elizabethan england

when did elizabeth come to power?

1558

who was elizabeths mother?

anne boleyn

who were elizabeths trusted advisors?

the privy council

who was elizabeths first secretary of state?

william cecil

which officers had responsibility for each county?

lord lieutenants

how many months in total did parliament meet?

35

who rebelled against elizabeth in 1601?

robert devereux (earl of essex)

who was in charge of the secret service?

francis walsingham

what day was thanksgiving held?

ascension day (17 november)

what was the reformation?

the protest against the catholic church

what was the punishment for hiding a priest after the act against priests?

death penalty

what did the pope do in 1570?

excommunicated elizabeth

whats the difference between jesuit priests and seminary?

jesuit converted protestants to catholicism

seminary supported already catholics

why was mary queen of scots a threat?

she was a catholic monarch who could take over the throne

what year was the spanish armada?

1588

what decade had the worst harvest?

1590’s

some farmers stopped growing crops and started looking after what?

sheep

what officials looked after poverty related issues?

justices of the peace

what happened to people who were caught begging multiple times?

put to death

who were the ‘middling sort’?

independant craftsmen

what was the main food for the labouring poor?

bread

where was the richest towns?

south

miracle plays showed scenes from what?

the bible

what was the name of the first theatre?

the theatre

why did puritans oppose theatres?

seen as a pagan tradition

encouraged sinful behaviour

reminded them of catholic traditions

what were the four types of merrymaking?

parish feasts

the alehouse

sports

calendar customs

what was the most popular sport?

football

what year did a law pass that meant witchcraft was a criminal offence?

1563

what was the punishment for witchcraft?

hanging

what did francis drake do that gained him widespread acclaim?

circumnavigated the globe

what did humphrey gilbert achieve on his voyage in 1583?

he claimed newfoundland

why was humphrey gilberts voyage seen as a failure?

he failed to set up a colony, and on his return his ship sink

who led the 1585 voyage to roanoke?

john grenville and ralph lane

how did roanoke fail?

ship crashed on arrival

they ran out of food

became hostile with the natives

why did england want a direct sea trading route with asia?

to avoid having to use portugese traders

what private company was established in 1600?

East india trading company

what did english traders want to buy from asia?

spices

luxury items (silk)