section 1

Question 1

time period/ family

Answer 1

Tudors

Question 2

father

Answer 2

Henry V111

Question 3

grandfather

Answer 3

Henry V11

Question 4

brother

Answer 4

Edward V1 - no heir

Question 5

sister

Answer 5

Mary- no heir

Question 6

when did Elizabeth get the throne

Answer 6

1558

Question 7

why did people question her claim to the throne?

Answer 7

mother (Anne Boleyn), Henrys second wife was beheaded

Question 8

why did her gender pose an issue?

Answer 8

16th century patriarchal society
female monarchs couldn’t lead an army

Question 9

how much debt did she inherit?

Answer 9

£300,000

Question 10

how did Elizabeth deal with her debt?

Answer 10

raised taxes

Question 11

what made the debt worse?

Answer 11

had to take out new loans to fund an army and navy to defend England

Question 12

what happened in the reformation?

Answer 12

Protestants challenged the old Catholic beliefs

Question 13

puritans

Answer 13

extreme protestants who wanted to take the reformation even further

Question 14

elizabeths religion

Answer 14

Protestant but disliked extremism if puritans

Question 15

most english peoples religion

Answer 15

very catholic- could rebel if she banned catholic beliefs, mainly the poor in North and West (rural)

Question 16

pressure from protestants

Answer 16

protestants and puritans in power such as MPs and Privy councillors wanted England more protestant

Question 17

European superpowers- religion

Answer 17

Spain and France were strongly Catholic and threatened to invade if Elizabeth doesn’t return to Catholic

Question 18

Protestants in Europe

Answer 18

eg- Netherlands
needed her help

Question 19

When was Elizabeth’s religious settlement

Answer 19

1559

Question 20

Protestant features of settlement

Answer 20

Queen- head of church rather than the pope
All churches had an english bible

Question 21

catholic features of settlement

Answer 21

Churches could be highly decorated
Priests had to wear vestments

Question 22

Other features of the settlement

Answer 22

known as the middle way
everyone expected to attend church each sunday
recusants fined

Question 23

Catholics before 1580

Answer 23

remained loyal to the pope but followed Elizabeths laws and attended protestant services (Church Papists)

Question 24

Elizabeth towards Catholics before 1580

Answer 24

Tolerated Catholics- didn’t enforce the fine for recusancy in catholic areas

Question 25

What did the pope say in 1580

Answer 25

it wouldn’t be a sin to kill Elizabeth, increasing risk of assassination

Question 26

Catholic threat after 1580

Answer 26

began to plot to make Mary Queen of Scots the Catholic Queen

Question 27

Who planned an invasion of England after 1580

Answer 27

Philip of Spain

Question 28

1581

Answer 28

fine for recusancy increased to £20

Question 29

1585

Answer 29

death penalty for anyone sheltering a catholic priest

Question 30

1593

Answer 30

new law banned Catholics from travelling more than 5 miles away from home

Question 31

how many catholics were in england in 1588

Answer 31

3 million

Question 32

how many catholics were in england in 1603

Answer 32

40,000

Question 33

1605

Answer 33

Catholics tried to assassinate the new king in the Gunpowder Plot