Elizabeth

• Sir Christophor Hatton


  Moderate protestant who sympathised with Catholics but hated predestined puritans, described as hardworking and loyal, promoted after Liz saw him dance
• Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex

  Argued with Queen, military hero, led rebellion, saw Liz without wig and got ruined
• Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley


  Loyal to Queen and she relied on him to make decisions
• Sir Francis Walsingham


  Overlooked secret services, puritan, loyal
• Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester


  In charge of Liz safety, may have had an affair with Queen
• Fashion in Elizabeth's Court


  • Fashion dolls-miniature outfits
  • Colours reveal wealth
  • Don't want to upstage Queen
  • Have to be kept up with fashion or be ridiculed
  • Status determined by clothes
  • Queen Elizabeth wore black and white
  • Overtime clothing became more elegant and luxurious
  • Only upper class women wear ruff
  • Larger the ruff, more status
  • Changed frequently almost yearly
• Progresses in Elizabeth's Court

  1. 2 dozen occasions where entire court travels

  2. 300+ carts to travel

  3. 200 horse

  4. Packs up silverware, tapestries & more

  5. Stayed at manor houses of lords

  6. Tour of the country

  7. Allows people to see Queen Elizabeth and allows Queen Elizabeth to see the people

  8. Lords built houses in order for Queen Elizabeth to visit
• Patronage


  • Work hard to stay in Queen Elizabeth's honor/favour
  • Visit from Queen Elizabeth
• Queen Elizabeth showed favouritism
• Particular men got certain jobs, causing intense competition and rivalries between people
• Jobs Queen Elizabeth rewarded were highly sought after as they gave great pay but also prestige
• Patronage was corrupt
• Propaganda in Elizabeth's Court

  • Queen embodied propaganda
  • Lavish tournaments, banquets, masque, performances and plays
  • Strict court sessions showed loyalty
  • Strict rituals followed in public to impress people
• Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
• When Elizabeth was 20, Mary Tudor became queen and imprisoned Elizabeth on suspicion of plotting against her.
• Anne Boleyn was executed when Elizabeth was two years old, so she grew up with her mother's reputation as an adulteress and witch.
• She became queen when she was 25 years old
• Mary died without an heir so Elizabeth succeeded her as queen at age 25.
• She had no children so her successor would be James VI of Scotland
• Elizabeth had no children and there was no clear succession plan when she died.
• Povely Causes


  1. Population growth

  2. Births becoming common, deaths becoming less common

  3. Population grew from 2.8 million to 4 million
• Bad Harvest


  • Many starved to death
  • Landlords sectioned fields so there are less workers
• Rise in Prices


  Fewer can afford bare necessities
• Statute of artepeises


  Pay did not follow inflation
• Fewer Jobs


  Less income
• She was known as "The Virgin Queen" because she never got married or had kids
• Her reign lasted from 1558 to 1603