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Elizabeth Section 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the royal court?

A

Group of nobles and privy counsellors that surrounded the queen

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2
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Who travelled with Elizabeth as she toured?

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Courtiers

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3
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What did entertainment at court provide an image of?

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Extravagance and wealth

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4
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What did she use to control the royal court?

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A system of patronage

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5
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How did she award people?

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Granted them positions of power

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How did the system of patronage result in loyalty?

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Elizabeth could remove their power if they were bad

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7
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What was the system of patronage based of?

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Personal relationships with the queen

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8
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Who was the privy council lead by?

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The secretary of the state

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9
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How did she control the privy council?

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Appointing councillors with different viewpoints so she could choose between them

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10
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Who did she employ as secretary of the state?

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William Cecil

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11
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did William Cecil make Elizabeth do?

A

Execute Mary queen of Scots

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12
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Who was the rising star of Elizabeth’s court?

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Robert devereux

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13
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What led to Robert devereux’s execution?

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Egotistical and rash behaviour

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14
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What did Robert devereux do in 1598?

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Reached for his sword in argument with Elizabeth

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15
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What did Robert devereux do in 1599?

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Led a failed military expedition

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16
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What did Robert devereux do in 1600?

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Abandoned soldiers in Ireland + forced his way into Elizabeth’s bedchamber

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17
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What did Robert devereux do in 1601?

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Plotted an armed rebellion to make James of Scotland king

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18
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What did the death of William Cecil lead to?

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Rivalry in the privy council

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19
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Who was each county ruled by?

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Lord lieutenant

20
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What was the title of lord lieutenant?

A

A form of patronage

21
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What did the title of lord lieutenant make you?

A

One of the most powerful nobles in the county

22
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What was the role of the lord lieutenant?

A

Keep Queen and privy council informed of what was happening in the area

23
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How did lord lieutenants deal with rebellion?

A

Organised a local army to deal with them

24
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What were the justices of peace responsible for?

A

Law and order

25
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How many JP’s were there in each county?

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40

26
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What was the JP a form of?

A

Patronage

27
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What did JP’s do?

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Collect taxes, enforce poor law, be judges in court

28
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What was a result of JP’s being overpaid?

A

Corruption and bribery

29
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What was the role of Parliament?

A

MP’s gave there consent for laws to be passed

30
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What did parliament pose as?

A

Serious threat to Elizabeth’s authority

31
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What did puritan MP’s push for?

A

Elizabeth to marry, remove bishops, give MP’s freedom of speech, stop priests wearing vestments

32
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How many times did Parliament meet in 45 years?

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13 times

33
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What did privy councillors do in parliament?

A

Controlled debate

34
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What topics did Elizabeth ban in parliament?

A

Religion, her marriage,

35
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Who did Elizabeth punish harshly in parliament?

A

Puritan MP’s

36
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Who did she imprison in wentworth tower?

A

Peter wentworth

37
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Why did she imprison Peter wentworth?

A

He demanded the queen marry a Protestant heir

38
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Which puritan MP had their hand chopped off?

A

John Stubbs

39
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Why did John Stubbs get his hand chopped off?

A

He proposed a marriage with Catholic Duke of Anjou

40
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How did Elizabeth project herself through propaganda as?

A

As a powerful and popular monarch

41
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What did Elizabeth’s portraits emphasise?

A

Her power

42
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What did Elizabeth’s portraits hide?

A

Signs of weakness

43
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How did Elizabeth make herself known to normal people?

A

Progresses

44
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What is a progress?

A

Royal tour that took place each summer

45
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Who joined Elizabeth on her progresses?

A

Important nobles

46
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What did Elizabeth do?

A

Show off wealth and splendour

47
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How were Elizabeth’s progresses limited?

A

Only in loyal Protestant areas

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