Elizabethan England in 1558

Question 1

Features of society (4)

Answer 1

-Economy based on agriculture and cloth trade
-Quite multicultural-people of African descent were part of everyday life
-Society had a clear hierarchy
-Religion was at the centre of everyday life

Question 2

Who did england trade cloth with

Answer 2

The Netherlands

Question 3

What was the social hierarchy

Answer 3

-Nobles (at the top)
-Gentrys (in the middle)
-Peasants (at the bottom)
-vagrants

Question 4

Features of the government (5)

Answer 4

-Royal court
-Privy council
-Secretary of state
-Parliament
-JP’s

Question 5

what is the royal court

Answer 5

made up of the monarch,officials, Servants, ladies in waiting.
Around 1000 people

Question 6

what was the privy council

Answer 6

Elizabeths main advisors (19 powerful men). in charge of day to day running of the country. appointed by Elizabeth
Example= William Cecil

Question 7

what was the secretary of state

Answer 7

Elizabeth chief advisors. led by the Privy council. In 1558, this was William Cecil

Question 8

What was the parliament

Answer 8

Set taxes and passed laws. Queen could chose to or end
Throughout her reign she only called 10 times

Question 9

what was the JP’s

Answer 9

local gentry in charge of overseeing order. could sent someone to jail