Privy council

Question 1

Members

Answer 1

50 down to 19 in 1558

Question 2

members by 1597

Answer 2

11 members

Question 3

Meetings

Answer 3

3x a week, daily in times of crisis

Question 4

Privy council enforce religous settlment

Answer 4

-March 15 th 1559 - westminster confrence
-cecil uses privy council power to arrest watson and white on april 3rd 1559
-ensure passed april 24th 1559

Question 5

Essex rebellion

Answer 5

Became privy counciller 1593
-power vacuum in council - 1588 hatton died, 1591 dudley, 1598 cecil
feb 8th 1601 leads rebellion