THE SITUATION OFELIZABETH'S ACCENSION
I I Queen government e
religion 1558 69
KEY CONTEXTS
ELIZABETH'S GOVERNMENT
ElizabethanEnglandwas
oftenviolent
THECOURT made
upof
NOBLEMEN
anddangerous
actedas monarch'sadvisor
Nopoliceforce orpermanentarmy
ad
had a dearplace e role
MA power
couldalsobemembers the
Equalitywas Notimportant of
council
Societygovernment laweorder basedon privy
inequality
THEPRIVYCOUNCIL
ofnobilitywho
members
Godwasontop followed themonarch
by
helped togovernthe
SECRETARY
OF JusticesOFPEACE country
STATE landowners
large monitoredparlimentJustices
mostimportantPrivy appointed
bythe
ofthe
councillor
Peace e oversaw
government
govshewas
personin keptlaweorderlocally laworder
closestto heard
security of
courtcases
advised thecountry
I
SirWilliam
Ceciltill1573 advisedElizabeth'sgovernment
PARLMENT
House Lord's e
made
upof of
THEMONARCH ElizabethI Common's
Government
inEEcenteredonthemonarch House Lord's noblemenebishops
believed
theyhadthe
of
righttorulebytheGraceofGod electedbut
House Common's
very
thedivineright of
couldvote
madegovernment
policyeimportant
decisionswith
help fewpeople
passedlawse approvedtaxes
ofPrivyCouncil
extraordinarytaxation
dedawarmakepeacecalledismissParliment
ruleinsomelegalcases extrataxesrequired topay
granttitleslandmoney
unexpectedexpenses
jobs for
, SOCIALHIERARCHY COUNTRYSIDE
major
landowners
IoftenLordLadiesDukesEars
gig owned
smallerestates
YEOMANFarmer
amount land
ownedasmall
TENANTFARMERS
of
rentedland
fromyoemenfamers gentry
Boun napoop
LANDLESS eLA didnotownorrentlandhadtoworktoprovide
fortheirfamilies
HOMELESS VAGRANTS moved
fromplacetoplacelooking
forwork
SOCIALHIERARCHY TOWNS
merchants
traderswhowerewealthy
Proffesionals
lawyers doctors clergymen
BUS OWNERS
highlyskilledcraftsmen carpentersetc
CRAFTSMEN
Skilledemployees eapprentices
UNEMPLOYEDYa Yrs
hadnoregularworksocouldnotprovide
for
families
WHAT PROBLEMS DID ELIZABETH FACEWHENBECOMINGQUEEN 1558
It wasseenas
fora womantobea ruler
UNNATURAL
Monarchshadto
keepnoblesundercontrol
makeharsh decisions
dispensejustice
takearmiesintobattle
Mary I hada disastrousreign Elizabeth
had to proveshewouldbea goodrule
1
PROBLEMS FEATURES V
hePRIVYcouncillors Hadto thisright
choosing get
, g g gu
Crown
responsible
for
finances spending
metfrequently eadvised
appointed SirWilliamCecil
Secretary
ofState
rest hercouncilappointed
of
inthenext 3 months
fromMay I
kept10
chosecarefully people
witha lot
ofinfluencee
relatives
one theLUCLESSES
of
ofherreign
theCrownhadtopay
forall the
weaknesses
financial
costs runningthecountry
of
inneed extramoney ask
of
Parliment
toraisetaxes
WARINFRANCE I558
Strained
royalfinances
inheriteddebt
of 300,000
Elizabethcutback
govspending
Officialsorderedtobalancetheaccounts
e makesurealldebtswerecalledin
Landssold 600000
by1585 paidofMary'sdebts madereserve 300,000
of
abroad SCOTLAND
challengesfrom
ruled
byMary QueenofScott
Elizabeth's
cousin
MQofS hadstrong linkswithFrance wasliving
there
FrenchsoldiersinScotland could
faceadouble
joined
attack
SPAIN
mostpowerful t wealthycountry
devoutlyCatholic
, devoutlyCatholic
comitted topreventProtestantism
spreading
FRANCE
1558 France at warwithbothEnglandandSpain
Directinterest inEnglandasMQ marriedto
French
offwas
son
of king
France Catholic Catholicsthought
country many
MQ shouldbequeen MOTIVEFORINVADING
off
Elizabethhad 2 options
1 CONTINUE WAR
MAKE PEACE
Elizabetht councillors
militaryvictorywouldbepopular
hadnointerest incontinuing makingpeace
would look
weak
the war Calaiswouldbe regained
nothingtosuggestthe ENDdangerofINVASION
wouldwin
Englandcouldnotaffordto
keepspending orsupplying
Soldiers
MADEPEACEWITH FRANCE
Signed 1559
Treaty ofCateau
Cambresis e Calais lostforever
Elizabethhad totakeoutmassive
loansduetomilitaryfunding
ShowsElizabethLaw INVASION
