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Role of privy council

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  • Elizabeth’s main advisors
  • Day to day running of country
  • She chose members
  • advise + act
  • act - direct policy, coordinated departments, instructions to JPs + LL
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Explain parliament

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  • House of Lords (nobility) + House of Commons (common ppl)
  • passed laws
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Role of Lord lieutenants

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  • responsible for particular area of country
  • collected taxes + ppl for military
  • power + influence
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Role of justices of peace

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  • from gentry
  • ensure laws enforced
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Key privy councillors

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William Cecil
Francis Walsingham

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Elizabeths problems

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  • Religion
  • Foreign policy
  • Taxation
  • Ireland
  • Mary Q of Scots
  • Succession
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Why was religion a problem

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  • she is Protestant
  • wants to please everyone
  • angers puritans - divided nation
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Why was foreign policy a problem

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  • powerful countries wanted influence
  • Spain + France (catholic - pope supported)
  • Protestant England was a target
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Why was taxation a problem

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  • gov needed money
  • population in debt (poverty)
  • make her unpopular
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Why was Ireland a problem

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  • considered herself Q of Ireland
  • many Irish disagreed
  • lots of money spent trying to stop rebellion - failed
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Why was Mary Q of Scots a problem

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  • no heir - Mary succeeds
  • exiled from Scotland - a threat to Q Elizabeth
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Why was succession a problem

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  • no heir - Mary in line
  • 1562 - nearly died of smallpox
  • pressure to marry + have heir
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What is patronage

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Support / favour loyal people by giving monopolies / promoting them

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What is a progress

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  • travel with her court on tours - stay in noble’s homes
  • propaganda
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How often did parliament meet in 45yrs

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13 times
For 3 wks per yr

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Parliaments view on marriage + succession

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  • felt it was their duty to find husband
  • Elizabeth saw it as own decision
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Parliaments view on Mary Q of Scots

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  • wanted her executed
  • Elizabeth was hesitant
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Parliaments view on religion

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  • mostly Protestant - supported religious settlement
  • puritans in parliament tried to introduce new laws - unsuccessful
19
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Parliaments view on poverty

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  • understood punishment didnt work
  • tried to introduce new poor laws
  • unsuccessful until 1601 poor law
20
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Parliaments view on freedom of speech

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  • wentworth felt they should be allowed to speak on any matter
  • Elizabeth disagreed
  • wentworth arrested 3 times
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Parliaments view on monopolies

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  • some MPs (Robert bell) thought they were unfair
  • E made changes, they wanted more
  • said she would, but never did
22
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Robert Dudley religion

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Protestant

23
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Who were the three suitors

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Robert Dudley
King Philip II of Spain
Francis Duke of Anjou and alencon

24
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Philip and Francis religion

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Catholic

25
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Pros and cons for Dudley

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  • Protestant
  • favourite of E
  • privy council would be jealous
  • killed his wife?? (Scandal)
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Pros and cons for King Philip

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  • wealthy, powerful
  • influence in spain
  • Spain’s control of South America = gold = rich
  • catholic
  • Mary I brother in law
  • Spanish influence (+ control if E dies)
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Pros and cons for Francis, Duke of Anjou and alencon

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  • influence in France - cement relations
  • heir
  • catholic
  • 22yr age gap
  • French influence (+ control if E dies)
28
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Why was marriage so important?

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  • political deals/ alliances between rich families + nations
  • heir needed
  • prevent Mary Q of Scots from ruling
29
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Name the plots

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  • 1569 northern rebellion
  • 1571 ridolfi plot
  • 1583 throckmorton plot
  • 1586 babington plot
  • 1601 Essex rebellion
30
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Explain Essex rebellion

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  • Essex had argument with Q + privy council
  • Q sent Essex to Ireland to deal with rebellion
  • Essex made a truce
  • angered the Queen
  • Essex came back to England without permission
  • house arrest
  • took 4 councillors hostage
  • 200 men + marched London
  • executed in private
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How was Elizabeths strength at the end of her reign

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  • no plots succeeded - strong (Essex was at end)
  • never married
32
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Why did plots fail

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  • religious settlement - ppl happy - tolerance of catholics
  • spies
  • good politician - got own way but parliament felt influential
  • punishment - tortured + executed
  • preferred English queen - not Scots/ catholic (Mary) or foreign (Philip)

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