GCSE History Elizabeth

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What problems did Elizabeth face when she became Queen in 1558

Religion divide, debt, gender prejudice, foreign threat

(1559) What were the two acts of the religious settlement

Act of supremacy and Act of uniformity

What did act of supremacy do

Made Elizabeth the supreme Governer of the church

What were the Royal Injuctions

Instructions to clergy to enforce the settlement

What was Elizabeth’s middle way

Protestant belief and some catholic traditions

What did the puritans want

A more strictly protestant church

(1566) What was the vestments controversy

Puritans refused to wear special robes

What were prophesyings

Puritan prayer meetings which Elizabeth banned later on 

How dangerous were puritans to Elizabeth

They were annoying but they were not a big threat

What are recusants

Catholics who refused to attend Anglican services

What major event happened in 1570

The pope excommunicated Elizabeth

How did Elizabeth respond to Catholic threats

Fines, arrests 

Why was Mary a threat to Elizabeth

Catholic, legitimate claim to the throne, had support

When did Mary arrive in England

1568

(1569) what was the northern rebellion

Northern catholic nobles rebelled and failed

(1571) What was the ridolfi plot 

Plan for spanish invasion to replace Elizabeth with Mary 

(1583) What was the Throckmorton plot

French Catholic forces planned to invade but failed

(1586) What was the babington plot

The plot where Mary directly approved of the asassination of Elizabeth

What happened to Mary after the Babington plot 

Mary was executed in 1587 

3 causes of rising conflict with Spain

Religion, trade disputes, Netherlands rebellion

Why did Elizabeth anger Philip II

Rejected him and allowed piracy

Who was Francis Drake

English pirate and explorer who raided Spanish treasure

(1587) What was Drake’s famous attack on Spain 

Raided Cadiz

Why did Philip II launch the Armada

Mary’s execution, English aid to Dutch rebels, piracy

Why did the Armada fail

English tactics, poor Spanish planning, stormy weather

What was the significance of the Armada’s defeat 

Huge propaganda win which made England seen as a strong protestant power 

What was the aim of Elizabethan education

Train people for their social class

Who benefited from education most

Middle and upper classes

What leisure activity did the rich enjoy

Hunting, dancing, fencing

What leisure activites did the poor enjoy 

Football, festivals, 

What culture grew rapidly

Theatre ( Shakespear)

Why did poverty increase

Population rise, inflation,

What were the two categories of the poor

Deserving and undeserving

Give one poor law 

1572 Vagabonds act law 

Why did exploration expand in this period

Better ships, better technology, desire for trade

Who attempted to colonise Virginia

Walter Raleigh

Why did the Virginia Colony fail

Lack of supplies, conflict with the native americans, disease