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last minute elizabeth Flashcards

1
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what percentage of england’s ppl lived in rural areas

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90

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2
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eng population 1500

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2.7mil

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liz’s sig experiences as a child

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excecuted mother,
education+tutors->good communication with gov ministers

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4
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liz coronated in

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jan 1559

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5
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when was the wyatt rebellion

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1554

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what provokes the wyatt rebellion

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mary marrying philip

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what did the wyatt rebellion lead to

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liz arrested, held in tower for 2 months

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8
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scotland’s main ally

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france

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religion in france

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catholicism

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religion in netherlands

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ruled by spanish hapsburgs
reformation had spread there

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11
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what was the royal court

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located where liz is
run by lord chamberlain

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12
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progresses advantages

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build relationship w ppl
seen by her subjects regularly
live in luxury at expense of others
nobility try to impress
air castles

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13
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why did liz do patronage

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show favouritism
competition
her private apartments’ power was reduced bc it was staffed by women
corrupt but effective- jobs were sought after

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14
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what did the privy council do?

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coordinate finances, courts, instruct local officials
met almost daily
role was to advise the queen (she didn’t always listen)
could issue proclamations in the queen’s name that had the effect of law

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15
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liz’s privy council

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1/2 mary’s size
nobility replaced w politicians
cecil helped manage patronage
narrow membership encouraged rebellion

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16
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how often did parliament meet

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every 4 yrs

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17
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robert dudley religion and relationship to queen

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radical ambitious puritan
childhood friend+fave of liz, rumours of romance

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18
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robert dudley positions

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member of court, responsible for liz’s safety
privy counciller in 1562
earl of leicester

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19
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francis walshingham religion and relation to liz

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extreme protestant
use to liz bc language ability+foreign contacts, in charge of secret service, v loyal,

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francis walsingham roles

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charge of secret service, MP in 1558, ambassador in paris in 1570s

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21
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christopher hatton religion and relation to liz

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moderate protestant, hated puritans
impressed liz w dancing was promoted

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22
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chris hatton roles

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helped organise progresses
* control MPs
privy chamber
bodyguard captain
lord chancellor in 1587

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23
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william cecil religion and relation to liz

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moderate protestant
liz relied heavily+trusted him

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24
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william cecil roles

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secretary of state, chief minister, lord treasurer, lord burghley

25
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essex rebellion date

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1601

26
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problems before essex rebellion

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key allies died
uncertain future bc no heir
lack of money bc of the netherlands and armada campagin- cost 2mil

27
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impact of ministers dying

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reduction in effective gov, factional rivalries made governing hard

28
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elizabeth not marrying meant ministers..

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were hard to control

29
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lack of money due to armada->

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higher taxes and monopolies

30
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reasons for essex rebellion

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rivalry
loss of patronage
liz banished cecil
essex jealous

31
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essex rebellion

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he gathered supports, began to fortify mansion. rumours of treason. refused to appear 4 privy council, locked up council members who questioned him and marched 2 catch the queen.

32
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how long did the essex rebellion last

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12hrs

33
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why did the essex rebellion fail

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his supporters deserted him, when he returned his house was surrounded by liz’s forces

34
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what did peter wentworth do

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argued parliament should be able to discuss liz’s marriage, was sent to the tower.

35
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who was the earl of essex

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robert deveraux

36
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who was the earl of leicester

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robert dudley

37
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liz’s possible husbands

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philip 2
francis duke of alencon
achduke charles 2
leicester
essex
prince eric of sweden

38
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advantages and disadvantages of marrying philip

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trade ally vs france
royal, same class
mary’s widower
wanted to remain king
catholic and spanish
treated mary badly

39
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pros and cons of francis duke of alencon

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seemed to actually like each other
cecil was in favour of him
royal
ally vs spain
20 yrs younger
physically deformed
council said no

40
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pros and cons of archduke charles 2

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royal, rich, powerful
cecil liked
catholic
son of holy roman emperor
unwilling to live in england

41
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pros and cons of prince eric of sweden

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protestant, english pope liked him
dad didn’t agree to marriage
suffered with insanity
responsible for murder
poor

42
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pros and cons of robert dudley earl of leicester

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childhood friend
not royalty
a subject
not married, wife died

43
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pros and cons of robert deveraux, earl of essex

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protestant, fought spanish in netherlands
younger, not royalty, messed up his job lots

44
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reasons for rise of the gentry

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tudor suspicion of old nobility
dissolution of monasteries made more land available
increasing wealth
helped to fuel cultrual achievements
excluded from government

45
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what was the renaissance

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revival of european art and literature under the infleunce of classical models in the 14th-16th century

46
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characteristics of nobility

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most respected of society
average income £6000 a year
born into
influence was queen’s to give/take

47
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gentry characteristics

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lived on rents of their tenants
income varied between £10 and £200
given titles of knight/esquire
many served in parliament

48
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gentry role in renaissance development

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had disposable income
wanted to conspicuously to impress others
meant artists did well as they were in demand

49
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new developments in golden age

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new extravagant country houses
printing press

50
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sumptuary laws

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strictly controlled laws people were allowed to wear depending on social rank

51
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london’s important in golden age

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centre of tourism and gov
port

52
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theatre patronage

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gov saw potential for propaganda
encouraged social stability
companies won funding

53
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cult of gloriana

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cult of personality created around liz through visual / literary propagANDA

54
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how was the cult of gloriana promoted

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liz’s courtiers ordered pictures to be painted to flatter her
jewels and portraits made clever use of symbols

55
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reasons for portraits of liz

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legacy
manufacturing image
reach her subjects
promote religion
show her as strong to avoid invasion
illiterate could understand

56
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how did closing of the monasteries lead to poverty

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monks and nuns cared for the sick
now the evicted poor had nowhere to go

57
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idle poor disliked by townspeople bc

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life seen as sinful particularly by puritans, thought they were lazy and dishonest

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