Paper 2B: Early Elizabethan England Flashcards
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain the problems of Elizabeths legitimacy (4)
- convceived out of wedlock with Ann Boleyn
- Henry’s divorce rejected by Pope, so he made himself head of Church
- able to now issue anullment of marriage
- committed catholics question legitimacy since Pope rejected divorce
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Describe the challenges towards marriage and gender (4)
- due to (bloody) Mary’s reign, England was in poverty, political alliance with Spain failed against France, burnt catholics at the stake - so seen as infererior to kings
- saw it as opportunity to secure throne with heir, political gain
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
State Elizabeths character and strengths (4)
- learnt italian/greek/french - well educated
- charismatic, confident queen
- BUT indecisive
- she was detained in prison for suspicion against overthrowing (bloody) Mary
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
State the roles of the monarch (4)
- Royal prerogative (only queen could decided without parliament)
- declare war/make peace
- dismiss/call parliament
- grant titles/land
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
State the roles of Parliament (2)
-Privvy council: 19 most trusted advisors, would formally adivse - fave = william cecil
- Court: lived near monarch, nobility who would entertain and informally advise
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
State the structure of the Countryside compared to Towns (2)
Countryside: nobility, gentry, yeomen, tenant farmers, poor, homeless
Towns: Merchants, proffesionals, business owners, craftsmen, unskilled/unemployed
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Compare nobility to gentry and yeomen to tenant farmers (2)
-nobility granted titles and land by monarch but gentry have land without title
- yeomen own small amounts of land but tentant farmers rent land
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Describe the ________ (4)
- Privy council
- JPs
- The Court
- Lord Lieutentant
- made of 19 most trusted advisers who helped monarch run parliament, advised officially
- unpaid, large land owners overseeing law and order in their community, respected title e.g. economic policies
- lived close to monarch, nobility who entertained and unofficialy advised queen
- chosen by monarch, oversees countries defence and armies
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Describe the financial weaknesses of England (3)
- during Mary’s reign: £300,000 debt from wars
- could raise money w/ custom duties, taxes, loans
- could not rely on parliament as they could demand for things
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Describe the threat of _______ (3)
- Mary Scots
- Scotland & France
- had strong claim to throne (legitimate heir)
- honour of monarchy tarnished due to france taking calais back
- strong roman catholic population of france and scot (Auld alliance) - collective threat, also Mary was married to King Francis of France so strengthened catholic opp.
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Compare the catholic and protestant church (6)
cath - extravagant, clergy special vestments (couldnt marry), latin bible, church was connection to god, POPE
prot - simple, clergy ordinary (could marry), english bible, direct connection to god, NO POPE (NO HIERARCHY)
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Describe the Henrichan Reformation and its problems (6)
- Monasteries
- Europe
- Elizabeths legitimacy
- Clergy
- Geographic issues
- Puritans
- dissolution of monasteries
- conflict with Roman Catholics and protestants to establish faith - catholics believed Mary Scot was legitimate heir
- some catholic bishops argued to pass Acts of P but others refused
- strong catholic faith in outskirts of london e.g. North
- puritans came back radicalised after being in exile w/Mary’s policy to burn at stake - wanted to dissolve chrurch heirarchy w/pope - to manage church independantly
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Describe Elizabeth’s religious settlement 1559 (3)
- Act of Supremacy
- Act of Uniformity
- Royal Injuctions
- made Elizabeth supreme governor of church
- clergy had to swear oath of alleigance
- set of standards for church + services
- standard prayer book (vague wording to favour both sides)
- priests, special vestments
- mandatory church sunday
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain the response towards the religious settlement 1559 (2)
- Clergy
- People
- 8000 priests took oath
- 27 bishops replaced since only 1 took oath
- most accepted settlement, lenient punishment since some slow to implemnet changes
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain the role of the Churches after the settlement 1559 (4)
Courts: dealt with moral issues e.g. divorce/inheritance
Church: controlled preachers where a special lisence needed to preach
- enforced settlement laws: visitations - bishops ensured clergy took oath, maintianed royal injuctions
- after 3-4 years each visitation, lisence was widespreading, also lawyers/doctors had to show license so control increased
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain the Puritan challenges of the settlement (2)
- Crucifix
- Vestments, exhibition
- seen as idol worship, lizzy insisted to keep it but relented after bishops threat to resign and only kept it in royal chapel
- some clergy did not follow vestment rule, belief that they were ordinary - Bishop of Cantebury published ‘Book of Advertisments’ which outlined Lizzys commands followed by exhibition of vestments but 37 refused to attend - replaced
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain the Catholic challenges of the settlement (3)
- counter reformation
- recusants
- revolts
- persecute protestants, support local catholic groups
- Pope issued instruction for catholics to stop attending church - Lizzy told authorities to not investigate deeply to prevent martyrs - some imprisoned/fined
- catholic noblity lost power after settlement: revolt of the northern earls: rebels executed but MOST stayed loyal to Lizzy except Duke of Norfolk
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain Elizabeths response to France’s religious war and its impacts on relations (2)
- wrote letter to Phillip voicing confusion
- gave aid to French protestants to get back Calais
- deteriorated relations since Phillip was roman catholic
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain the threat of Albas army to England and what they did during the dutch revolt (2)
- army of 10,000 men whose aim was to enforce catholicism, could directly strike to england geographically whilst england did not have sufficient defence, so could lead to instability = civil war
- marches 10,000 men to stop revolt, 1000 protestants killed under instruction of Council of Troubles
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Explain why anglo-spanish relations deterirotated (2)
- Dutch refugees
- Genoese loan
- England took in dutch refugees who invaded the spanish fleets in the English channel
- Lizzy took the gold from spains ships, which Phillip II took as a loan from Genoa, Italy
Queen, Government, Religion 1558-1569:
Why did Elizabeth’s Catholic threat increase? (3)
- King Francis
- Lord Darnely
- James
- was married to Francis II, increasing chance of strict Roman Catholic France and Scotland to invade
- LD has claim to English throne, strenghething Mary’s own claim
- Mary had heir, Lizzy did not - strengethend since Mary supported by Catholics