as a majorthreat
I
I I Queen government e
religion 1558 69
KEY CONTEXTS
ELIZABETH'S GOVERNMENT
ElizabethanEnglandwas
oftenviolent
THECOURT made
upof
NOBLEMEN
anddangerous
actedas monarch'sadvisor
Nopoliceforce orpermanentarmy
ad
had a dearplace e role
MA power
couldalsobemembers the
Equalitywas Notimportant of
council
Societygovernment laweorder basedon privy
inequality
THEPRIVYCOUNCIL
ofnobilitywho
members
Godwasontop followed themonarch
by
helped togovernthe
SECRETARY
OF JusticesOFPEACE country
STATE landowners
large monitoredparlimentJustices
mostimportantPrivy appointed
bythe
ofthe
councillor
Peace e oversaw
government
govshewas
personin keptlaweorderlocally laworder
closestto heard
security of
courtcases
advised thecountry
I
SirWilliam
Ceciltill1573 advisedElizabeth'sgovernment
PARLMENT
House Lord's e
made
upof of
THEMONARCH ElizabethI Common's
Government
inEEcenteredonthemonarch House Lord's noblemenebishops
believed
theyhadthe
of
righttorulebytheGraceofGod electedbut
House Common's
very
thedivineright of
couldvote
madegovernment
policyeimportant
decisionswith
help fewpeople
passedlawse approvedtaxes
ofPrivyCouncil
extraordinarytaxation
dedawarmakepeacecalledismissParliment
ruleinsomelegalcases extrataxesrequired topay
granttitleslandmoney
unexpectedexpenses
jobs for
, SOCIALHIERARCHY COUNTRYSIDE
major
landowners
IoftenLordLadiesDukesEars
gig owned
smallerestates
YEOMANFarmer
amount land
ownedasmall
TENANTFARMERS
of
rentedland
fromyoemenfamers gentry
Boun napoop
LANDLESS eLA didnotownorrentlandhadtoworktoprovide
fortheirfamilies
HOMELESS VAGRANTS moved
fromplacetoplacelooking
forwork
SOCIALHIERARCHY TOWNS
merchants
traderswhowerewealthy
Proffesionals
lawyers doctors clergymen
BUS OWNERS
highlyskilledcraftsmen carpentersetc
CRAFTSMEN
Skilledemployees eapprentices
UNEMPLOYEDYa Yrs
hadnoregularworksocouldnotprovide
for
families
WHAT PROBLEMS DID ELIZABETH FACEWHENBECOMINGQUEEN 1558
It wasseenas
fora womantobea ruler
UNNATURAL
Monarchshadto
keepnoblesundercontrol
makeharsh decisions
dispensejustice
takearmiesintobattle
Mary I hada disastrousreign Elizabeth
had to proveshewouldbea goodrule
1
PROBLEMS FEATURES V
hePRIVYcouncillors Hadto thisright
choosing get
, g g gu
Crown
responsible
for
finances spending
metfrequently eadvised
appointed SirWilliamCecil
Secretary
ofState
rest hercouncilappointed
of
inthenext 3 months
fromMay I
kept10
chosecarefully people
witha lot
ofinfluencee
relatives
one theLUCLESSES
of
ofherreign
theCrownhadtopay
forall the
weaknesses
financial
costs runningthecountry
of
inneed extramoney ask
of
Parliment
toraisetaxes
WARINFRANCE I558
Strained
royalfinances
inheriteddebt
of 300,000
Elizabethcutback
govspending
Officialsorderedtobalancetheaccounts
e makesurealldebtswerecalledin
Landssold 600000
by1585 paidofMary'sdebts madereserve 300,000
of
abroad SCOTLAND
challengesfrom
ruled
byMary QueenofScott
Elizabeth's
cousin
MQofS hadstrong linkswithFrance wasliving
there
FrenchsoldiersinScotland could
faceadouble
joined
attack
SPAIN
mostpowerful t wealthycountry
devoutlyCatholic
, devoutlyCatholic
comitted topreventProtestantism
spreading
FRANCE
1558 France at warwithbothEnglandandSpain
Directinterest inEnglandasMQ marriedto
French
offwas
son
of king
France Catholic Catholicsthought
country many
MQ shouldbequeen MOTIVEFORINVADING
off
Elizabethhad 2 options
1 CONTINUE WAR
MAKE PEACE
Elizabetht councillors
militaryvictorywouldbepopular
hadnointerest incontinuing makingpeace
would look
weak
the war Calaiswouldbe regained
nothingtosuggestthe ENDdangerofINVASION
wouldwin
Englandcouldnotaffordto
keepspending orsupplying
Soldiers
MADEPEACEWITH FRANCE
Signed 1559
Treaty ofCateau
Cambresis e Calais lostforever
Elizabethhad totakeoutmassive
loansduetomilitaryfunding
ShowsElizabethLaw INVASION
as a majorthreat
I
