Elizabeth I: Key Events, Politics, Religion & Warfare (1558-1603)

In what year did Elizabeth become queen?

1558

How much was the Marian debt?

£227,000

Which small body of the Queen's most important ministers helped Elizabeth to rule the country effectively?

Privy Council

Name three other Tudor monarchs.

Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I

How old was Elizabeth when she became queen?

25

When was Elizabeth's coronation?

15th January 1559

Where was Elizabeth's coronation?

Westminster Abbey

How much did Elizabeth's coronation cost?

£16,000

Name one of the famous portraits of Elizabeth.

The 'Armada Portrait' (1588), The Pelican Portrait (1574), The 'Ditchley Portrait' (1592), the Ermine Portrait

In what year did Elizabeth catch smallpox?

1562

How many times did Elizabeth visit the north of England, the south-west and Wales?

0

Where was her main royal residence?

Whitehall

How many people did Elizabeth have on her Privy Council by 1559?

19

How many of Elizabeth's Privy Council were strong Catholics?

0

Who was Elizabeth's most important Councillor?

Sir William Cecil (Lord Burleigh)

What title was Robert Dudley given in 1564?

Earl of Leicester

What was Christopher Hatton responsible for organizing when he joined the Royal Court?

The Queen's progresses

Which member of the Privy Council uncovered the plot by Mary Queen of Scots to murder Elizabeth?

Sir Francis Walsingham

What happened to Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex in 1601?

He was executed

Which privy council member was responsible for making the arrangements for the succession of James VI?

Robert Cecil

How many people sat in the House of Lords?

Approximately 100

How many people sat in the House of Commons?

450

Which house of parliament contained elected representatives?

House of Commons

How many times did Elizabeth call parliament during her reign?

13

Which MP was sent to prison in 1576 for complaining about a lack of freedom of speech?

Peter Wentworth

Whom did Elizabeth use at local level to help rule the country?

Justices of the Peace (JPs) or Lord Lieutenants

Whose job was it to keep the Queen informed of what was happening in each county?

Lord Lieutenant

Whose job was to collect the poor rate and distribute the money to those in need?

Overseer of the poor

Who was responsible for carrying out punishments such as whipping?

Parish constable

Who patrolled the streets at night watching out for criminals?

Night watchman

How many JPs were there in each county?

40 (30-60)

What was the population of England in the 1540s?

2.7 million

What was the population of England in 1601?

4.1 million

In which decade did the dissolution of the monasteries take place?

1530s

What two types of poor were believed to exist in Elizabethan England?

Able-bodied and impotent

Name an Elizabethan mansion house in Derbyshire that was completed in 1597.

Hardwick Hall

How many times was Bess of Hardwick married?

4

Name one of the new hospitals opened in London to care for the poor.

St Bartholomew or St Thomas

Where was the first hospital opened?

Norwich

Which country was Elizabeth at war with from 1585?

Spain

How did war cause poverty?

Increased taxes and unemployed or wounded soldiers

Name a type of vagrant.

Hooker, angler, clapper dudgeon, doxy, Abraham man, ruffle, dummerers or counterfeit crank

Name one of the towns that experimented with taxing the wealthy to deal with the poor.

Cambridge, Ipswich, Exeter or Norwich

What changes in farming methods took place that led to more people living in poverty?

Enclosure or sheep instead of crops

Name an orphanage opened in London.

Christ's Hospital

When was a Poor Rate introduced?

1572 (Vagabonds Act)

What did JPs have to build according to the 1576 Act for the Relief of the Poor?

House of Correction

In what year was the 1598 Poor Law made permanent?

1601

How many grammar schools were there?

Approximately 360

Which two universities would a gentleman wish to attend?

Oxford and Cambridge

What happened to food prices between 1500-1600?

Inflation / they went up

What was a 'bridewell'?

House of Correction

Name an animal that would be involved in a cruel Elizabethan sport.

