The difficulties of a female ruler Flashcards
(19 cards)
How was politics a problem that Elizabeth faced ?
Some people feared that a young female would not have the strength of character needed to control the powerful male nobles. In addition, parliament was growing more powerful and demanding more of a say in how the country should be run. Is Elizabeth wanted to raise taxes or make big changes to the law she needed parliament’s support
What is the acronym to remember the problems Elizabeth faced when she became Queen ?
PERMS
P - politics
E - economics
R - religion
M - military
S - succession
How was politics a problem that Elizabeth faced when she became Queen ?
Some people feared that a young female ruler would not have the strength of character needed to control the powerful male nobles. In addition, parliament was growing more powerful and demanding more of a say in how the country should be run. If Elizabeth wanted to raise taxes or make big changes to the law and she needed parliament’s support
How was economics a problem Elizabeth faced when she became Queen ?
Mary fought and expensive war against France, so Elizabeth started her reign with massive debts. To make matters worse, England was selling less woollen cloth abroad. As wool trades collapsed it created higher unemployment and nearby that the government has less ninety coming in from taxes
How was religion a problem that Elizabeth faced when she became Queen ?
Catholics threatened to rebel against Elizabeth. Meanwhile, puritans were demanding that Elizabeth change the church. They were protestants who wanted very plain churches and simple services
How was Military a problem that Elizabeth faced when she became Queen ?
Economic problems meant that Elizabeth did not gage the money to pay for a full-time army. King Phillip of Spain hoped to marry Elizabeth. But he was a catholic. If Elizabeth refused, he might try to invade Elizabeth
How was succession a problem that Elizabeth faced when she first became Queen ?
If Elizabeth did not have any children, Mary Queen of Scots had the strongest calum to succeed Elizabeth. Parliament and the Privy council wanted Elizabeth to marry and produce a protestant heir
Why did Elizabeth face opposition from Puritans ?
Puritans wanted Elizabeth to change the Church. Unlike Elizabeth, they did not want churches to be run by bishops or for churches to be decorated. They argues that local church groups should choose their own church leaders.
Why did Elizabeth face opposition from Protestants ?
Protestants argued that Elizabeth should marry a protestant prince to make sure that her successor was not a Catholic
Who were given to monopolies ?
They were being granted by Elizabeth to members of her Privy council and court favourites.
What did monopolies allow ?
The person given the monopoly became the only
person allowed to make or sell a particular product .
What were the positive effects for the person that was granted a monopoly ?
It meant they faced no
competitions from other businesses and could see their food at very higher process. This angered MPs
How did Elizabeth control control parliament by limiting the amount of times parliament met ?
The monarch decided when
parliament met, so Elizabeth tried to call it as few times as possible (during her 45-year reign it only met for a total of 35 months)
How did Elizabeth control parliament by deciding what they could
discuss?
Elizabeth also decided what parliament could discuss. She was determined that it would not debate religion or succession. When an MO called for Elizabeth to named her successor, she has him imprisoned
How did Elizabeth use the powers of patronage to control parliament ?
Elizabeth used her powers of patronage to influence who became MPs . MPs were not elected by ordinary people; they were put forward by nobles. Most of these nobles wanted to please Elizabeth because of patronage and the promise of rewards, so they
put MPs in place who would support the policies of Elizabeth’s government
How was loss of independence a disadvantage of marriage for Elizabeth ?
A husband could try take control and rule the country himself. Elizabeth’s sister, Mary 1, had married King Phillip 11 of Spain and he had pushed England into a costly war with Spain’s main rival France . After Mary’s death, Phillip proposed to Elizabeth, but she refused to marry him. Phillip was insulted but Elizabeth did not want to marry a catholic and was worried that he might take control
How was losing the support of her nobles a disadvantage of marriage for Elizabeth ?
If Elizabeth married an English noble (like Robert Dudley) other powerful men in the country could become jealous and rebel against her . Elisabeth believed that remaining unmarried she was more likely to maintain loyalty from her nobles
Why were religious problems a disadvantage of marriage for Elizabeth?
If Elizabeth
married a catholic it would
create opposition from protestants an
puritans in
England and
could cause a
major rebellion.
What was the solution to the succession problem ?
- The execution of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587 for plotting to kill Mary
- James V1 of Scotland, Mary’s only son was a protestant. Although Elizabeth didn’t name him as her heir, but it was widely accepted
- In 1601, her secretary of state, Robert Cecil, began to secretly plan with James what would happen if Elizabeth died . In 1603, James became King of England aswell as Scotland
