Queen, Government And Religion Flashcards
Government
Court: entertain the monarch
Privy council: over sore Law and Order
Parliament: passed laws
Lords lieutenant: in charge of raising and training local military
Justice of the Peace: made sure politics were carried out
Roles of the monarch
Declare war and makepeace
Agree to or reject laws
Grant titles lands money and jobs
Secretary of state
Advised the monarch
Elizabeth legitimacy
It was in doubt because Henry divorced his first wife to marry Anne Boleyn which is Elizabeth’s mother
Gender a marriage
Getting married with me and her husband will take over her role shed lose all power
Having children would ensure England stability
Elizabeth’s character and strengths
Highly intelligent and well educated Understood politics Confident Charismatic Able to make good speeches Temper
Challenges at home and abroad financial weaknesses
Rent and income from crown lands
Taxes from trade
Loans
French threat
Wealthier and larger population
England’s traditional enemy
What was the Reformation
A challenge to the teachings and power of the Roman Catholic church
What religion did Elizabeth follow
Elizabeth was a Protestant
Elizabeth’s religious settlement 1559
Elizabeth wanted to find a compromise when it came to England religion
she established a form of protestantism that Catholics could accept
Features of the religious settlement
The act of supremacy
Act of uniformity
Royal injunctions
The act of supremacy
The act of supremacy made Elizabeth I supreme governor of the church of England
Who played g and royal officials have to swear an oath of allegiance to her as the head of the church
The act of uniformity
The act of uniformity established the appearance of churches and the form of services they held
The Royal injunction
The Royal injunctions was a set of instructions issued by sir William Cecil on behalf the Queen to the clergy
It included instructions on how people should worship God and the structure of services