Elizabeth I and Beyond: Key Terms and Events

Flashcards covering key words, events, and people from Elizabeth I's reign and related historical periods.

Privy Council

The main advisory body for Elizabeth I.

Sir Robert Cecil

Elizabeth I’s leading minister in the all-male Privy Council.

Cabinet

The main decision-making body in the UK today.

Margaret Thatcher

First female Prime Minister. Led an all-male cabinet.

The Reformation

Split in the Catholic Church caused by Protestantism

Mary Queen of Scots

Elizabeth I’s catholic cousin. Involved in plots to kill her.

The Troubles

Catholic-Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland

Lord Mountbatten

Cousin of Elizabeth II. Assassinated by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Spanish Armada

The fleet sent by Philip II of Spain to invade England

Sir Francis Drake

Sailor. Led the English navy against the Spanish Armada

Battle of Britain

Battle between Luftwaffe and RAF over southern England

‘The Few’

Collective term for the RAF pilots in the Battle of Britain

Elizabethan Golden Age

Term that describes success of Elizabethan culture

William Shakespeare

Elizabethan writer. Wrote classics like Romeo & Juliet

Cool Britannia

Term that describes success of UK culture in 1990s.

Liam Gallagher

Singer in the band Oasis, symbol of Cool Britannia

Elizabeth's religious settlement

Also known as The ‘Middle Way’

1558

Elizabeth’s reign begins

1559

Elizabeth’s religious settlement

1587

Mary Queen of Scots executed

1588

Spanish Armada defeated

1597

Romeo and Juliet first performed

1603

Elizabeth’s reign ends

1940

Battle of Britain

1979

Lord Mountbatten assasinated

1987

Thatcher wins third election

1991

Oasis are formed