Elizabeth (Predicted Feature Questions)

Question 1

Describe one feature of the Puritan challenge to Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement. (2)

Answer 1

Puritans opposed the use of vestments and ceremonies in church services.

They wanted more simpler, more bible focused worship.

Question 2

Describe one feature of Walsingham’s spy network.

Answer 2

Walsingham used undercover agents and informants across Europe to uncover plots.

His network discovered the Babington Plot by intercepting coded letters sent to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Question 3

Describe one feature of Elizabeth’s Privy Council.

Answer 3

Advised the Queen on important issues like foreign policy and religion.

Members such as William Cecil helped implement Elizabeth’s decisions and maintain control over government.

Question 4

Describe one feature of the Ridolfi Plot (1571).

Answer 4

Ridolfi Plot aimed to replace Elizabeth with Mary.

It involved support from the Pope and Philip II of Spain and planned to invade England with Spanish troops.

Question 5

One feature of changing attitudes towards the poor.

Answer 5

People began to distinguish between the ‘deserving’ poor, who wanted to work, and the ‘undeserving’ poor, seen as lazy.

This shift led to laws offering help to the deserving and punishment for vagabonds.

Question 6

Describe one feature of Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe.

Answer 6

Drake became the first Englishman to sail around the world.

His journey boosted England’s reputation and challenged Spanish dominance in global trade.

Question 7

Describe one feature of the failure of the colonisation of Virginia.

Answer 7

The colonists lacked the supplies and skills needed to survive.

Many settlers were not trained farmers or craftsmen, which led to starvation and conflict with local tribes.