Elizabeth K.O 2

Question 1

Who was the royal court?

Answer 1

The group of nobles and privy councillors who surrounded the queen

Question 2

How did Elizabeth control the royal court?

Answer 2

She used a system of patronage

Question 3

what displayed wealth in court?

Answer 3

Entertainment- jousting tournaments ,dances and plays

Question 4

who did Elizabeth grant positions of power to?

Answer 4

Her favourite wealthy nobles

Question 5

Why were the courtiers loyal?

Answer 5

They knew she could remove their patronage and power at any time

Question 6

what did the system of patronage mean?

Answer 6

That power was based off of personal relationships with the queen

Question 7

How often did the privy council meet?

Answer 7

Daily

Question 8

Who were the privy council?

Answer 8

Elizabeth’s most trusted courtiers

Question 9

Who led the privy council?

Answer 9

Elizabeth’s chief advisor, the secretary of state

Question 10

How did Elizabeth control the privy council?

Answer 10

By appointing different councillors with different view points so she was free to choose between them

Question 11

Who was her chief advisor for most her reign?

Answer 11

William Cecil who she called ‘spirit’

Question 12

what did Cecil do in 1587?

Answer 12

Manipulated Elizabeth into executing Mary Queen of Scots showing she never had full control

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, at 18 he was Elizabeth’s favourite and on the privy council

Question 14

What 4 actions did Devereux do against Elizabeth?

Answer 14

1598 reached for sword during argument with Elizabeth
1599 led failed military expedition in Ireland
1600 abandoned his soldiers in Ireland and forced his way into
Elizabeth’s chamber
1601 plotted an armed rebellion against Elizabeth and planned to
make James of Scotland king

Question 15

Why did Devereux fail to respect Elizabeth’s authority?

Answer 15

She was a woman

Question 16

What did the death of Cecil lead to?

Answer 16

Dangerous factional rivalry in the privy council

Question 17

Who ran the government of England?

Answer 17

Elizabeth and her Privy Council

Question 18

Who controlled each county?

Answer 18

Lord lieutenant

Question 19

What was the Lord lieutenant?

Answer 19

A local noble(1 per county)appointed by the queen who organised an army to deal with rebellions and informed the privy council of what was going on. A form of patronage

Question 20

Who were JPs(justices of peace)?

Answer 20

Unpaid workers appointed by the queen who collected taxes/fines, enforced the poor law and judged court cases. They were often bribed and corrupted. It was a form of patronage

Question 21

How many JPs were in each county?

Answer 21

40`

Question 22

What was parliament?

Answer 22

part of Elizabeth’s government in which MPs voted to give their consent for new laws and taxes

Question 23

Did parliament pose a threat to Elizabeth’s authority?

Answer 23

A serious threat

Question 24

how was parliament a threat to Elizabeth’s authority?

Answer 24

She needed consent to raise taxes and gave MPs power to push for changes they wanted.

Question 25

What were the 4 main factors puritan MPs made speeches to push Elizabeth on?

Answer 25

1.Marry and name a protestant heir 2.Remove archbishops and Bishops and allow elected committees to control churches 3. stop priests wearing vestments 4.Give MPs freedom of speech to discuss what they want in parliament

Question 26

How did Elizabeth control Parliament?

Answer 26

1.only met 13 times during her 45 year reign 2.Privy councillors controlled the debate 3.Limited MPs freedom of speech by banning discussion of her religion or marriage 4.Used harsh punishments

Question 27

What punishment was given to Peter Wentworth in 1593?

Answer 27

He was imprisoned in the tower of London after he demanded a protestant heir

Question 28

what punishment was given to John Stubbs in 1579?

Answer 28

His hand was chopped off for criticising Elizabeth's proposed marriage to Catholic Duke of Anjou

Question 29

What did she use propaganda to do?

Answer 29

Present an image of herself as a powerful and popular monarch

Question 30

What did portraits of Elizabeth do?

Answer 30

emphasised her power and hid any signs of weakness

Question 31

Why did Elizabeth go on progresses?

Answer 31

So she could be seen by ordinary people

Question 32

where did her progresses take place?

Answer 32

In loyal protestant areas she never visited the north and west

Question 33

what did her progresses show?

Answer 33

showed off her wealth and splendour as she spoke to ordinary people as she passed and through spectacular entertainment from nobles

Question 34

How often did she do a progress?

Answer 34

Every summer