last minute elizabeth

Question 1

what percentage of england’s ppl lived in rural areas

Answer 1

90

Question 2

eng population 1500

Answer 2

2.7mil

Question 3

liz’s sig experiences as a child

Answer 3

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

Question 4

liz coronated in

Answer 4

jan 1559

Question 5

when was the wyatt rebellion

Answer 5

1554

Question 6

what provokes the wyatt rebellion

Answer 6

mary marrying philip

Question 7

what did the wyatt rebellion lead to

Answer 7

liz arrested, held in tower for 2 months

Question 8

scotland’s main ally

Answer 8

france

Question 9

religion in france

Answer 9

catholicism

Question 10

religion in netherlands

Answer 10

ruled by spanish hapsburgs
reformation had spread there

Question 11

what was the royal court

Answer 11

located where liz is
run by lord chamberlain

Question 12

progresses advantages

Answer 12

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

Question 13

why did liz do patronage

Answer 13

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

Question 14

what did the privy council do?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

liz’s privy council

Answer 15

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

Question 16

how often did parliament meet

Answer 16

every 4 yrs

Question 17

robert dudley religion and relationship to queen

Answer 17

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

Question 18

robert dudley positions

Answer 18

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

Question 19

francis walshingham religion and relation to liz

Answer 19

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

Question 20

francis walsingham roles

Answer 20

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

Question 21

christopher hatton religion and relation to liz

Answer 21

moderate protestant, hated puritans
impressed liz w dancing was promoted

Question 22

chris hatton roles

Answer 22

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

Question 23

william cecil religion and relation to liz

Answer 23

moderate protestant
liz relied heavily+trusted him

Question 24

william cecil roles

Answer 24

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

Question 25

essex rebellion date

Answer 25

1601

Question 26

problems before essex rebellion

Answer 26

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

Question 27

impact of ministers dying

Answer 27

reduction in effective gov, factional rivalries made governing hard

Question 28

elizabeth not marrying meant ministers..

Answer 28

were hard to control

Question 29

lack of money due to armada->

Answer 29

higher taxes and monopolies

Question 30

reasons for essex rebellion

Answer 30

rivalry loss of patronage liz banished cecil essex jealous

Question 31

essex rebellion

Answer 31

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.

Question 32

how long did the essex rebellion last

Answer 32

12hrs

Question 33

why did the essex rebellion fail

Answer 33

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

Question 34

what did peter wentworth do

Answer 34

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

Question 35

who was the earl of essex

Answer 35

robert deveraux

Question 36

who was the earl of leicester

Answer 36

robert dudley

Question 37

liz's possible husbands

Answer 37

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

Question 38

advantages and disadvantages of marrying philip

Answer 38

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

Question 39

pros and cons of francis duke of alencon

Answer 39

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

Question 40

pros and cons of archduke charles 2

Answer 40

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

Question 41

pros and cons of prince eric of sweden

Answer 41

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

Question 42

pros and cons of robert dudley earl of leicester

Answer 42

childhood friend not royalty a subject not married, wife died

Question 43

pros and cons of robert deveraux, earl of essex

Answer 43

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

Question 44

reasons for rise of the gentry

Answer 44

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

Question 45

what was the renaissance

Answer 45

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

Question 46

characteristics of nobility

Answer 46

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

Question 47

gentry characteristics

Answer 47

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

Question 48

gentry role in renaissance development

Answer 48

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

Question 49

new developments in golden age

Answer 49

new extravagant country houses printing press

Question 50

sumptuary laws

Answer 50

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

Question 51

london's important in golden age

Answer 51

centre of tourism and gov port

Question 52

theatre patronage

Answer 52

gov saw potential for propaganda encouraged social stability companies won funding

Question 53

cult of gloriana

Answer 53

cult of personality created around liz through visual / literary propagANDA

Question 54

how was the cult of gloriana promoted

Answer 54

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

Question 55

reasons for portraits of liz

Answer 55

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

Question 56

how did closing of the monasteries lead to poverty

Answer 56

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

Question 57

idle poor disliked by townspeople bc

Answer 57

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