Elizabeth Section 1

Question 1

Who was Elizabeth’s father?

Answer 1

King Henry VIII

Question 2

Who was Elizabeth’s grandfather?

Answer 2

King Henry VII

Question 3

Who was Elizabeth’s brother?

Answer 3

Edward VI

Question 4

Who was Elizabeth’s sister?

Answer 4

Mary

Question 5

Who was Elizabeth’s mother?

Answer 5

Anne Boleyn - Henry’s second wife

Question 6

When did Mary die?

Answer 6

1558

Question 7

How did Elizabeth inherit the throne?

Answer 7

Mary died

Question 8

How did Anne Boleyn die?

Answer 8

She was beheaded

Question 9

Why did people question if Elizabeth’s claim to the throne was legitimate?

Answer 9

Henry VIII annulled his marriage with Anne Boleyn

Question 10

What kind of society was 16th century Britain? What effect did this have on people’s trust in Elizabeth as a monarch?

Answer 10

Patriarchal. This meant people didn’t think she was reliable and could lead armies into battle.

Question 11

What year did Elizabeth become queen?

Answer 11

1558

Question 12

How much debt did she inherit?

Answer 12

£300,000

Question 13

What did Elizabeth do to make this money?

Answer 13

She raised taxes

Question 14

What did she also need money for?

Answer 14

Raising an army and navy to defend England

Question 15

What were features of protestant churches?

Answer 15

Plain walls, Wooden altars

Question 16

What were features of catholic churches?

Answer 16

Colourful images, decorated altars

Question 17

Who challenged catholic beliefs in the reformation?

Answer 17

Protestants, Puritans (Extreme Protestants) took it even further

Question 18

What was Elizabeth (Religion)?

Answer 18

Protestant

Question 19

What was England divided by?

Answer 19

Religion

Question 20

What was the risk if Elizabeth banned Catholicism?

Answer 20

Most English people were still Catholic so could rebel

Question 21

What areas of England were most Catholic?

Answer 21

Rural areas - mostly North and West England

Question 22

Which religion was in more powerful positions?

Answer 22

There were Protestant and Puritan MP’s and Privy councillors who pressured Elizabeth into making England more Protestant

Question 23

Which two European Countries (Superpowers) were considered strongly Catholic?

Answer 23

France and Spain

Question 24

What did they threaten Elizabeth with?

Answer 24

Invading England if she did not return it back to a Catholic country

Question 25

Where needed Elizabeth/England to remain protestant?

Answer 25

The Netherlands

Question 26

When did Elizabeth release her Religious Settlement?

Answer 26

1559

Question 27

What did Elizabeth's religious settlement include?

Answer 27

Both Protestant and Catholic features

Question 28

What was the religious settlement known as?

Answer 28

The middle way

Question 29

What Catholic features did the settlement include?

Answer 29

Churches could be highly decorated and priests had to wear vestments

Question 30

What Protestant features did the settlement include?

Answer 30

Elizabeth was the head of the church and all churches had to have an English bible

Question 31

Who refused to attend church every Sunday and what was the punishment?

Answer 31

Recusants - they were fined

Question 32

Who was the head of the catholic church?

Answer 32

The Pope

Question 33

Who was the head of the protestant church?

Answer 33

The Monarch

Question 34

Who was the leader of the puritan church?

Answer 34

Nobody

Question 35

Who should run the catholic church?

Answer 35

Archbishops and bishops

Question 36

Who should run the protestant church?

Answer 36

Archbishops and bishops

Question 37

Who should run the puritan church?

Answer 37

Elected Committees

Question 38

What language should the bible be in for Catholics?

Answer 38

Latin

Question 39

What language should the bible be in for both Protestants and Puritans?

Answer 39

English

Question 40

What should churches look like inside for Catholics?

Answer 40

Decorated

Question 41

What should churches look like inside for Protestants and Puritans?

Answer 41

Plain and Simple

Question 42

Should priests wear vestments in catholic churches?

Answer 42

Yes

Question 43

Should priests wear vestments in protestant and puritan churches?

Answer 43

No

Question 44

What got you into heaven? - Catholicism

Answer 44

Good Works

Question 45

What got you into heaven? - Protestantism and Puritanism

Answer 45

Belief in God

Question 46

When did opposition to the religious settlement become a problem?

Answer 46

1580

Question 47

What caused the threat of opposition to increase?

Answer 47

The Pope stated it would not be a sin to kill Elizabeth in 1580

Question 48

What did Catholics do that worried Elizabeth (MQS)?

Answer 48

Catholics began to plot to make Mary Queen of Scots the Catholic Queen of England

Question 49

What did Philip of Spain plan to do?

Answer 49

Invade England

Question 50

How did Elizabeth's government respond to this? (fine)(1581)

Answer 50

Raised fine for recusancy to £20

Question 51

How did Elizabeth's government respond to this? (penalty)(1585)

Answer 51

They introduced death penalty for anyone sheltering a catholic priest

Question 52

How did Elizabeth's government respond to this? (law)(1593)

Answer 52

They banned Catholics from travelling more than 5 miles away from their home

Question 53

What were the results of this treatment to Catholics?

Answer 53

Population of 3 million in 1558 dropped to 40,000 by 1603