government Flashcards
average no of bills passed per session in parliament
33
why can it be argued that there were clashes in parliament?
rise of an independent and educated gentry
examples of conflict
strickland being removed
evidence against the existence of the puritan choir
its supposed members accepted the act of supremacy, even when many lords didn’t
when/why did marriage become important?
1562 as elizabeth nearly died of smallpox
evidence of conflict over marriage
said she ‘promised to marry as soon as i can conveniently’, wasn’t enough so she had to issue a commandment for people to stop discussing this
when did elizabeth invite discussion on mqos?
1572 and 1586
when was the queen’s authority challenged in parliament?
peter wentworth wanted an opportunity to discuss everything, and challenged the queen over her control of debates
what happened to wentworth?
sent to the tower
example of parliament manipulating elizabeth to get what they wanted
eliz asked for money in 1587, extra was offered in exchange for england supporting dutch rebels
example of parliament forcing elizabeth to back down
hakewill interrupted parliament to oppose the number of monopolies being given out, 12 were cancelled overnight (1601)
factional dispute early 1560s
earl of sussex and earl of leicester- made elizabeth marrying dudley (leicester) impossible as he had been accused of killing his wife
how did early 60s factional dispute end?
got out of hand- wearing different colours, carrying weapons, talking about a duel- elizabeth forced reconciliation
factional dispute late 1560s
cecil and earl of leicester- dudley wanted to marry elizabeth, cecil did not want this
how did late 60s factional dispute end?
it became clear elizabeth was not going to marry leicester, so faded
nature of factional disputes in 70s and 80s
not hugely serious, usually quite productive
late 1590s factional dispute
cecil (son of the other cecil) and earl of essex, both wanted to be the most important in elizabeth’s council- led to essex’s rebellion
how essex was dealt with
banned from court after the bedchamber/slapping incident, sweet wine monopoly removed, placed on house arrest, then revolt happened and he was executed in 1601
problems with dudley as a suitor
faction- cecil didn’t like him- faction did lead to wider problems?
problems with alencon as a suitor
public opinion and the problems with marriage in general
when were marriage petitions presented?
1559, 1563
when did marriage pressure increase again and why?
1566 as mqos and katherine grey had given birth to sons
example of public opposition to foreign marriage
stubbs publishing a pamphlet opposing marriage to foreign suitors- particularly french ones
when did the issue of succession become a problem and why?
1588 due to deteriorating relationship with spain and philip ii becoming inclined to support mqos’ claims to the throne
parliament attendance in 1559
50%
when were fines for non-attendance introduced?
1571
which of the alphabet bills were passed?
2/7- B and E
how elizabeth used flattery
named men her ‘eyes, ‘lids’, ‘frog’ etc
examples of gender being a problem
couldn’t marry without consequence- didn’t congratulate shelton on her marriage, ordered leicester to the tower when he got married
increase in mps across the reign
119
