key definitions and terms Flashcards
what does allotment means
it is a small plot of land often used for growing vegetables
what is the definition of accession
taking the throne as a king or queen
what is the definition of alms
money or gifts such as food for the poor
what is the definition of almshouse
a place made to house poor people
what is the definition of apprenticeship
a period of training usually seven years
what is the definition of armada
a large fleet of ships from Spain
what is the definition of artistic licence
the rights of writers, painters, poets to portray people and events in ways that are not strictly accurate
what is the definition of astrology
the study of stars to foretell the future
what is the definition of baiting
provoking or attacking
what is the definition of churchwarden
a person who helped the priest run a local church
what is the definition of colonisation
taking land from people
what is the definition of colony
land taken and ruled by a foreign power
what is the definition of commission
paying someone to do or make something
what is the definition of courtier
a member of the court
what is the definition of excommunicate
the expulsion from the Roman Catholic Church
what is the definition of gentry
land owning people in Tudor society, usually used to describe people who did not have titles
what is the definition of Jesuit
a member of the society of Jesus, an organisation of deeply committed catholics
what is the definition of JP (justices of peace)
a person responsible for many aspects of local government in Tudor society
what is the definition of pagan
believing in many gods and spirits but not the Christian god
what is the definition of papist
a name used by Protestants for catholics e.g. followers of the pope
what is the definition of parish register
the record of births, marriages and deaths in a local church
what is the definition of pillory
wooden blocks that held prisoners by their head and hands
what is the definition of poor laws
laws that set out how poor people were to be treated in Tudor times
what is the definition of poor relief
a local tax to provide for the needs of the poor
what is the definition of privy chamber
the small group of advisers closest to the queen
what is the definition of quarter sessions
trials of local crimes held every three months by a JP
what is the definition of a rack
a machine used to torture people by stretching their bodies
what is the definition of recusants
catholics who refused to attend protestant church services in Elizabeth’s reign
what is the definition of recusancy
deliberate non-attendance at church in Elizabeths time
what is the definition of sabbat
a festival held by a meeting of witches
what is the definition of sabbath
a weekly holy day e.g. Sunday for christians
what is the definition of secretary of state
the queens leading adviser
what is the definition of supremacy
being the most important e.g. the act of supremacy said Elizabeth was the head of the English state and its church
what is the definition of uniformity
being the same e.g. the act of uniformity made everyone worship the same way in Elizabeths reign
what is the definition of vagrant
a poor person who roams around the countryside looking for work
what is the definition of vagabond
this is the same as a vagrant
what is the definition of yeoman
a fairly wealthy farmer
what is the definition of succession
the arrangement of who should take over following the end of a king or queens reign
what is the definition of successor
a person who takes over from another e.g. king or queen
what is the definition of probate inventory
the list of a persons belongings made after a person has died
what is the definition of puritan
a particularly committed protestant christian
