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Elizabeth 1 Flashcards

1
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Elizabeth 1 was born in… and ruled England between

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Born in 1533

Ruled between 1558-1603

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2
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Who was Elizabeth 1 mother

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Ann Boleyn (Henry’s 2nd wife) executed

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3
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Who was Edward the sixth ?

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Elizabeth’s half brother. He changed the country to become Protestant

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Who was Mary 1 ?

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Elizabeth1 half sister. Influenced Elizabeth 1 to take the middle way in terms of dealing with religious unrest - Mary’s burnings

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5
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Who was Philip the second ?

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King of Spain, Elizabeth’s 1 suitor (previously married to Mary 1)
He was a threat to Elizabeth 1 reign and country as he wanted to invade and bring Catholicism back

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6
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Philip the second was of which religion?

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Catholic

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7
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What religion was Elizabeth 1?

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Protestant

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8
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Mary 1 religion was

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Catholic

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9
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Edward the sixth was of which religion?

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Protestant

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10
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Ann Boleyn was of which religion?

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Protestant

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11
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Henry the eighth was of which religion?

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Catholic to Protestant

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12
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Puritanism

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Extreme form of Protestantism

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13
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The key determinant of wealth in 1558 was…

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Land

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14
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Other determinants of wealth were…

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Type of land (better quality better harvests)
Social status (political importance, queens advisers)
Military status
Money from trading (merchants)

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15
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Who was responsible for law and order in England?

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Nobles (judges, law courts)
Bishop/church (compliance by congregation)
Town council

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16
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Similarities between society in the government today and the Elizabethan period 1558

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Parliament existed
Queen (monarch)
Law courts
Town (local) councils

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17
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Differences between society in government today and Elizabethan period 1558

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Queen had a lot more power and control

No voting

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18
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Accession

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Acquiring a new position of power

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19
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Problems Elizabeth 1 was facing

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Gender (she’s a woman)
Protestant vs catholic 
Previous monarch Mary 1 (problem with woman ruling)
Attack from the Spanish (Spanish armada)
Seen to be an illegitimate child
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20
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Mary queen of Scots husband

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Francis the second of France

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21
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People who work for the church

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Clergy

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22
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What relation was Mary queen of Scots to Elizabeth 1?

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Cousin

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23
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What was the punishment for not attending church services under Elizabeth 1?

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Fine

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24
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Elizabeth 1 religious compromise

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Religious settlement

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25
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What did Mary queen of Scots have that made her an enormous threat ?

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Son

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26
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Catholics who refused to attend church services

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Recusants

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27
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Why it was important to people that Elizabeth 1 married ?

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Succession

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28
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What crime was Mary queen of Scots accused of ?

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Murder

29
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The most holy part of the catholic service?

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Mass

30
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The factor which most affected the prosperity of England in this period was?

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Harvest quality

31
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Some thought Elizabeth 1 was….because of her fathers divorce and remarriage

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Illegitimate

32
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The body of the queens closest advisers

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Privy council

33
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The act on taking bread and wine

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Communion

34
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The significance of the bread and wine according to puritans

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Symbolic

35
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Elizabeth 1 title as head of the church

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Supreme governor

36
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Elizabeth 1 solution to Mary queen of Scots

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Imprisonment

37
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The law requiring all churches to use the same prayer book

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Act of uniformity

38
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The law making Elizabeth 1 the head of the church

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Act of supremacy

39
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A tax on goods imported into England

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Customs duties

40
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Who made Mary queen of Scots an even greater threat to Elizabeth

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Lord Darnley

41
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The closest catholic country in 1558

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Scotland

42
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The body in charge of the crowns money

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Exchequer

43
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Where Mary queen of Scots was living at the start of Elizabeth 1 reign

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France

44
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What happened to Elizabeth 1 in 1570?

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Excommunicated by the Pope

45
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Where was the armada wrecked and it’s sailors massacred ?

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Ireland

46
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The body which was in charge of the crowns money

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Exchequer

47
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A leisure activity enjoyed by all classes

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Theatre

48
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Elizabeth’s 1 policy towards religion

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Religious settlement

49
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The language of the catholic bible

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Latin

50
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What drake did to the world in 1577-80

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Circumnavigated

51
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What heavily affected the prosperity of England at this time

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Harvests

52
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An act that stated Mary queen of Scots could be executed if there was a threat to replace Elizabeth with her

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Bond of association

53
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Howard and Drakes strategy for breaking up the armadas formation

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Fire ships

54
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One name gloved to the ‘idle poor’

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Vagabond

55
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What Elizabeth stole to bring in money at the start of her reign

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Crown lands

56
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What does Elizabeth 1 do to Mary queen of Scots after the Babington plot?

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Execute

57
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Where Walter Raleigh try to create English settlements (twice)

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Virginia

58
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Who Elizabeth 1 was said to be married to

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England

59
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Action to Drake to weaken the Armada before it attempted its invasion

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Raided Cavis

60
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The religion of Spain, France, Scotland

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Catholicism

61
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Wealthy farmers who own their own land

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Yeoman

62
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The type of school attended by a son from a family of ‘middling’ wealth or lower nobility

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Grammar

63
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One cause of a rise in poverty

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Inflation

64
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The law requiring all churches to use the same prayer book

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Act of uniformity

65
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The agreement which (arguably) triggered the Spanish invasion

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Treaty of Nonsuch

66
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The highest group in society before the monarch

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Nobility

67
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The poorly chosen commander of the Spanish Armada

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Medina Sidonia

68
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Causes of anglo-spanish tension

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Trade and commercial rivalry
Political rivalry
Eng involvement in the Netherlands
Religious rivalry

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