History: Elizabethan England Overview

1. Religion

2. Taxation

3. Mary, Queen of Scots

4. Foreign Policy

5. Succession

1. King Philip of Spain

2. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

3. Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alencon

1. Crime and poverty in England

2. Mary, Queen of Scott’s

3. Marriage and Succession

4. Religion

5. Giving Monopolies

1. He was a loyal subject, one of the Queen’s favorites

2. Became a privy Councillor in 1595 and was given a sweet wine monopoly.

3. Had a rivalry with Robert Cecil.

4. Pleased the Queen in 1596 as he successfully attacked the Spanish port of Cadiz.

1. He got into an argument with Elizabeth.

2. She sent him to Ireland to deal with a rebellion and went against the Queen's wishes on how to sort it out.

3. The Queen took his monopoly away (he lost much wealth and power).

4. And so with nothing left he plot the Essex Rebellion.

1. He was executed along with some other rebels but most of them were fined.

1. Spies

2. Unconvincing alternatives

3. Punishments

4. Religious settlements

5. A skilled politition

1. Art

2. Theatre

3. Exploration

4. Peace,power and pride

5. Science and technology

6. Education

7. Literature

8. Buildings

1. Blood sports

2. Life expectancy was low

3. Gap between the poor and the rich

1. Argiculture failure

2. Population rise

3. Prices rise

4. Monastries closed

The Poor Law Acts

1. She was Catholic

2. Babington plot

1. Different Religions

2. The Pope called for all Catholics to challenge Elizabeth- papal bull.

3. Elizabeth didn’t want to marry Phillip

4. Elizabeth sent soldiers to help Protestants rebelling against the Spanish in the Netherlands.

5. Drake and other soldiers had spent years raiding Spanish ports.

1. October 1586, she was put on trial before a court including Sir Francis Walshingham and Sir William Cecil.

2. Mary defended strongly-she stated she wasn’t English and there was no evidence against her.

3. She was found guilty on the 25th of October

1. More powerful weapons

2. Faster and more manoeuverable ships

3. More accurate navigation

1. Phillip made a plan- 151 ships filled with weapons for landing in England.

2. The English strike first- Spain waited for soldiers to arrive in the Netherlands. The English took action and panicked the Spanish and the organised Armada went into chaos.

3. 8th August English fired constantly from 100 meters the Spanish ships were badly damaged but none were sunk. Spanish tried to return home but English chased them.

4. A storm through the armada off course. They had awful conditions and had to go round northern England- 65 ships returned.

1. Elizabeth was reluctant to sign her death warrant

2. Concerned about the reaction of Catholic powers.

3. Signed the death warrant on 1st of feb 1587.

4. Executed in private

1. Proved England to be a major naval power

2. Brought England together

3. Elizabeth became a popular and respected leader- boosted the idea of the ‘Golden Age’

1. English tactics

2. Spanish Mistakes

3. The weather

1. Catholics had no clear alternative monarch

2. People saw Elizabeth as a wicked heretic

3. Concern about other countries reactions.