Parliament + Marriage Flashcards
Role of privy council
- Elizabeth’s main advisors
- Day to day running of country
- She chose members
- advise + act
- act - direct policy, coordinated departments, instructions to JPs + LL
Explain parliament
- House of Lords (nobility) + House of Commons (common ppl)
- passed laws
Role of Lord lieutenants
- responsible for particular area of country
- collected taxes + ppl for military
- power + influence
Role of justices of peace
- from gentry
- ensure laws enforced
Key privy councillors
William Cecil
Francis Walsingham
Elizabeths problems
- Religion
- Foreign policy
- Taxation
- Ireland
- Mary Q of Scots
- Succession
Why was religion a problem
- she is Protestant
- wants to please everyone
- angers puritans - divided nation
Why was foreign policy a problem
- powerful countries wanted influence
- Spain + France (catholic - pope supported)
- Protestant England was a target
Why was taxation a problem
- gov needed money
- population in debt (poverty)
- make her unpopular
Why was Ireland a problem
- considered herself Q of Ireland
- many Irish disagreed
- lots of money spent trying to stop rebellion - failed
Why was Mary Q of Scots a problem
- no heir - Mary succeeds
- exiled from Scotland - a threat to Q Elizabeth
Why was succession a problem
- no heir - Mary in line
- 1562 - nearly died of smallpox
- pressure to marry + have heir
What is patronage
Support / favour loyal people by giving monopolies / promoting them
What is a progress
- travel with her court on tours - stay in noble’s homes
- propaganda
How often did parliament meet in 45yrs
13 times
For 3 wks per yr
Parliaments view on marriage + succession
- felt it was their duty to find husband
- Elizabeth saw it as own decision
Parliaments view on Mary Q of Scots
- wanted her executed
- Elizabeth was hesitant
Parliaments view on religion
- mostly Protestant - supported religious settlement
- puritans in parliament tried to introduce new laws - unsuccessful
Parliaments view on poverty
- understood punishment didnt work
- tried to introduce new poor laws
- unsuccessful until 1601 poor law
Parliaments view on freedom of speech
- wentworth felt they should be allowed to speak on any matter
- Elizabeth disagreed
- wentworth arrested 3 times
Parliaments view on monopolies
- some MPs (Robert bell) thought they were unfair
- E made changes, they wanted more
- said she would, but never did
Robert Dudley religion
Protestant
Who were the three suitors
Robert Dudley
King Philip II of Spain
Francis Duke of Anjou and alencon
Philip and Francis religion
Catholic
