QE1 Info Flashcards
(21 cards)
What was life like for the poor? (3)
- vagabonds=poor because of the crimes they commit, deserving poor=poor because of innocent causes
- believed it led to social disaster
- statue of artificers 1563 => punished those who refused to pay the poor rate
Statue of Artificers (when)
1563
Statue of Artificers (what)
Punished those who refused to pay poor rates
What was education like?
What did the royal court do? (2)
Accompanied her wherever she went
Gave her informal advice
What did the privy council do? (4)
20 people
10 from Mary’s reign
10 of her most trusted friends and family
Helped with day to day ruling
What did parliament do?
Called upon when making new laws
What did the monarch do? (2)
Made any laws
Oversaw the nobles
What did the justices of the peace do? (3)
Raised taxes to help the poor
Enforced laws
Had court cases every 3 months
What did lord lieutenants do? (3)
Ensured the collection of taxes and loans
Often members of the privy council
Assembled armies
Why did the council of the north do? (3)
Controlled the northern parts of England
Northern branch of the privy council
Send horses to the privy council in London daily
What did the royal progress do? (3)
Went on trips out of London with her and her royal court
They stayed at nobles houses
When Elizabeth was suspicious of a noble they would stay with them to keep an eye and she could practically bankrupt them during her stay
Catholic vs Protestant churches (6)
Pope is head of the church vs having a leader as head of the church
Bible in Latin vs bible in English
Church forgives sin vs god forgives sin
Churches decorated vs plain and simple churches
Priests can’t marry vs priests can marry
Priests wear colourful vestments vs priests wear plain black vestments
Acts of supremacy (3)
Extreme Protestants didn’t think a woman could be head oh the church and catholics wanted the pope as the head her new role was Supreme Governor of the church (new idea)
All bishops and priests had to swear an oath to elizabeth and those who didn’t were sacked (new idea)
She kept bishops as she thought it was practical to have men that would control the church (catholic idea)
Acts of uniformity (3)
Everyone had to attend church once a week and those who didn’t without good reason were fined 12p (two days wages for most people) => recusancy (new idea)
Priests has to wear vestments that were black and white but could add a highly decorative robe on special occasions (new ideas)
The wording used to describe transubstantiation was deliberately confusing so the catholics could still believe that it had been litetally transformed and the Protestants could believe that they were just symbols (both religions)
Royal injunctions (3)
English bible not a Latin one (Protestant)
Statuses and stained glass windows could be kept (catholic idea) but didn’t have to be removed if locals preferred not to have them (new idea)
Pilgrimages were criticised in an effort to stop people doing them but those who continued to do the we’re not punished (new idea)
Papists threats (2)
Misconducting services 1566 => Archbishop of Canterbury issued guidelines and had an explanation of what they needed to wear => out of 110, 37 refused to come => this 37 were immediately suspended
Criticising marriage negotiations 1583 => John Stubbs published a pamphlet about Elizabeth’s marriage negotiations => sentenced to having his right hand cut off => not much trouble and shut down quickly
Rebellion of the northern earls 1569
Plan => overthrow elizabeth and replace her with Mary, elizabeth excommunicated
Cause => opposition to religious settlement
Reason for failure => Dudley revealed the plans to Elizabeth
Consequences => Northumberland executed and 700 rebels executed
Threat => quite bad as they actually rebelled and only retreated with an army
The ridolfi plot 1571
Plan => Spanish army link with catholic rebellion to overthrow Elizabeth and put Mary on the throne
Cause => opposition to religious settlement
Reasons for failure => walsinghams spy network and little support from English nobles
Consequences => Duke of Norfolk executed and anyone claiming she wasn’t queen would be found guilty of treason
Threat => got figured out early and had little support from English catholics
Throckmorton plot 1583
Plan => papist kill elizabeth and replaced her with Mary, French catholics invade and funded by the pope and the Spanish
Cause => opposition to religious settlement
Reason for failure => walsinghams spy network uncovered and the money never arrived
Consequences => the bonds of association
Threat => figured out early, money never arrived
Babington plot 1586
Plan => kill elizabeth and replaced her with Mary
Cause => opposition to settlement and a desire for a Spanish ruler
Reason for failure => walsinghams spy network uncovered with spies in Mary’s house
Consequences => Mary executed in 1587
Threat => very little threat and no more rebellions as no replacement monarch
