Part 1 - key dates and facts Flashcards
1
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privy council members
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- 19 men
- met daily
- secretary of state most important - one she was closest to - trusted advice
2
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JPs
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- unpaid nobles that reported to privy council that elizabeth’s policies were followed
3
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illegitimacy
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- some catholics didn’t regard elizabeth as queen
- henry viii’s 2nd marriage
4
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debt from henry viii
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- £266000
- from mary’s support for her husband’s wars
5
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mary i
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- ‘bloody mary’ - catholic leader
- persecuted protestants
- married to philip ii of spain
- imprisoned her sister in tower of london and kept her under house arrest - suspected of rebellion
- religious instability as catholic queen - burned 300 protestants at the stake in 5 years
6
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patronage
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- elizabeth granted the nobles titles and monopolies over whole industries
- giving the nobles money, power, influence, conditional on her support helped to ensure that her position of power was stable
7
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how many times did parliament meet in the entirety of elizabeths reign?
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- 1558-1602
- only 13 sessions were held to raise taxes
8
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when did elizabeth almost die of smallpox?
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- 1562
9
Q
foreign policy issues
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- netherlands - protestant population in conflict with spanish rulers - elizabeth would decide to be involved or not
- catholic countries like spain and france wanted influence over elizabeth and the pope had support in this aim - threat of invasion - very real
10
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ireland problem
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- elizabeth considered herself to be queen of Ireland like her predescessors
- 1559 - major revolt
11
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suitors
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- robert dudley
- francis duke of alencon - catholic - brother of heirless french king - next in line to the throne
- king philip II of spain
- king eric of sweden
12
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when was essex’s rebellion?
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- feb 1601
- 300 supporters
13
Q
when did essex become privy concillor?
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- 1595
- was also awarded monopoly on sweet wine in england
14
Q
earl of essex sent to defeat an irish rebellion
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1598
- made peace with them against q’s orders
- angered that RC was promoted whilst he fought and stormed into q’s bedchambers
- privy council banned him from court and placed him on house arrest and removed his monopoly
15
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when did essex successfully attack the spanish port of cadiz?
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1596
16
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what were the consequences of essex’s rebellion?
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- essex was put on trial for treason and was sentence to death
- was executed in private on 25th feb 1601
- some of his supporters were also put to death but most were fined
- elizabeth had made it clear, even late in her reign, that she wouldn’t tolerate challenges to her authority
17
Q
how many times was peter wentworth arrested and what for?
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- 3 times
- arguing that MPs should be allowed to speak on any matter they choose
