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What are the 5 themes of the Elizabethan government and parliament chapter?

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  • Privy Council
  • Gender
  • Parliament
  • Marriage and succession
  • Faction
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GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT

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GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT

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How often did the Privy Council meet?

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Twice a week

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Who advised QE early in her reign?

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Dudley

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How many of QE’s Privy Council also sat on Mary’s Privy Council?

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7

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When were Dudley and Norfolk both appointed as Privy Councillors?

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1562

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What religion was Robert Dudley?

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Protestant

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What religion was the Duke of Norfolk? (Thomas Howard)

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Catholic

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Who were the 2 Privy Councillors executed for treason in QE’s reign?

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Norfolk and Essex

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When was Norfolk executed?

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2nd June 1572

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When was Essex executed?

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25th February 1601

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What did the Privy Council discuss in an emergency meeting in 1562?

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Succession - Elizabeth nearly died of smallpox in October 1562

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What did the Privy Council discuss in 1566?

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Possibility of the Queen’s marriage

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What did the Privy Council introduce in reaction to the assassination of William of Orange in 1584?

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The Bond of Association

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What Privy Councillor did QE throw her slipper at?

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Walsingham

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What happened to William Cecil under Mary?

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He was briefly imprisoned

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What did Cecil believe about Europe that QE did not?

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That the Catholic powers of Europe were conspiring to overthrow her

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How did Cecil believe QE could prevent the powers of Europe overthrowing her?

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By having an undisputed succession

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Why did Cecil threaten to resign in 1560?

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Threatened to resign unless QE agreed to help the Lords of the Congregation in Scotland

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What treaty did Cecil negotiate in 1560?

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The Treaty of Edinburgh

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What book by Cecil was published in 1583?

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‘The Execution of Justice in England’ - 1583

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What did Cecil argue in his book ‘The Execution of Justice in England’?

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That the punishments of Roman Catholics were for treason

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What did Cecil make clear in his book ‘The Execution of Justice in England’?

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His loyalty to QE and his hatred of the Church of Rome

