Queen Elizabeth - Autumn Bacc Flashcards
Reasons why should Elizabeth should not have executed Mary:
- Mary was Elizabeth’s cousin and had come for her help
- there is evidence that the letters supposed to be coming from Mary were forged
Reason why Elizabeth should execute Mary:
- she was catholic and therefore a threat
- people were plotting on behalf of Mary
- Mary wrote letters telling people to execute Elizabeth
Reasons why the armada was sent by the Spanish
- she refused to marry Philip
- she allowed her sailors like sir Francis drake to sink and plunder Spanish ships
- she executed Mary queen of Scotts, a catholic
How did England conquer the Spanish Armada?
The smaller English ships were more agile and used clever tricks like fire ships. In the end it was the weather that one because it blew most of the Spanish ships in to the rocks
When did the Spanish Armada happen
1588
who were elizabeths parents?
henry VIII and anne boleyn, his second wife
why did henry split with the pope and what did he do
henry split with the pope so that he could marry his 2nd wife, Anne Boleyn and he made himself head of the english church
why was henry disappointed with Elizabeth
because she was a boy
how old was elizabeth when her mother was beheaded?
2 and a half years old
true or false, elizabeth spent her child hood away from her brother and father
true
what religion was Elizabeth raised and how did that affect her relationship with her sister Mary
Elizabeth was raised an protestant and was nearly executed for treason during Mary’s reign
reasons for marrying a foriener
he would have protection if another country tried to invade
reasons against marrying a foriegner
-many people would be unhappy
reasons for marrying and not marrying
against
-her protestant subjects didn’t want her to marry a catholic
-her barons didnt wanta king because he would be more powerful than them
-not marrying meant she could make her own decisions
how did Elizabeth go about bringing together the religions in england
she passed the law “ACT OF UNIFORMITY” which meant every one had to go to church and join in with service no matter what the believed privately and made a church that everyone felt comfortable going to- she kept some small parts of the catholic religion like priest robes and candle whilst adding new elements like the english bible
