Unit 1 Elizabeth Flashcards
A)What was it called when Elizabeth travelled around the country?
B)what was its purpose?
A) Progress
B) To improve relations with her subjects, to get a free meal and place to stay.
What was the group of people under Elizabeth called
The Privy Council
How many people were in the Privy council at the end of Mary’s reign?
40 members
How many people did Elizabeth add to her first privy council?
19
How many people were from Mary’s council and why?
1/2, to maintain experience and to avoid alienating important individuals.
What are the names of the 2 houses of Parliament?
House of Commons, house of Lords.
How many members were there at the beginning of her reign
House of Commons - 450
House of Lords - 90
How many members were there at the end of her reign
House of Commons - 450
House of Lords - 45
What made the two different?
House of Commons - made up of gentry, two knights from each county, two burgesses from each borough.
House of Lords - made up of nobility and bishops.
When did Elizabeth’s reign end?
24 March 1603