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FACTION

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FACTION

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What was the main faction in the Elizabethan government?
William Cecil and Robert Dudley
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What did William Cecil and Robert Dudley disagree on?
Whether England should intervene in the wars in Europe - Dudley wanted to intervene, Cecil wanted to maintain peace for as long as possible
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When was there a factional conflict between Dudley and the Howard Alliance of Norfolk and Sussex?
1565-66
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What did Leicester (Dudley) accuse Sussex of?
Misconduct
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In retaliation to Sussex being accused of misconduct, what did Norfolk accuse Leicester of?
Murdering his wife Amy Robsart in 1560
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Why was the factional conflict between the Howards and Leicester a problem for QE?
QE was close to Leicester and was in danger of being drawn in
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What did Dudley and Sussex threaten to fight?
A duel
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How did QE end the factional conflict between Leicester and the Howards?
By saying that she would not marry Dudley
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How did Elizabeth tend to deal with faction?
Procrastination
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What did Walsingham say in 1575 about QE procrastinating?
'Let not the cure of your diseased estate hang any longer in the balance'
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What type of quarrelling was applauded by QE?
People quarrelling over their devotion to her
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GENDER
GENDER
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What book did John Knox write in 1558?
'The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the monstrous Regiment of Women'
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What did William Cecil say in regards to Knox?
'Of all others, Knox's name is most odious here'
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Why did puritans oppose female rule?
None of Jesus' disciples were female
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What was there a lot of at court up to 1589?
Gossip and sexual indiscretions
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Who danced his way into Elizabeth's favour?
Sir Christopher Hatton
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What was Christopher Hatton made after 15 years?
Lord Chancellor
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What poem was written by Edmund Spenser about QE?
The Faerie Queene
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What did the poem Faerie Queene compare Elizabethan England to?
Fairyland
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What was QE described as in the poem Faerie Queene?
A 'most virtuous and beautiful lady'
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How did QE find out about Norfolk's plan to marry MQoS in 1569?
Through her ladies-in-waiting
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What did Accession Day become about after the 1570s?
Knights jousting to show their loyalty to the Queen
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What name did QE have for Leicester?
Her 'eyes'
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RELATIONSHIP WITH PARLIAMENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH PARLIAMENT
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How many times did QE call Pment during her reign?
13 times
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What % of QE's reign did Parliament sit?
6%
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What did Parliament discuss in 1559?
The Religious Settlement
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What did Parliaments from 1589 onwards talk about?
Funding the war with Spain
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What was the attendance at Parliament in 1559?
Just over 50%
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What % of MPs in any Parliament had sat in the previous one on average?
About 40%
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What was the average attendance in the House of Lords?
2/3
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How many Parliaments did QE summon in her 45 year reign?
13
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How many Parliaments had met from 1528 to 1558?
28
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What is evidence to suggest Parliament wanted religious reforms?
There was pre-session planning and an organised attempt by MPs to achieve religious reform
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What did QE not allow Parliament to do?
Revise the religious settlement without her authority
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What MP was suspended in 1571 for proposing religious reforms?
Walter Strickland
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What MP proposed puritan reforms in 1586?
Anthony Cope
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When did parliament demand that Mary and Norfolk be executed, with QE agreeing to execute Norfolk?
1572
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Why did Parliament have an emergency meeting in 1586?
Mary Queen of Scots had been found guilty of treason
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How did the 2 houses of Parliament work together to get Mary executed?
They joined together in presenting a petition to QE to carry out the legal penalty for treason
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When did Paul Wentworth raise the matter of freedom of speech?
1566
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When did Peter Wentworth raise the issue of freedom of speech?
1571,1576, 1587
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Why did QE believe religion was not a matter for Parliament?
She believed it was a matter for her and her bishops
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What did Peter Wentworth claim about the way QE controlled debates in 1576?
That QE controlled debates through 'rumours and messages'
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What happened to Peter Wentworth after he claimed that QE ruled through 'rumours and messages'?
He was sent to the Tower
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What did QE have the power to do in regards to Parliament?
QE could dissolve Parliament
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What bill did QE veto in 1571?
A bill that would have introduced heavy fines for those who refused to take communion
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What bill did QE veto in 1572?
A bill that would have declared that MQoS could never be Queen of England
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What happened in October 1562 which raised the issue of succession?
QE nearly died of smallpox
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What happened in 1566 that eased pressure on QE to name an heir?
Mary had a son - James
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What did Cecil say in 1573 about QE not marrying or naming a successor?
That it increases 'expenses and dangers'
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Why could QE not marry Dudley?
His family had a poor reputation - Father executed for treason - rumour that he murdered his wife Amy Robsart in 1560
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When did QE reject Philip's offer for marriage?
1559
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Why did QE claim she could not marry Philip?
She could not accept papal dispensation
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What 2 Privy Councillors backed a marriage to Archduke Charles?
William Cecil and the Duke of Norfolk
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When did QE end the prospect of a marriage with Archduke Charles?
1567
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Who did the Earl of Leicester suggest as a marriage candidate?
Charles IX, French King, aged 15
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When did the potential match with Charles IX end?
1571
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When did Parliament present QE a petition that she should marry?
1559
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When did Parliament urge QE to marry?
1563
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What did the House of Lords want to avoid?
A disputed succession
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What did a bill granting subsidy contain?
A promise that QE would marry as soon as possible
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How long did John Stubbs spend in the tower after criticising a potential French marriage?
18 months
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Why was Peter Wentworth sent to the tower?
For saying that QE would leave a name of 'infamy throughout the world' if she did not name a successor
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What 2 MPs demanded in 1566 that QE get married?
Robert Molyneux and Ralph Sadler
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When did John Stubbs get his hand cut off for criticising a potential French marriage in a pamphlet?
3rd November 1579
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How did QE react to a bill that said she should marry as soon as possible?
She scorched it with her quill
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What did QE equate naming a successor to?
Being 'buried alive'

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