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when is elizabeth born

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1533

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when is edward VI born

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1537

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when does henry VIII die

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1547

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edward VI becomes king

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1547

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edward VI dies and mary tudor becomes queen

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1553

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when was wyatt’s rebellion

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1554

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mary I dies and elizabeth becomes queen

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1558

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when is elizabeth’s coronation

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1559

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when does elizabeth get small pox

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1562

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when do the english defeat the spanish armada

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1588

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when does the pope excommunicate elizabeth

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1570

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when was the irish rebellion

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1598

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when was devereux’s rebellion and execution

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1601

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when does elizabeth die

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1603

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who is catherine of aragon

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first wife and mary I mother

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who is anne bolyne

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second wife and elizabeth I mother

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who is jane seymour

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third wife and edward VI mother

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describe religion and english relations in spain

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roman catholic, philip II is too powerful and is elizabeth’s brother in law

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describe religion and english relations in france

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roman catholic but protestants are spreading, traditional enemy

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describe religion and english relations in netherlands

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protestant, some of the country is ruled by spain, english merchants sold here

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describe religion and english relations in scotland

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protestant, ruled by elizabeth’s catholic cousin, traditional enemy

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describe religion and english relations in ireland

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roman catholic, only controlled a small part, numerous rebellions

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describe religion and english relations in italy

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roman catholic, broke away from the church in 1534

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what was anne bolyne accused of?

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witchcraft, treason and murder

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what was elizabeths childhood home?
hatfield house
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who was elizabeth’s tutor?
roger ascham
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what subjects did elizabeth excel in?
languages, poetry, history, horse riding, musician, dancer and showed a talent for needlework
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what did katherine parr do?
she took a liking to elizabeth, invited her back to court and restored her as an heir after her siblings
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who did edward IV want as his heir?
his protestant cousin lady jane grey
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why was elizabeth imprisoned?
mary I suspected her to be apart of wyatt's protestant rebellion
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what was parliament's job?
govern the country, make and pass new laws and raise taxes
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what was the court?
500 nobels who entertained the queen, also know as the queen's household
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what was the privy council?
small group of elizabeth's advisors
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what is patronage?
a system elizabeth used where loyalty leads to good roles and riches
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what were progresses?
parades elizabeth and her court would go on
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why did elizabeth go on parades?
to show off her wealth, escape summer plagues in the city, to waste time and loyalty from nobles
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who was sir william cecil
lord of burghley, elizabeths favourite, moderate proestant and chief minister
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who was sir christopher hatton
lord chancellor, danced in court, helped organise progresses and moderate protestant
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who was robert dudley
earl of leicester, romance with elizabeth, childhood friend, master of horse and a radicial puritan
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who was sir francis walsingham
spy master, foreign affairs and a puritan
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who was robert devereux
earl of essex, young favourite, disrespected elizabeth on multiple occasions, treason in 1601 and protestant
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who was sir walter raleigh
explored new lands, secret marriage, executed and protestant
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when did eric of sweden propose?
1559
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what were the cons of marrying eric?
sweden wasn't that rich or powerful and other kings may see it was offensive if elizabeth married him
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what were the pros of marrying eric?
allows elizabeth to keep her independence, popular with the public and protestant
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when did robert dudley propose?
1559
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what were the cons of marrying dudley?
no alliance with countries would form, nobility didn't like him, rumour that he killed his wife amy dudley and it would be too scandalous
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what were the pros of marrying dudley?
known since childhood, wealthy, he loves her and is protestant
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when did francis the duke of anjou propose?
1572
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what were the cons of marrying francis?
catholic, physically deformed and walsingham and dudley dont like him
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what were the pros of marrying francis?
france would become an ally, rich and young and known as elizabeth's little frog
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when did robert devereux propose?
1580s
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what were the cons of marrying devereux?
step-son of robert dudley, many arguements, 34 years younger than elizabeth and she was already infertile
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what were the pros of marrying robert devereux
handsome, knowledge on foreign affairs, protestant and keeps her young
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what were parliaments main responsibilities?
legislation, taxes and advice
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number of parliamentary sessions
13
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total number of weeks parliament met over 45 years
140
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total number of acts passed by parliament
434
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how did robert devereux manage to join the privy coucil?
many key councillors like dudley and walsingham and died leaving a place for new advisors
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when was devereux appointed to the privy council?
1593
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who did robert devereux clash with?
robert cecil the son of william cecil
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in what ways did devereux disrespect the queen?
married in secret without her permission, insulted her in court and even half drew his sword on her
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who was the irish rebellion in 1601 led by
the earl of tyrone
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what did devereux do that went against the queens orders?
he decided to make peace with the earl of tyrone instead of crushing the uprising
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how did the queen punish devereux?
took away his monopoly on sweet wines which bankrupted him
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how many people were in essex's rebellion
300
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how did elizabeth react to the rebellion?
she gave the supporters royal pardon but executed devereux

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