The Rising of the Northern Earls

Question 1

What age was Elizabeth I when she became queen

Answer 1

25

Question 2

What was the Wyatt rebellion (1554)

Answer 2

-The rebellion, unbeknown to Elizabeth, that planned to replace Mary I with Elizabeth, organised by members of the gentry who wanted to establish a Protestant regime with her as Queen

Question 3

What happened to Elizabeth after the 1554 Wyatt rebellion

Answer 3

-Despite Elizabeth having no involvement, it put her life in peril and she was arrested and imprisoned within the tower.

-She was interrogated for 2 moths and lived with the constant fear of being executed

Question 4

Did the Wyatt rebellion fail

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

After no evidence that Elizabeth was involved within the Wyatt rebellion where was she sent

Answer 5

-She was released and banished to an Oxfordshire manor, where she was placed under house arrest and kept under surveillance.

Question 6

How did Elizabeth’s imprisonment effect her later on

Answer 6

-The experience had a profound effect on Elizabeth and shaped er personality and future conduct as queen. She became cautious, especially when taking decisions, leading to irritation among her counsellors.

E.G reluctance to sign Mary QOS deaths warrant.

Question 7

What was the Religious Settlement

Answer 7

-The series of laws and policies established by Queen Elizabeth I in 1559 that defined the structure, doctrine, and practice of the Church of England.

-This settlement was designed to bring stability to a country torn apart by decades of religious conflict following the break with Rome.