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Elizabethans 1-3 Flashcards

1
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What is Elizabeth I cousin, brother, sister, and father

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Father- Henry VIII
Brother- Edward VI
Sister- Mary (older)
Cousin- Mary Queen of Scots

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When did Elizabeth inherit the throne and why

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In 1558 after Mary’s death

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Why did some people question Elizabeth’s claim to the throne

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Her mother was beheaded by Henry VIII so it was illegitimate
She was a woman in a patriarchal society

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4
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How much debt did Elizabeth inherit

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£300,000 plus loans she needed to take out for army

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5
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When was the Protestant Reformation

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1517

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6
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How was Europe divided with religion

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Spain and France were Catholic
Netherlands and England were Protestant

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What would be examples of religious divisions

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Puritan and Protestant MPs being more involved in Parliament
Catholics (North) vs Protestant (South) vs Puritains

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What was Elizabeth’s religious settlement and when

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A mid way between Catholicism and Protestantism without explicitly choosing one
1559

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9
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What features of both Catholic and Protestant did Elizabeth’s mid way have

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Protestant- Queen was head of the protestant Church
Catholic- Decorated Churches and Priest vestments

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10
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What initially happened to rescuants

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Fined

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Before 1580 response to rescuancy for Catholics

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Fines not enforced

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12
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What were Church papists

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Catholics who still were loyal to Pope, however went to Anglican Church services

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13
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How did Elizabeth’s government increase persecution after 1580

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1581- Fine for rescuancy increases to £20
1585- Elizabeth gives death penalty to anyone housing Jesuits
1593- Catholics cannot move more than 5 miles from their home

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14
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When did the pope say it would be right to kill Mary

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1580

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15
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Stats of Catholics in Elizabeth’s reign

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3 million in 1588
40,000 in 1603

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When was the gunpowder plot and who did it try to assasinate

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1605
King James I

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17
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Differences between Catholicism, Protestantism, Puritain

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Catholicism Protestantism Puritains
Pope Monarch No-one
Bishops Bishops Elected commities
Latin English English
Decorated Plain Simple
Vestments None Never

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18
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What was the Royal Court

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Group of nobles and privy councilors that surround the Queen

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19
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What were courtiers

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Traveled with Elizabeth as she toured

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20
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How did Elizabeth control Privy Council members

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Patronage- Granting positions of power to her favorites

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21
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What was the Privy Council

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Elizabeth’s most trusted Councilors

22
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Who ruled the Privy Council

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Secretary of state (William Cecil)

23
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Example of William Cecil having power

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1587- Manipulated Elizabeth to kill Mary

24
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What was a Lord Lieutenant

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The leader of a county

25
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What were the Lord Lieutenant’s duties

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Informed Queen and Privy council of matters
Organised a local army to fight against rebellions

26
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How many JPs in each county

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40

27
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What was the problem with JPs

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They didn’t get paid so they could be corrupted

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Duties of JPs

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Collecting taxes and fines
Judging court cases
Enforcing the Poor Law

29
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What were the dates of some of the betrayal decisions of Robert Deveroux

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1598- Reached for sword in argument with Elizabeth
1599- Failed army expedition
1600- Abandoned soldiers in Ireland and forced himself into Elizabeth’s bed chamber
1601- Plotted an armed rebellion to remove Elizabeth and make James of Scotland King

30
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Describe the Essex rebellion

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Robert Deveroux 1601- Plotted an armed rebellion to remove Elizabeth and make James of Scotland King

31
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How did parliament have power over Elizabeth

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Elizabeth needed Parliament’s consent to raise taxes
MPs can create their own laws
Puritan MPs tried to pressure Elizabeth to do things
Marry a protestant and have a protestant son
Remove archbishops and bishops and want elected committees to run churches
Give MPs freedom of speech in parliament

32
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How did Elizabeth try and control Parliament include a case study

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Only called parliament 13 times in her 45 year reign
Privy councilors like William Cecil control parliament debate
In 1594 Elizabeth imprisoned Peter Wentworth in the London tower after he demanded a Protestant heir
John Stubbs in 1579 had his hand cut off after criticizing Elizabeth’s proposed marriage to a Catholic

33
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Propaganda of Elizabeth

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Portraits were very flattering aswell as coinage

34
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What did Elizabeth’s progresses accomplish

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Show off wealth to the commoners
Spoke with ordinary peope

35
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What were Jesuits

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Catholic priests who trained in converting people

36
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Who was the leader of the Jesuits and where were they kept

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Edmund Campion
Priest holes

37
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Who hunted down Priest Jesuits

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Francis Walshingham with spies and hunters

38
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Who did Francis Walshingham kill and when

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1581 Edmund Campion killed by Walshingham agents

39
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When was Mary Queen of Scots put into prison

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1568

40
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Why was Mary a threat to Elizabeth

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Her cousin
Had an heir
Claim was more legitimate
Catholics would plot assasinations because of Mary
Phillip of Spain, France and the Pope backed Mary

41
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3 plots against Elizabeth

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Throckmorton plot, Ridolfi plot, Babington plot

42
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Ridolfi Plot date and person

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1571- Roberto di Ridolfi

43
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Throckmorton plot date and details

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1583- Phillip of Spain and Pope support this

44
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Babington plot date and details

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1586- Babington communicates with Mary which Walsingham allows to happen

45
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When was Mary Queen of Scots executed

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1587-

46
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When did the Spanish Armada launch

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1588

47
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Causes of Spanish Armada

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Elizabeth refused to Marry Philip of Spain
Francis Drake stole gold from Spain and he was knighted
Philip supported plots against Elizabeth
1585 Elizabeth sends 7,000 soldiers to Netherlands to support Protestants
Execution of Mary Queen of scots in 1587

48
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How many ships were in the Spanish Armada

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130

49
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How many armada ships made it back to Spain

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80

50
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Reasons why the Spanish armada fails

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Duke of Medina Sedona was unexperienced
The Armada flew a week late

English ships were smaller and more maneuverable
English used fire ships that destroyed Spanish ships

The Armada was driven north by a storm
40 Spanish Ships are shipwrecked
2 more armadas destroeyd by storm

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