Early Elizabethan England - Topic 1 (Queen, Government and Religion)

Define clergy

People who have trained in the Church and work for the Church

Define compromise

To reach an agreement with someone meeting them halfway

Define Crown Lands

Land that belonged to the King or Queen

Define custom duties

Taxes paid to import goods

Define divine right

The belief that the monarch's right to rule came from God

Define heir

The next person in line to take title or power

Define illegitimate

A child born outside of marriage

Define legitimate

The rightful leader

Define monarch

King or Queen

Define privy council

Committee of ministers appointed by Elizabeth to advise her

Define successor

Person inheriting a title or role

Define supremacy

Supreme leader

Define uniformity

Everything to be the same

Define chancellor

Most important position and advisor to the Monarch

Define threat

Something that challenges or endangers

Who was Elizabeth's Secretary of State in 1558?

William Cecil

What did Elizabeth reduce the number of councillors in her privy council to from 50?

20

How long did Robert Dudley have to wait to become a councillor in Elizabeth's Privy Council?

4 years

How many councillors did Elizabeth keep in her privy council from Mary's reign?

10

How much debt had Elizabeth inherited from Mary?

£300 000

What did Elizabeth do to pay off Mary's debts and how much did she make?

Paid off the crown's lands and made £600 000

What was the alliance between France and Scotland called?

Auld alliance

When was the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis?

April 1559

What year did Scotland become Protestant?

1560

Who was Mary Queen of Scots married to?

Francis II of France

When was the Act of Uniformity?

1559

When was the Act of Supremacy?

1559

What was the Act of Uniformity?

Set out rules for the appearance of churches, a new book of common prayer and a fine for not attending church.

What was the Act of Supremacy?

Made Elizabeth "supreme governor" of the Church of England and made all clergy swear an Oath of Allegiance to Elizabeth.

How many clergy refused the Oath of Allegiance to Elizabeth out of the 9000?

250

What were the Royal Injunctions?

Instructions to clergy on how to implement Elizabeth's rules at the level of an individual parish church.

What language were church services held in after the Act of Uniformity?

English

What happened if you didn't attend church in 1559?

Recusancy fines - one shilling

What did Puritans challenge Elizabeth on?

The more Catholic leaning rules of decorations, music, altars and vestments in church.

When did Pope Pius V excommunicate Elizabeth?

1570

Who did the Catholics want to be Queen instead of Elizabeth?

Mary Queen of Scots

How were Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth 1 related?

Second cousins (Mary's grandmother was Elizabeth's aunt)

Who was Marys QoS's mother?

Mary of Guise

Who was Mary QoS's son?

James

When did Mary QoS arrive in England?

1568

Why was Mary QoS forced to abdicate in Scotland in 1567?

She was thought to have been involved in the murder of her second husband Henry Lord Darnley

When was Elizabeth crowned Queen?

1558

After the religious settlements of 1559, what language were services and the bible in and who did this please?

English, Protestants

After the religious settlements of 1559, could clergy marry and who did this please?

Yes, Protestants

After the religious settlements of 1559, could there be decorations in churches and who did this please?

Yes, Catholics

After the religious settlements of 1559, what did priests wear?

Vestments

What four ways did Elizabeth enforce her religious settlement (all in 1559)?

Act of Supremacy, Act of Uniformity, Royal Injunctions, Visitations

When was Mary QoS forced to abdicate the Scottish throne and why?

1567 as she was believed to be involved in the murder of her second husband