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KO 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What was the royal court?

A

A group of nobles and councillors who surrounded Elizabeth

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2
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Who were courtiers?

A

Travelled with Elizabeth as she toured

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3
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How did Elizabeth control the royal court?

A

Through patronage

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4
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Courtiers knew that Elizabeth could remove their patronage, what did this create?

A

Loyalty

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5
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Who were Elizabeth’s most trusted courtiers?

A

Her privy councilers

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6
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Who lead the privy council?

A

The Secretary of State

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7
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Who was the Secretary of State?

A

William Cecil

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8
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Who became Elizabeth’s favourite at age 18?

A

Robert Devreux

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9
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What happened in 1598 when Robert Devreux was having an argument with Elizabeth?

A

He reached for a sword

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10
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What did Robert Devreux do in 1601?

A

Plotted an armed rebellion to remove Elizabeth as queen and replace her with King James

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11
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What did Elizabeth eventually do to Robert Devreux?

A

Execute him

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12
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Who ran the government of England?

A

Elizabeth and her privy council

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13
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What was each county controlled by?

A

A Lord Lieutenant

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14
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How was the lord lieutenant appointed?

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They were appointed by the queen

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15
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What was the lord lieutenant usually?

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The most powerful noble in that county

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16
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What did the lord lieutenant have to do?

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Report back to the queen what is happening

17
Q

Who were responsible for law and order?

A

Justices of the peace (JOPs)

18
Q

How many JPs in each county?

A

40

19
Q

What 3 things were JPs responsible for?

A

1) collecting taxes and fines
2) enforcing the poor law
3) judging court cases

20
Q

Were JPs paid?

A

No

21
Q

Did parliament pose a threat to Elizabeth?

A

Yes a serious threat

22
Q

Why did Elizabeth need parliament?

A

Their consent to raise taxes

23
Q

What did MPs get to do when Elizabeth was attending parliament?

A

Push for changes they wanted

24
Q

What did Elizabeth do to reduce the threat of parliament?

A

Only met when she needed to

25
Q

How many times did parliament meet in Elizabeth’s 45 year reign?

A

13

26
Q

Who controlled the parliament debates?

A

William Cecil

27
Q

How did Elizabeth limit MPs freedom of speech?

A

Banning talk about rwligion

28
Q

What did Elizabeth use propaganda for?

A

To present her as a powerful leader

29
Q

What did portraits of Elizabeth do?

A

Removed all signs of weakness

30
Q

What did Elizabeth do to increase her stature?

A

Go on regular progresses to show herself to people in person

31
Q

What did the regular progresses allow Elizabeth to do?

A

Show off her wealth and splendour

32
Q

What was one bad side of the regular progresses?

A

Elizabeth never visited the north or west

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