Bull, dog, ***** or bear

What was the most famous London arena for Bear Baiting?

Paris Garden in Southwark

In what year did Elizabeth overrule MPs who wanted to pass a law banning bear baiting on a Sunday?

1585

On which day did theatres have to close after a law was passed in 1591?

Thursday

Name an Elizabethan composer.

Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, Morley or William Byrd

Name one of the popular tunes that the upper classes employed musicians to play.

Slow paven, the galliard, the gavotte or the volta

Name one of the new theatres constructed during the period.

The Rose, The Crown, The Swan, The Curtain, The Theatre, The Hope or The Globe

In what year was Britain's first purpose built theatre opened?

1576

In what year were bands of strolling players banned unless they obtained a licence?

1572

What were men over the age of 24 expected to practice after church on a Sunday?

Archery

Who were the most famous playwrights of the period?

William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker and Thomas Kyd

Name one of the most famous actors of the period.

Will Kempe, Edward Alleyn, Thomas Pope or Richard Burbage

Name one of the sports enjoyed exclusively by the rich.

Deer hunting, hawking, fencing, tennis or bowls

Name a company that performed in the theatre.

The Lord Chamberlain's Men, Queen Elizabeth's Men, Lord Admiral Howard's Company or Earl of Leicester's Players

What was the population of London in 1603?

200,000

How much was the cheapest ticket to the theatre?

1 penny

Which religious group was opposed to the theatre?

Puritans

In what year did Elizabeth pass her Religious Settlement?

1559

Name the two acts that made up her Religious Settlement.

The Act of Uniformity and The Act of Supremacy

Who did the Catholic King of France, Francis II, claim was the rightful ruler of England?

His wife, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland

Who was Elizabeth's mother?

Anne Boleyn

Name the cleric who was responsible for Elizabeth's religious education.

Matthew Parker

What was the Book of Common Prayer used for after the Religious Settlement?

All church services were compulsory and conducted using the 1552 Book of Common Prayer.

In what year did Foxe produce the Book of Martyrs?

1563

In what language did Elizabeth translate the Bible in 1563?

Welsh

In what year was Elizabeth excommunicated by a Papal Bull?

1570

In what year was Mary Queen of Scots executed?

1587

What title did The Act of Supremacy give Elizabeth?

Supreme Governor of the Church of England

How much was the fine for recusants before 1581?

1 shilling (12 pence)

What was the collective name of the strongly Catholic bishops who opposed Elizabeth's reforms?

The Marian Bishops

What was the name of the set of instructions given to the clergy in 1559?

The Royal Injunctions

In what year was the Act of Exchange passed?

1559

In what year did the Queen approve the Thirty-nine Articles of faith?

1571

In what year did the Rebellion of the Northern Earls take place?

1569

When did Mary Queen of Scots arrive in England?

1568

Name one of Mary Queen of Scots' husbands.

Francis II, Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley), or James Hepburn (Earl of Bothwell)

When was the Papal Bull of Excommunication that excused anyone from murdering Elizabeth?

1570

How did Parliament respond to the Papal Bull?

They passed a Treason Act (1571)

From where did seminary priests first arrive in 1574?

Douai in Flanders

Who was involved in the Ridolfi Plot, 1571?

The Duke of Norfolk, the Pope, De Spes (Spanish Ambassador), and the King of Spain (Phillip II)

To what amount did Elizabeth increase the fine for recusancy in 1581?

£20

Who financed the Throckmorton Plot, 1583?

The Pope and the King of Spain

What happened to Francis Throckmorton?

Executed

Where was Mary imprisoned following the Throckmorton plot?

Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire

In what year did Jesuit priests first arrive in England?

1580

Name the Jesuit priest executed on 1st December 1581.

Edmund Campion

Name the English Catholic who tried to assassinate Elizabeth in 1583.

John Somerville

In what year was an Act of Parliament passed that ordered all Jesuit and seminary priests to leave the country?

1585