government

Question 1

average no of bills passed per session in parliament

Answer 1

33

Question 2

why can it be argued that there were clashes in parliament?

Answer 2

rise of an independent and educated gentry

Question 3

examples of conflict

Answer 3

strickland being removed

Question 4

evidence against the existence of the puritan choir

Answer 4

its supposed members accepted the act of supremacy, even when many lords didn’t

Question 5

when/why did marriage become important?

Answer 5

1562 as elizabeth nearly died of smallpox

Question 6

evidence of conflict over marriage

Answer 6

said she ‘promised to marry as soon as i can conveniently’, wasn’t enough so she had to issue a commandment for people to stop discussing this

Question 7

when did elizabeth invite discussion on mqos?

Answer 7

1572 and 1586

Question 8

when was the queen’s authority challenged in parliament?

Answer 8

peter wentworth wanted an opportunity to discuss everything, and challenged the queen over her control of debates

Question 9

what happened to wentworth?

Answer 9

sent to the tower

Question 10

example of parliament manipulating elizabeth to get what they wanted

Answer 10

eliz asked for money in 1587, extra was offered in exchange for england supporting dutch rebels

Question 11

example of parliament forcing elizabeth to back down

Answer 11

hakewill interrupted parliament to oppose the number of monopolies being given out, 12 were cancelled overnight (1601)

Question 12

factional dispute early 1560s

Answer 12

earl of sussex and earl of leicester- made elizabeth marrying dudley (leicester) impossible as he had been accused of killing his wife

Question 13

how did early 60s factional dispute end?

Answer 13

got out of hand- wearing different colours, carrying weapons, talking about a duel- elizabeth forced reconciliation

Question 14

factional dispute late 1560s

Answer 14

cecil and earl of leicester- dudley wanted to marry elizabeth, cecil did not want this

Question 15

how did late 60s factional dispute end?

Answer 15

it became clear elizabeth was not going to marry leicester, so faded

Question 16

nature of factional disputes in 70s and 80s

Answer 16

not hugely serious, usually quite productive

Question 17

late 1590s factional dispute

Answer 17

cecil (son of the other cecil) and earl of essex, both wanted to be the most important in elizabeth’s council- led to essex’s rebellion

Question 18

how essex was dealt with

Answer 18

banned from court after the bedchamber/slapping incident, sweet wine monopoly removed, placed on house arrest, then revolt happened and he was executed in 1601

Question 19

problems with dudley as a suitor

Answer 19

faction- cecil didn’t like him- faction did lead to wider problems?

Question 20

problems with alencon as a suitor

Answer 20

public opinion and the problems with marriage in general

Question 21

when were marriage petitions presented?

Answer 21

1559, 1563

Question 22

when did marriage pressure increase again and why?

Answer 22

1566 as mqos and katherine grey had given birth to sons

Question 23

example of public opposition to foreign marriage

Answer 23

stubbs publishing a pamphlet opposing marriage to foreign suitors- particularly french ones

Question 24

when did the issue of succession become a problem and why?

Answer 24

1588 due to deteriorating relationship with spain and philip ii becoming inclined to support mqos’ claims to the throne

Question 25

parliament attendance in 1559

Answer 25

50%

Question 26

when were fines for non-attendance introduced?

Answer 26

1571

Question 27

which of the alphabet bills were passed?

Answer 27

2/7- B and E

Question 28

how elizabeth used flattery

Answer 28

named men her ‘eyes, ‘lids’, ‘frog’ etc

Question 29

examples of gender being a problem

Answer 29

couldn’t marry without consequence- didn’t congratulate shelton on her marriage, ordered leicester to the tower when he got married

Question 30

increase in mps across the reign

Answer 30

119