Elizabethan England:Queen, government and religion 1558-1569

• How old was Elizabeth I when she became Queen?

  25 years old
• Who had been monarch before Elizabeth I?

  Her half sister, the Catholic Queen, Mary I
• How much was the crown in debt when Elizabeth I became Queen?

  £300,000 in debt
• What was the privy council?


  It was a council made up by courtiers and advisers 
• What was the parliament?

  Parliament was made up of the House of Lords and House of Commons. They passed laws and changes to taxes
• What was ‘Divine Right’?

  The belief that the monarch’s right to rule came from God
• What was the Auld Alliance?


  The traditional alliance between France and Scotland (made Elizabeth feel threatened!) 
• Name two parts of Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement 1559


  The Act of Uniformity and the Act of Supremacy
• What was the Act of Uniformity?


  Established the appearance of churches 
• What was the Act of Supremacy?


  Made Elizabeth Supreme Governor of the Church of England
• What were Royal Injunctions?


  A set of instructions all churches had to follow, officials would check that the rules were being followed.
• Why are the clergy?

  Christian leaders, such as bishops and priests
• Name two Puritan challenges to the Religious Settlement

  The crucifix controversy and the vestment controversy
• What is a heretic?

  Someone who committed the crime of going against the religion of the monarch
• What is the Papacy?

  The system of Church government ruled by the pope
• Who is the head of the Catholic Church?

  The Pope
•  Who controlled the Netherlands during Elizabeth’s reign?

  King Philip II of Spain
• What was the Dutch Revolt?

  When Dutch Protestants tried to fight back against Spanish control of the Netherlands
•  What did King Philip II do about the Dutch Revolt?


  He sent the Duke of Alba to crush it with 10,000 men
•  Why was Elizabeth worried about Spanish presence in the Netherlands?

  She was worried about the large Spanish army nearby to England
• Who were the sea beggars?

  Dutch protestants who fled the Netherlands and took refuge in English harbours
• Who was Mary, Queen of Scots’ first husband?

  King Francis II of France
• Who was Mary, Queen of Scots’ second husband?

  Lord Darnley (Mary was later accused of murdering him) 
• What did Elizabeth I decide to do when Mary, Queen of Scots’ arrived in England

  She decided to imprison her