Elizabethan England

• Who was Elizabeth's Father?


  Henry VIII
• Who was Elizabeth's Mother?


  Anne Boleyn
• What does 'Divine Right' mean?


  The idea that God alone appoints the Monarch, so to challenge Monarch is to challenge God
• What religion was Elizabeth?

  Protestant
• Which group was made up of noblemen who advised the queen, but also displayed her power?

  Privy Council (The Court)
• What was the Privy Council?


  Members of the Nobility who oversaw running the country and advised Elizabeth
• What were JP's?

  Justices of the Peace - Kept Law and heard court cases
• What was Parliament's main role?

  To approve taxation and pass laws
• Why was fashion so important in the Tudor Court?

  They were a means of displaying how wealthy a person was Also, if you were in the wrong clothes, you would lose favour/not be let into court
• List 3 of Elizabeth's closest ministers

  William Cecil, Robert Dudley, Francis Walsingham, Christopher Hatton (etc.)
• What was William Cecil's role in government?


  Secretary of State
• What was Francis Walsingham's role in government?


  Spy Master
• How many times did Elizabeth I call Parliament in her reign?

  13
• List two issues Parliament discussed in Elizabeth's reign.

  Taxes, succession, Religion, poor
• Which MP was arrested twice by Elizabeth for discussing things forbidden by the Queen?

  Peter Wentworth
• Why was Elizabeth marrying so important?

  So she could have a male heir/Avoid a Civil War for the throne
• List 3 suitors to Elizabeth I

  Robert Dudley, Henry Duke of Anjou, Eric of Sweden, Philip II of Spain
• Why was Elizabeth unpopular in the last years of her reign?

  Older Elizabeth, Essex Rebellion, Bad harvests, factionalism
• What was the cause of the Oxfordshire Rising in 1596?


  Food shortages
• What year was the Essex Rebellion?


  1601
• Why did Essex rebel against Elizabeth?

  Humiliation (Robert Cecil was made Secretary of State), Military failure, factionalism, finance
• Why did the Essex Rebellion fail?

  Overestimated support, Spies in Essex's camp
• What was the 'Great Chain of Being?'

  The Tudor order of society
• What was the order of the 'Great Chain of Being'?

  God, Monarch, Nobility, Gentry, Farmers/Peasants, Vagrants
• What percentage of people didn't own their own land in England?


  90%
• What were the Sumptuary Laws, 1574, about?


  Restricted what people could wear
• What was the population of England in 1600?


  About 4 Million
• What was the 'Rise of the Gentry?'


  Refers to how the Gentry grew in size, wealth and Influence during Elizabeth's reign
• Which city grew in prosperity during Elizabeth's reign?

  London
• What did the Gentry build as a sign of their growing wealth?


  Country Manors / Prodigy Houses
• List three features of an Elizabethan Theatre?


  Pit, Stage, Gallery, Trap Door
• What type of plays were performed before the Elizabethan Era?

  Mystery Plays
• What external feature showed your wealth in a country house?

  Glass (Windows)
• What is a ' Progress '?


  When Elizabeth would travel and stay with her courtiers
• Why was the theatre accessible to all classes?

  Because it had a range of price points
• Why did Puritans dislike plays?


  They thought it encouraged sinful behaviour
• From which year did players have to have a Patron?

  1572
• Who checked over plays to make sure they were acceptable?

  Master of the Revels
• What word described homeless people in Elizabeth's reign?

  Vagabonds
• List 3 reasons for poverty in Elizabeth's reign:

  Population Grown, Bad Harvests, Enclosure, Increasing demands for land