History GCSE Elizabeth and her Government Who had
History GCSE Elizabeth and her Government Who had power in Elizabethan England? ● Privy council ● Parliament (House of Commons and Lords) ● Justices of the Peace ● Lord Lieutenants ● The Queen could ensure support through patronage ● The court was made up of all her officials, servants and advisors. Who was Elizabeth? She reigned from 15581603 and was the daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, sister to Mary I and Edward VI and cousin to Mary, Queen of Scots. Problems Elizabeth faced: 1. Succession and an heir 2. Foreign policy issues with Spain e. g. Netherlands 3. Mary Queen of Scots as a rival to the throne 4. Religion - keeping Catholics, moderate Protestants and Puritans happy 5. Taxation - the country was short of money 6. Ireland Reasons for Elizabeth to get married ● ● Create an alliance with a foreign country or guarantee the loyalty of a powerful English country Produce an heir to continue the Tudor line and stop Mary, Queen of Scots from becoming queen when Elizabeth died. Elizabeth’s potential suitors Key People Key Words ● ● ● ● Succession Parliament Catholic Protestant Puritans Patronage Privy council Court Monopolies Taxation Gentry Exiled ● ● ● William Cecil Francis Walsingham Mary Queen of Scots Robert Dudley Philip II of Spain Difficulties between English and Parliament Reasons against ● ● ● Loss of authority. By not marrying, Elizabeth and England kept their independence Giving birth was risky His experience of marriage had been mad Elizabeth was able to use the possibility of marriage to her advantage when dealing with foreign leaders and important figures in England. ● ● ● Elizabeth banned Parliament from discussing the marriage issue Disagreement over Puritanism - new laws to change the church of England. Peter Wentworth arrested over free speech Pressure over whether to execute Mary, Queen of Scots Monopolies issue Elizabeth could decide how often and when Parliament met Examples of when the relationship was good ● Elizabeth had support over religion e. g. making life hard for catholics ● Introduction of new poor laws ● Agreement of taxes for wars
History GCSE Elizabeth and her Government Who had power in Elizabethan England? Who was Elizabeth? Problems Elizabeth faced: Key People Key Words Difficulties between English and Parliament Reasons for Elizabeth to get married ● ● Create an alliance with a foreign country or guarantee the loyalty of a powerful English country Produce an heir to continue the Tudor line and stop Mary, Queen of Scots from becoming queen when Elizabeth died. Reasons against Elizabeth’s potential suitors ● ● ● Elizabeth banned Parliament from discussing the marriage issue Disagreement over Puritanism - new laws to change the church of England. Peter Wentworth arrested over free speech Pressure over whether to execute Mary, Queen of Scots Monopolies issue Elizabeth could decide how often and when Parliament met Examples of when the relationship was good
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