ELIZABETH GCSE EDEXCEL EXAM 2024/2025 |
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,the strengths of Elizabeth (5)
- English parents- have less oversees influence
- Intelligence - knew 6 languages including (Latin, Spanish, French ect)
- Popularity- charismatic and saw her reign as a fresh start
- strong personality- determined, strong against Mary I and turned down Philip II of
Spain, stubborn when younger
- protestant- please protestants who were suffered during Mary I's rule
Elizabeth's personal problems (5)
- considered illegitimate (parents unmarried)
- unmarried
- no heir
- the Pope was unaccepting of her
- woman
why was Elizabeth being a woman such a problem? (3)
- very unusual for just a Queen to rule in the 16th Century and Mary I was married so
her husband generally took control
- women couldn't even rule their household- it was always men and so it seemed
unlikely one could rule the country
- women weren't seen as emotionally or physically strong enough
what were the pros and cons of Elizabeth getting married? (2+,2-)
+ husband= military leader on war (woman would never be allowed)
+ children= stable monarchy and less rivalry
- who to marry? needed someone to put England first but also be of high enough rank
- didn't want all of her power taken away from her
heirarchy in Elizabethan England (7)
1- monarch
2- nobility
3- gentry
4- landowners
5- tenant farmers
6- labourers
7- homeless
heirarchy in Elizabethan towns (7)
1- nobility
2- merchants
3- professionals
4- shopkeepers
5- tradesmen
6- labourers
7- jobless
heirarchy in Elizabethan homes (4)
, 1- father/husband
2- mother/wife
3- children
4- servants
who were the nobiltiy?
dukes and lords
What was extraordinary taxation?
Extra taxes required to pay for unexpected expenses, especially war
Who were the courtiers?
members of the nobility or gentry invited to live at the Royal Court of the monarch
Who were the militia?
A force of ordinary people (not professional soldiers) raised in an emergency
social hierarchy and social mobility
- similar to a class system, a rank of importance/role
- there was very little of this in Elizabethan England
patron
a person who provides financial support to a cause
divine right
Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god
how did education not improve over the Elizabethan period? (6)
- poor families wouldn't send child to school if taxes high and they were since England's
£300,000 debt
- only 2 unis
- no new dame or petty schools
- only small % went to parish school (+ mostly boys)
- most education only for rich and boys
- lack of opportunities for women- less than 10% literate (no grammar school)
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh and what did he do? (6)
- explorer
- member of gentry
- knighted by Elizabeth
- 1585- went to America and set up a (failed) colony
- 1587- became Captain of the Queen's Guard
- 1592- married a lady-in-waiting without Queen's consent (Elizabeth Throckmorton)
What made Elizabeth notice Sir Walter Rayleigh?
went to Ireland and he promoted Protestantism
Sir Walter Rayleigh's expeditions (and impact)
- 2:
1584- home after 1 year
1585- 5 ships, over 100 colonists
- founded Virginia
- brought back 2 Native Americans
why did Sir Walter Rayleigh's colony fail? (12)
Leadership, luck, colonists, planning
- 5 ships sent and largest (Tiger) carried most food and got damaged P,LU
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