parliament conflict Flashcards
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MARRIAGE
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MPs wanted Elizabeth to marry and produce an heir. in 1566 she told them to stop mentioning it
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RELIGION
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Elizabeth re-instated the church England. religious settlement
3
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH
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1576 MP Peter Wentworth complained that MPs can’t speak freely. was later sent to Tower of London for a month for speaking out
4
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MONOPOLIES ISSUES
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monopolies gave individual nobles merchants the right to see/produce goods. Elizabeth intended for this to boost the economy but ended in inflation. MPs felt some monopolies abused their power and protested by not giving the queen her taxes
