elizabethan england Flashcards
what problems did elizabeth inherit from her family?
religion-south east were protestant but north east were rebellious
debt-monarchs had to pay for wars
gender-public didnt think woman could lead
poverty-out of her control
regional problems-was protestant, like in certain areas
enemies abroad-only protestant country in europe- pope had power to start war on his behalf
lives of gentry
lived in village of montacute-medium sized house
varied diet
rents from their estates meant that they didnt have to do manual work
lives of middling sort
yeomans house(5-10 rooms)
husbandmen rented farm(5-50 acres)
farm provided varied diet- could not afford luxuries
independant craftsmens and tradesman owned own business
farmers
lives of labouring poor
cottages no upper rooms or chimneys
simple diet-pottage, bread, butter
worked on farms of yeoman and husbandmen
popular pastimes
sport-football, bear baiting, throwing at cocks,
festivities-christmas, shrove tuesday, parish feasts, midsummers
the alehouses
most common aspect of popular culture
a place of drunkeness, gambling and prostitution
theatres
watch plays
poor and rich attended
puritan ministers protested loudly saw them as unholy pastimes
puritan opposition
wanted elizabeth to marry a protestant and name a protestant heir
remove archbishops/bishops
freedom of speech
no priests should wear vestments
elizabeth and her parliament
had the power to control what was said in parliament
only met when she called it
only met 13 times in her 45 year reign
privy councillors helped control proceedings
banned puritan opposition
spanish invasion
king of span launched his undefeated armada in 1588
20,000 troops
sailed from spain to the netherlands
why did the spanish invasion fail
surprise attack from francis drake- attacked many ships
spanish ships were slower and less equipped for the bad weather and didn’t make it the english territory
act of uniformity 1559
all worship should be the same
those who did not attend church received fines
act of supremacy 1559
elizabeth was supreme govenor of church but house of lords did not want her as ‘head’ and rejected the act
elizabeth had to compromise with them
rebellion of earl essex
how did elizabeth control local areas?
made progresses around the country to maintain loyalty
JPs- recieved orders from the privy council and kept society running smoothly, enforced poor law, collected taxes
