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Privy Council
Who worked here? - Elizabeth chose roughly 19 members, they were her closest nobles, courtiers and members of parliament
What role did they have? - They met with the monarch 3x/week to: Give the monarch advice on key decisions, enact (approve/pass) the monarchs wishes, monitor the other government organisations, e.g. the justices of the peace
Where were they based? - The privy council lived and worked in the royal court
Parliament
Who worked here? - The House of Lords contained nobles and bishops chosen by the monarch. The House of Commons were nobility and gentry chosen by election. Very few people in Elizabethan England could vote
What role did they have? - They approved extraordinary tax, if the Queen wanted to change the law, parliament needed to pass and Act of Parliament, They gave the monarch advice on key decisions
Where were they based? - Parliament met either the House of Lord or Commons in London. Elizabeth could open and close parliament as she wished. Elizabeth opened parliament 10 times throughout her reign
Court
Who worked here? - Members of nobility who the monarch invited. People who attended the court were called courtiers. The court also included the monarch’s closest friends and servants
What role did they have? - To entertain the monarch through parties, conversations and performances, to show wealth and power, to attempt to influence the monarch’s views on certain issues
Where were they based? - Members of the court lived and worked inside or near the royal palace
Lord Lieutenant
Who worked here? - The queen chose members of the nobility to become Lord Lieutenants. They usually also worked in the Privy Council
What role did they have? - Protecting the monarchy; They trained and assembled the local militia (non-professional army raised to fight a specific cause e.g. stop a rebellion) in times of unrest, they ensured the people in their community followed Elizabeth’s policies, they supervised the Justice of the Peace
Where were they based? - Lord Lieutenants lived in the county they worked in
Justices of the Peace
Who worked here? - Large landowners chosen by Lord Lieutenants. It was an unpaid, voluntary position. Justices of the Peace held a lot of status and power
What role did they have? - Keeping law and order; They collected poor relief, they acted as judges in serious crimes in the county court, they ensured the people in their community followed Elizabeth’s policies
Where were they based? - Justices of the Peace lived in the county where they worked
