of marriage in January 1559?

Answer 7

she deflected the pressure gracefully

Question 8

Why was there panic amongst Eliazbeths councillors in 1562 in regards to the succession?

Answer 8

as Elizabeth caught smallpox

Question 9

Why was day Catherine Grey, heir presumptive of Elizabeth disgraced and sent to the Tower of London?

Answer 9

for her secret marriage to the Earl of Hertford

Question 10

Who were some MPS prompted by in 1566 to again press Elizabeth to marry?

Answer 10

Privy Councillors such as Cecil and Leicester and the Earl of Pembroke

Question 11

How did Elizabeth react to Leicester and the Earl of Pembroke pressing MPs in 1566 to get Elizabeth to marry>

Answer 11

they were banished from the Presence Chamber

Question 12

What is the Presence Chamber which the Earl of Leicester and Pembroke were banished from in 1566 for pressing MPs to press Elizabeth into marriage?

Answer 12

While the reigning monarch was a Queen, courtiers could not enter the Privy Chamber ad so a Presence Chamber existed as the point of private contact between the monarch and courtier

Question 13

What year was a possible marriage alliance between Elizabeth and the Duke of Anjou conjured?

Answer 13

1579

Question 14

Following the execution of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587, who had the best hereditary claim?

Answer 14

James VI of Scotland, Protestant with two sons

Question 15

How is clear that Elizabeth’s close advisors supported the succession of James VI of Scotland?

Answer 15

as many tried to woo iim at court, with Cecil even ensuring an untroubled accession.

Question 16

There is no conclusive proof that Elizabeth accepted James’s succession on her deathbed. How was the change in dynasty carried out?

Answer 16

smoothly, due to Cecil

Question 17

Relations between Elizabeth and who were inextricably linked with the issue of religion and succession?

Answer 17

Mary Queen of Scots

Question 18

What year did Mary flee to England?

Answer 18

1567

Question 19

Why was Mary a continuous problem to Elizabeth?

Answer 19

as many Catholics say her as the rightful monarch and thus she became the focus of plots to overthrow Elizabeth which grew worse after her excommunication in 1570

Question 20

What year was the Ridolfi Plot?

Answer 20

1571

Question 21

What year was the Throckmorton Plot?

Answer 21

1583

Question 22

What year was the Babington Plot?

Answer 22

1586

Question 23

What was the Ridolfi Plot 1571?

Answer 23

This was a conspiracy for Mary to marry the duke of Norfolk and to overthrow Elizabeth using the Duke of Alva’s 10,000 troops in the Netherlands to invade England.

Question 24

What happened in the case of Throckmorton 1583

Answer 24

Planned a foreign landing in Sussex followed by an attempted overthrow of Elizabeth for Mary. Foiled by the efficiency of Sir Francis Walsingham’s espionage network. Financed by Spain and the Pope.

Question 25

What happened in the case of Babington 1586

Answer 25

Mary was complicit to a plot to assassinate Elizabeth but exposed by Walsingham’s codebreak.

Question 26

What was the significance of the Ridolfi Plot 1571?

Answer 26

This allowed for the Queen to execute Norfolk

Question 27

What was the significance of the Throckmorton Plot 1583

Answer 27

1.Led to the creation of the Bond of Association
2.Worsened Anglo-Spanish relations
3;Tightened conditions of Mary’s captivity

Question 28

What was the significance of the Babington Plot 1586?

Answer 28

This allowed Mary’s excecution

Question 29

What foiled the plans in the Throckmorton Plot go 1583?

Answer 29

by the efficiceny of Sir Walsingham’s espionage network

Question 30

Where didMary face her trial in 1587?

Answer 30

at Fortheringhay Castle

Question 31

Why did many privy councillors and nobles and judges plead illness for the trial of Mary in 1587?

Answer 31

as they feared regicide and the fact that her execution was not certain which could hinder their future careers

Question 32

How many months from Mary’s trial did Elisabeth delay her execution?

Answer 32

4 months

Question 33

Who was Lord Burghley?

Answer 33

William Cecil, Baron

Question 34

Why did Lord Burghley, William Cecil, support the execution of Mary?

Answer 34

as he long held the view that Elizabeth’s personal safety and the security of the Protestant State

Question 35

How did Cecil, Lord Burghley convince Elizabeth to support the execution of Mary?

Answer 35

he used the tactic of parliamentary pressure

Question 36

Why did Elizabeth not want the execution of Mary?

Answer 36

as she feared this could undermine her own security as a monarch under divine law