Key Dates Flashcards
(19 cards)
When was Elizabeth born?
1533
When was Elizabeth crowned?
1559
When was the Act of Uniformity?
1559
When was William Cecil secretary of state?
1558-1590
When was Francis Walsingham secretary of state?
1572-1590
When did The Theatre open in Shoreditch?
1576
When did Francis Drake sail around the world?
1577
When did John Dee suggest ‘The British Empire’?
1577
When was John Stubbes’ hand cut off for criticising the Queen?
1579
When did the number of recusants rise?
1580
When was the execution of Edmund Campion?
1581
When was Ursula Kemp executed for witchcraft?
1582
When was the Throckmorton Plot?
1583
When was the Babington Plot?
1586
When was the Spanish Armada?
1588
When was William Cecil secretary of state again?
1590-98
When was the Earl Of Essex Rebellion?
1601
When were the Poor Laws passed?
1601
When did Elizabeth die?
1603
