How effectively did Elizabeth manage her Parliaments? Flashcards
What are the 4 themes in the question ‘How effectively did QE manage her parliaments?
- Parliamentary privilege
- Issues over religion
- Issues over marriage and succession
- Issues over monopolies
- PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE
PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE
When did Paul Wentworth raise the issue of freedom of speech?
1566
When did Peter Wentworth raise the issue of freedom of speech?
1571, 1576 and 1587
What was Peter Wentworth sent to the Tower for saying?
That QE ruled through ‘rumours and messages’
- ISSUES OVER RELIGION
ISSUES OVER RELIGION
What was the group who met before Pment to try and achieve religious change?
Puritan Choir
When did Walter Strickland propose minor religious reforms, leading to him being briefly barred from Parliament?
April 1571
Who proposed major Puritan religious reforms in 1586?
Anthony Cope
What happened to Anthony Cope after his proposals?
Cope and four others were sent to the tower
Who led opposition to harsher puritan reforms in the 1593 Parliament?
Walter Raleigh MP
- ISSUES OVER MARRIAGE AND SUCCESSION
ISSUES OVER MARRIAGE AND SUCCESSION
What did QE equate naming a successor to?
Being buried alive
When did Pment petition QE to marry?
1559
When was James born, easing pressure on QE to name a successor?
1566
What pamphlet did MP Peter Wentworth write?
‘A Pithy Exhortation to Her Majesty for Establishing Her Successor’
What did Peter Wentworth say about QE in his pamphlet?
That she would leave a name of infamy throughout the world if she did not name a successor
Why did QE scorch a bill with her quill?
It contained a clause saying QE should marry ASAP
What did the House of Lords want?
An undisputed succession
- ISSUES OVER MONOPOLIES
ISSUES OVER MONOPOLIES
Why did QE hand out monopolies?
She could not afford grants or pensions to her servants
Who said monopolies were being abused in the 1597 Parliament?
Robert Wingfield MP
Who gave a list of monopolies to Cecil and said they should be cancelled?
Lord Buckhurst, the Lord Treasurer
What were monopoly holders referred to as in the 1601 Parliament?
Bloodsuckers
What did QE issue soon after the 1601 Parliament?
A proclamation annulling the most contentious monopolies
What speech did QE give which ended the issue of monopolies?
The Golden Speech
What was thrust into QE’s hand in 1601?
A petition to end monopolies
What MP supported the method of petition to end monopolies?
Francis Bacon - didn’t support the method of a bill to end monopolies
