The Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) - Key People Flashcards
Elizabeth I
Queen of England (1558-1603). Protestant.
William Cecil
Head Privy Councillor also know as Lord Burghley. Secretary of State who helped Elizabeth run the country. Protestant.
Francis Walsingham
Elizabeth’s spymaster who uncovered the Babington Plot. Puritan.
Robert Dudley
Led a faction against Cecil. Elizabeth’s closest friend & rumours that they were lovers. Protestant.
Lord Treasurer
In charge of country’s finances. Protestant.
Mary, Queen of Scots
Arrived in England, 1568, executed in 1587. Figurehead for Catholic plots. Catholic Queen of Scotland 1542-1567. Imprisoned in England. Catholic.
Phillip II of Spain
Kings of Spain launched the Spanish Armada in 1588. War in Netherlands and proof he was involved in Ridolfi, Throckmorton and Babington plots. Catholic.
Christopher Marlowe
Playwright
William Shakespeare
Playwright + Poet
Pope Pius V
Launched Papal Bull. Head of Catholic Church. Wanted to restore Catholicism in England. Gave Catholics permission to plot.
Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland & Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Led Rebellion of the Northern Earls. Wanted to restore Catholic faith. Catholic threat.
Roberto Ridolfi
Head of Ridolfi plot. Carried coded letters. Wanted to restore Catholicism.
Sir Francis Drake
Launched attack on Cadiz and stole go,d from Spanish ships in their colonies. Privateer. Protestant.
John Stubbs
Humiliated Elizabeth by publishing a pamphlet about Elizabeth flirting with a Catholic. Imprisoned and had hand chopped off. Puritan.
Archbishop Grindal
Archbishop of Canterbury. Agreed with, and supported prophesying. Puritan.
