Elizabeth I

Subdecks (5)

Cards (57)

  • Elizabeth I
    • Younger than when Mary was on throne
    • Well educated
    • Shrewd
    • Good judge of character
    • Learned from personal experience
  • Elizabeth's aims as a Protestant under Mary's rule

    • Became cautious
    • Reluctant to take final decisions
  • Elizabeth's short term aims
    • Consolidate
    • Settle religious issues
    • End war with France
  • Elizabeth's succession was accepted by Mary's councillors
  • Elizabeth's coronation was significant because it was in Latin and English which was a sign of her religious settlement
  • Protestants wanted religious change whereas Catholics dreaded this
  • Elizabeth intended to establish a papal church along Edwardian line and alter the services
  • The House of Lords was predominantly Roman Catholic, making it difficult for the Reformation
  • King Philip II of Spain disclosed his intention for England to remain Catholic
  • Marian bishops who refused to sign the Oath had positions filled by Protestants