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58. Defence Of The Royal Prerogative Flashcards

1
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Why was the issue of marriage and succession less pressing in the later years of her reign?

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James VI was unofficially accepted as her heir

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What became a major source of friction?

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Purveyance and monopolies

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Why did elizabeth need to call Parliament?

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Due to rising costs of war with Spain and Ireland

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4
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Who wrote a pamphlet about the succession?

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Peter Wentworth MP

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5
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What pamphlet did Peter Wentworth MP write?

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A pithy exhortation to her majesty for establishing her successor in the crown

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When did Peter Wentworth mp write his pamphlet?

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Before the 1593 Parliament met

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7
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Why was Peter Wentworth sent to the tower?

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He discussed parliamentary business outside the Palace of Westminster in 1593

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8
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When did Peter Wentworth die?

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1597

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What did Burghley say when the 1593 Parliament asked do the remedy of grievances over purveyance?

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Said it was infringing on royal prerogative so couldn’t be debated

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What did elizabeth respond to the discussions on purveyance ?

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Agreed to investigate the problem

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11
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What was the focus on in 1597?

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Monopolies

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12
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Who raised an issue on monopolies?

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Robert Wingfield, a Northamptonshire MP

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What was elizabeth’s response to the issue about monopolies?

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Decided to yield gracefully and stop monopolies

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14
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How much action on monopolies was taken before 1601?

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None

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15
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What was the golden speech?

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She restate her god given right to rule but confirmed that she reign ‘with your loves’

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16
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Why did Parliament give more money?

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Due to the first flush of victory of the Spanish Armada in July 1588

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17
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What did Sir Walter mildmay say in the 1589 Parliament?

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Said an unprecedented two subsidies and four tenths and fifteenths should be levied

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18
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What did Parliament respond to sir Walter mildmays proposition?

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Said it shouldn’t become the norm and should be collected over four years

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19
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What did Parliament agree in the 1593 Parliament?

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To double subsidy and four tenths and fifteenths

20
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Why did Burghley suggest a conference between the houses?

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To explain that the grant of 1589 brought in £480,000 but the Queen had spent over a million pounds

21
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What did Francis Bacon suggest about the 1593 grant?

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The grant be spread over 6 years

22
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Who argued against Bacon?

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Sir Walter Raleigh and other privy councillors

23
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What did the House agree to in the 1593 parliament?

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Three subsidies and six tenths and fifteenths, two thirds to be paid over 1 year and the rest to be paid over 2 years

24
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What was a consequence of bacons’ opposition?

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Forbidden to come to court

25
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How long did the discussion at the 1593 parliament take?

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24 days

26
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Why did the queen need money in the 1597 parliament?

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Needed to maintain her armies and navy

27
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What was there a threat of in England in 1597?

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Famine

28
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What grant was given in 1597?

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One similar to the grant of 1593

29
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What was the 1597 parliament troublesome over?

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Monopolies

30
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What was the 1601 parliament troublesome over?

A

Monopolies

31
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What was the deficit in 1601?

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140,000

32
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How much of a grant did Cecil ask for?

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300,000 pounds

33
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What was agreed in the 1601 parliament?

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Four subsidies

34
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Who tried to reduce the burden on the poorest tax payers?

A

Bacon and Raleigh

35
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When was there criticism about harsh treatment of puritans?

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1589

36
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What did whitgift do in response to the criticism of treatment of puritans?

A

Continued his campaign against radicals

37
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When were measures put forward aimed at catholic and Puritan dissenters?

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1593

38
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What were the measures in 1593 against catholics ?

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Catholics had to remain within 5 miles of their homes to ensure they didn’t travel to join the forces of Catholicism

39
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Why did attempts to enforce harsher laws on puritans come to nothing?

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Due to resistance led by Raleigh

40
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What was the only law passed against puritans?

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Attendance at unlawful assemblies and conventicles could be punished by imprisonment

41
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What were conventicles?

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Places where puritans who could not accept elizabeth’s church worshipped

42
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When was a bill concerning priests proposed?

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1601

43
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What was the bill in 1601?

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A bill to end priests holding benefices in plurality

44
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What did it mean if priests were holding benefices in plurality?

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Boeing responsible for more than one area so were absent from each for some of the time

45
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What did whitgift claim about the 1601 bill?

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It contravened the royal prerogative and would affect poor scholars who needed to hold multiple positions to finance their studies

46
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When was social legislation passed?

A

1597 and 1601

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