Elizabethan England

    Cards (57)

    • Mary
      what was the name of Elizabeth's older sister
    • 1568
      what year did Mary of Scots come to Elizabeth for help
    • 1569
      what year was the Northern Rebellion
    • 1569
      what year did the Duke of Norfolk wish to marry Mary of Scots
    • 1570
      what year did the Papal Bull of Excommunication happen
    • Duke of Norfolk
      who wanted to marry Mary of Scots
    • 1571
      what year did the Ridolfi plot occur
    • William Cecil
      who discovered the Ridolfi plot
    • Ridolfi, Duke of Norfolk, Mary of Scots, Phillip of Spain
      R..., the D.. N..., M... S... and P.. S... were all involved in the Ridolfi plot
    • 1572
      what year did Parliament first ask Elizabeth to execute Mary of Scots
    • 1572
      when was the Saint Bartholomews's day massacre
    • protestants
      who was killed in the Saint Bartholomews's day massacre
    • France
      where did the Saint Bartholomews's day massacre take place
    • Jesuits
      what did they call specially trained Catholic priests that were sent to England
    • 1580
      what year were Jesuits sent to England
    • 1583
      in what year was the Throckmorton plot
    • Sir Francis Walsingham
      who decided to find proof that Mary was involved in the Throckmorton plot? (give full name)
    • 1584
      What year was William of Orange killed
    • leader of the Dutch Protestants
      who was William of Orange
    • Bond of Association
      what act was passed by Parliament in 1584
    • Bond of Association
      what act said that if Elizabeth was killed, not only would the murderer by executed but also anyone who profited from her death
    • 1585
      what year did the Spanish and English war begin
    • 40
      after the beginning of the war with Spain, Parliament ordered all Catholics priests to leave the country in ... days
    • 1586
      what year did Babington's plot take place
    • Walsingham
      who uncovered the Babington plot
    • 1587
      what year was Mary of Scots executed
    • Lord Robert Dudley
      who was Elizabeth's love interest (full name)
    • Privy Council, House of Commons
      Sir Christopher Hatton was a member of the ... and ...
    • Walsingham
      who controlled Elizabeth's network of spies
    • Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
      who was a member of the Privy Council and rebelled against the Queen in 1601 (full name)
    • 1559
      in what year was the Act of Supremacy passed
    • 1559
      in what year was the Act of Uniformity passed
    • Act of Uniformity
      what act ruled that clergy were allowed to marry, bibles were in English, etc.
    • Act of Supremacy
      what act ruled that Elizabeth was the head of the church, people had to take oaths, etc.
    • Edward Campion

      who was the famous Jesuit (full name)
    • 1581
      what year was Campion killed
    • Richard Burbage
      who was the best tragic actor and son of the owner of the first theatre
    • Edward Alleyn
      which actor made enough money to buy land and start a college, he was also a good tragic actor (full name)
    • Will Kempe
      who was a famous comic actor (full name)
    • Thomas Pope
      who was a famous, fat, comic actor
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