elizabeth Flashcards
when was lizzie crowned queen
1558
who were lizzies parents
henry viii and anne boleyn
who were lizzies siblings
mary - from henry and cathrine of arogen
edward - from henry and jane seymour
why was it not likely for lizzie to become queen
her sister and her brother both came before her in the line of succession
her birth had been made illegitimate after her mother was executed because the pope never consented to henrys first divorce to cathrine of arogen
what was a patronage
awarding tiles, money, monopolies and land to noblemen to encourage them to support her
who made up the royal court
it was run by the lord chamberlin and was located wherever the queen was. it was made up of servants , advisors , officials and nobles it was the centre of political power
who made up the privy council and what did it do
it was run by the secutary of sate and was in charge of the day to day running of the country. members were mostly nobilety who lizzie could chose and dismiss as she liked. she trusted them and didnt interfer on a daily basis.
who were the justice of the peace
in charge of maintaining order and enforcing the law
who made up parliament and what did they do
made up of the house of lords and the hpuse of common
they passed new laws but lizzie could chose when she wanted to call parliament and was free to ignore their advice
used them 13 times in 45 years
what was a progress
500 people travelled with the queen to noble estates in order to visit the ordinary people around the country.
nobles were given a 2 year warning in order to renovate their homes
who was william cecil
became secutary of state during edwards reign. heps lizzie to make england protestant
cecil becomes lord treasurer
advisor
helps to rule the country
who was Francis walsingham
secutary of state in 1572
protestant spy master who uncovered the babington plot
advisor
helped to rule the country
who was robert cecil
william cecils son gets a promotion when walsingham dies. not good at this job but lizzie likes him
clashes with robert devereux
advisor
helps to rule the counrty
who was robert dudley
knew lizzie since they were children
she made in earl of Leicester
the one man she ever loved, he proposed and she said no
he remarried twice
love interest
to marry
advisor
who was robert devereux
courtier and soldier famous for his charm
he proposed but he was 33 years younger than lizzie , she said no , he organised the essex rebellion and she had him killed
love interest
to marry
for pleasure
who was phillip of spain
king of spain , catholic , married to bloody mrry but propsed to lizzie
to marry
what problems did lizzie face when she became queen in 1558
SUCCESION - she had no heir and it was unclear who would succed her
FOREIGN POLICY - catholic counrties like spain and france had the support of the pope to overthrown lizzie
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTTS - with no heir mary was lizzies next in line to the trown but she was catholic and some people saw her as the rightful queen
IRELAND - lizzie considered herslef queen of ireland but she faced many revolts
TAXATION - country was short on money and lizzie had to raise taxes which was unpopular
RELIGION- catholics did not trust her as they did not agree with her parents marraige . puritanisum was a threat as they wanted to take control of lizzies church
for and against lizzies marraige
FOR
create alience with another counrty
produce an heir to continue the tutdor line
AGAINST
loss of authority
giving birth was risky
her experince of marraige was bad
she could use the possibilty of marraige to her advantage whilst dealing with foreign minister s
what were the problems with parliament
in 1566 lizzie angrily banned them from talking about her marriage situation
puritains in parliament tried to introduce new laws in their favour
the were unsuccesful in dealing with the poor untill 1601
they thought monopolies were unfair
parliament wanted mary queen of scots executed but izzie wasnt sure
MP wentworth was arrested 3 times whilst arguing for freedom of speach in parliament
causes of the essex rebelion
during an argument with the queen in court he almost drew his sword on her and he was arrested
he was sent to ireland to deal with the rebelion but instead he signed a truce
on his return he rushed into the queens bed chamber
as a result she refused to renew his wine monopoly
events of the essex rebelion
feb 1601 essex took 4 privy councilor hostage and marched with 200 supporter s to his house in london
reobert cecil labeled him a traitor and his supporter paniced and fled
essex was arrested
concequences of the essex rebelion
essex was put on trial of treason and sentenced to death
he named all teh other rebels involved including his sister
he was executed on the 25 feb 1601
causes of the northern rebelion
the northern earls wanted england to be catholic
they tried to get lizzie to mary the duke of norfolk
she summoned them to court so they decided to revolt
events of the northern rebelion
earls ordered workers to join the rebelion and march south
they stormed a cathedral in durham and held and illgeal mass
lizzie moved mary queen of scotts to a prison further south and sent 100 000 troops to the north
the earls hoped spain would help but they did not
their aim was to get lizzie to accept mary as her heir
the earls escaped to scottland but 450 were executed
concequences of the northern rebelion
the spannish ambasador was expelled from england
duke of norfolk was arrested and found guilty of treason he was killed in june 1572
mary was put in a high security prison
what year was the northern rebelion
1569
what year was the essex rebelion
1601
how did the gentry show off their wealth
changing their homes :
no longer need for defence because england was politically stable and now showed off wealth with
expensive glass windows
great halls were replaced by long galleries
more rooms so that servants were seperated from owners
who built hardwick hall and when
bess of hardwick ( shrewsberry) 1590-1597
key facts about actors and playwrites in the theatre
famous playwrites often released new work every year (shakespeare)
actors were all male and would return to roles many times ( richard burbage)
theatre companies were named after the people who funded them ( the lord chamberlins men )
how was the theatre seating aranged
it followed the great chain of being
ordinary stood in the pit and were completly open to the weather
gentlemens rooms were balconies around the side with seating
the gallery was covered over for the rich people
the lords room was the most expensive seats
royal box
why was the theatre so popular
it was affordable
it was new
it was a social event
it was entertaining
it was relevent to the time period
why was there opposition to the theatre
puritins saw it as a distraction from prayer
concerns that large gatherings would spread disease
thought it was a dangerous place full of immoral behavior
reasons elizabethan era was was golden age
improvments in navigation and astronomy as well as better printing press to spead info quickly
wealthy boys and some girls recieved education
plays and poetry was popular and is still famous today
great homes such as hardwick hall was built
theatre was popular
discovery of new land
england became a major world power
art and silverware became a sign of wealth
reasons it was not a golden age
blood sports were popular
execution and torture was still used by the gov
a small minority lived in luxuary
life expectancy was low and medical treatment was ineffective
reasons for povety in elizabethan england
reformations under henry viii lead to closure of the monestries so church workers were left with no where to live and ill people had no where to go
colapse in the cloth trade left people unemployed
bad harvest between 1594 and 1598 led to food shortages and inflation
enclosure was when landlords began to farm sheep because it needed less workers
population increase ment landlords could increase rent ( rent racking)
flu killed farm workers
how did people help the deserving poor
people recognnised it was their duty to help thos ebellow them in society
charities to help the poor grew and almshouses were set up
paupers could not help their situation and were not blamed
