The Triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603: Foreign Affairs - Issues of Succession Flashcards

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Outline the main events in securing Elizabeth’s succession

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• 1558
- Spanish ambassador, Count of Feria, attempts to negotiate a marriage alliance

• 1559
- Philip II offers hand in marriage, gesture
- House of Commons first raises issue of marriage, Elizabeth deflects gracefully

• September 1560
- Amy Robsart dies under mysterious circumstances

• October 1562
- Elizabeth catches smallpox and almost dies

• 1566
- Parliament pressurises Elizabeth to marry
- Some MPs prompted by Privy Councillors e.g Cecil and Leicester
- Elizabeth furious, banishes Leicester and Earl of Pembroke from Presence Chamber
- Shouts at both Houses of Parliament

• 1579
- Burghley and Sussex suggest marriage with Duke of Anjou
- Some councillors shocked at possibility of infant child under French influence
- Nothing came of suggestion, crisis passed

• By 1600
- James VI had 2 sons

  • Robert Cecil names James VI successor

• 24 March 1603
- Elizabeth dies

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Why was succession an issue for Elizabeth and her ministers?

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  • Elizabeth was unmarried
  • The Crown could go to a Catholic monarch
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How did Elizabeth feel about Parliament and her councillors’ opinions on marriage and succession?

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  • Elizabeth believed that marriage and succession were issues that lay within royal prerogative
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Who were possible suitors for Elizabeth?

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  • Robert Dudley
  • Philip II of Spain
  • Archdukes Ferdinand and Charles
  • Prince Erik of Sweden
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Was Robert Dudley a good suitor?

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  • Believed to be Elizabeth’s love
  • His possible marriage to Elizabeth horrified William Cecil, as his influence would have been eroded
  • Political risks after mysterious death of Dudley’s first wife, Amy Robsart, in September 1560
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When did Spanish ambassador, Count of Feria, start marriage negotiations with Elizabeth?

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  • 1558
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When did Philip II offer his hand in marriage to Elizabeth?

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  • 1559
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When did the House of Commons first raise the issue of marriage?

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  • January 1559
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When did Amy Robsart die?

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  • September 1560
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When did Elizabeth contract smallpox?

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  • October 1562
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When did Parliament press Elizabeth to marry for the second time?

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  • 1566
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When did Burghley and Sussex suggest Elizabeth marry Francis, Duke of Anjou?

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  • 1579
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When did Elizabeth die?

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  • 24 March 1603
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