1.1.1 Elizabeth's Accession

Question 1

What (place) child was Elizabeth to her father Henry VIIII

Answer 1

Second child

Question 2

Who was Elizabeths mother

Answer 2

Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIIs second wife who was beheaded)

Question 3

Who was Henry VIIII first child

Answer 3

Mary I

Question 4

Who was Mary I mother

Answer 4

Catherine of Aragon

Question 5

How much older was Mary than Elizabeth

Answer 5

She was 17 years older than Elizabeth

Question 6

What family were Elizabeth and Mary from

Answer 6

The Tudor family
(House of tudor)

Question 7

Who had won the war of roses

Answer 7

Henry VII

Question 8

What year did Mary I ascend to the throne

Answer 8

1554

Question 9

What religion was Mary I

Answer 9

Catholic

Question 10

What did Mary I do to Elizabeth when she claimed the theone

Answer 10

Put Elizabeth under house arrest for 11 months in the Tower of Woodstock

Question 11

Where was Elizabeth I put under house arrest

Answer 11

Tower of Woodstock for 11 months

Question 12

How long was Elizabeth under house arrest for

Answer 12

11 months

Question 13

How did crowds react to Elizabeth being sent to the tower of woodstock

Answer 13

They cheered

Question 14

What is a yeoman

Answer 14

Someone who owns land

Question 15

What is the order of class from richest to poorest

• Labourers, servants and the poor
• Growing merchant class that was followed by a large group of yeomen who owned land
• tenant farmers who rented from those who owned farmland

Answer 15

• Growing merchant class that was followed by a large group of yeomen who owned land
• tenant farmers who rented from those who owned farmland
• Labourers, servants and the poor

Question 16

Who was at the top of society in the class order

Answer 16

The queen

Question 17

Who was the queen surrounded by on the class order

Answer 17

Privy council

Question 18

How many people were on the privy council

Answer 18

19 men

Question 19

True or False:
The privy council met several times a week

Answer 19

True

Question 20

How many nobles were responsible for regions of the country that they owned

Answer 20

100

Question 21

What were nobles responsible for

Answer 21

The regions they owned in the country

Question 22

What did the gentry, knights and lawyers help with

Answer 22

Leading the local administrations in the countries

Question 23

Put these in the class order from most important to least:
- gentry
- lawyers
- queen
- knights
- privy council
- nobles

Answer 23

Queen
Privy council
Nobles
Gentry
Knights
Lawyers

Question 24

Who was expected to fund the costs of running the country

Answer 24

Monarchy

Question 25

How did the monarchy raise money to run the country

Answer 25

Taxes that needed to be approved by the Houses of Parliament

Question 26

Who did the monarchy need approval of for taxes

Answer 26

The Houses of Parliament

Question 27

Did the houses of parliament limit or prosper the amount of power the monarchy had

Answer 27

Limit

Question 28

When Elizabeth became queen what country had england been previously in a war with

Answer 28

France

Question 29

How much debt did Elizabeth inherit after the war between France and england

Answer 29

£300,000

Question 30

How much money did Elizabeth spend on the military went first proceeding to the throne

Answer 30

£100,000

Question 31

Why did Elizabeth spend £100,000 on the military when she first proceeded to the throne

Answer 31

She was under the threat of another conflict

Question 32

How does the houses of parliament differ to today

Answer 32

Back in 1558 parliament was only called when Elizabeth wanted to consult it and it did not run the rest of time

Question 33

What times would Elizabeth call for parliament

Answer 33

- when she wanted to raise taxes to finance a war - or during a serious crisis

Question 34

Between 1558 and 1602 how many sessions was parliament called

Answer 34

Thirteen sessions

Question 35

How many lords bishops and judges did the house of lords contain

Answer 35

Around 100

Question 36

How many MPs did the house of commons contain

Answer 36

450 MPs

Question 37

Who elected the MPs in the house of commons

Answer 37

Wealthy landowners

Question 38

What countries did Elizabeth face threats from

Answer 38

Scotland France

Question 39

What year did Elizabeth become queen

Answer 39

1558

Question 40

How did the war with france end before 1558 when Elizabeth took the throne

Answer 40

France captured the city of Calais, Englands last piece of land ok the european mainland on the 23rd January 1558

Question 41

When did the war with france end

Answer 41

23rd January 1558

Question 42

Who was Englands ally in the war between france and england

Answer 42

Spain

Question 43

Who was Mary Queen of Scots engaged to

Answer 43

The french king, King Francis II

Question 44

What relations did King Francis II have with Elizabeth I

Answer 44

King Francis II was Elizabeths main political rival who became engaged to Mary Queen of Scots

Question 45

What 2 adjectives describe who Elizabeth was when she first became Queen of England

Answer 45

Inexperienced Young

Question 46

How old was Elizabeth when she claimed the throne

Answer 46

25 years old

Question 47

True or False: Queen Elizabeth never married

Answer 47

True she became known as the virgin queen

Question 48

What title was queen Elizabeth given later on

Answer 48

The virgin queen

Question 49

Who was Elizabeth’s younger brother

Answer 49

Edward VI whose mother was Jane Seymour

Question 50

When Henry VIII died why did the throne go straight to Edward and not mary

Answer 50

Because of the make succession (the crown is passed to the first male heir)

Question 51

How old was Edward when he claimed the throne

Answer 51

9 years old

Question 52

How did Edward VI die

Answer 52

He died of a fever aged 15 in 1533

Question 53

What year did Edward VI die

Answer 53

1553

Question 54

How old was mary I when she became queen

Answer 54

37 years old

Question 55

Who was Anne Boleyn

Answer 55

Henry VIIII second wife

Question 56

How did anne boleyn die

Answer 56

Beheaded

Question 57

Why was anne boleyn beheaded

Answer 57

She was beheaded for treason and adultery whilst married to Henry VIIII However the true reason could be because she struggled to produce a male heir for henry

Question 58

Who was Anne Boleyn accused of adultery with

Answer 58

Mark smeaton ( a belgian muscian) And her own brother george boleyn

Question 59

What is potentially the true reason anne Boleyn was beheaded

Answer 59

She was struggling to produce a male heir for henry

Question 60

Who did Mary I see as a threat when she claimed the throne

Answer 60

Elizabeth

Question 61

What year did mary ascend to the throne

Answer 61

1553

Question 62

Why did mary see elizabeth as a threat when she was on the throne

Answer 62

She was younger snd also next in line to the throne

Question 63

What year was anne Boleyn executed

Answer 63

1536

Question 64

What are the 2 reasons to why henry called Elizabeth illegitimate

Answer 64

1) Elizabeths father could have been Mark Smeaton or George Boleyn instead of henry 2) the catholic church refused to support Henry VIIIIs divorce of Catherine of Aragon as henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn therefore not legitimate