England In 1558
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- England in 1558
- Government on Elizabeth's accession
- The court= advised the monarch & helped display her wealth & power
- Justices of the Peace= keep law and order
- Lord Lieutenants= govern English countries and raise local militia
- Privy Council= monitor government, oversaw law & order & security of country
- Parliament= advise monarch (made up of house of lord and commons)
- challenges at home: financial weekness
- the crown was in debt
- Elizabeth needed money to remain secure on the throne
- raise money
- increase rent
- taxes
- made Elizabeth unpopular
- Queen could convene with parliament
- profits of justice
- loans
- Elizabeth did not raise taxes but hoarded income & sold crown lands
- crown was out of debt (1574)
- Society on Elizabeth's accession
- society based on inequality and hierachy
- countryside
- the nobility
- gentry
- yeomans
- tenant farmers
- poor
- vagrants
- Towns
- Merchants
- professionals
- Business owners
- craftsmen
- labourers and unemployed
- people owed respect & obedience to those above them
- those above had a duty of care for those below them
- Virgin Queen
- legitimacy, gender and marriage
- problems
- she was young (21)
- government needed money
- legitimacy was doubted (father's marriage not accepted)
- Elizabeth was unmarried (unusual)
- marriage
- marrying protestant anger catholics
- marrying catholic anger protestants
- could involve England in expensive wars (crown in debts)
- Elizabeth was expected to marry= reduce power (husband govern)
- relied on government before decisions were made
- problems
- character and strengths
- Elizabeth was confident and charismatic
- Elizabeth was resilient
- Elizabeth was well educated
- Elizabeth understood politics
- Elizabeth reinvented the role of a monarch
- the propaganda shown made her seem strong and legitimate
- legitimacy, gender and marriage
- Challenges abroad: France, Scotland and Spain
- challenges
- lost last territory (Calais) to France (Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis)
- France had more power with the chance of a catholic invasion (Mary married to French king)
- France had alliance with Scotland (Auld Alliance)
- war was expensive (couldn't afford war with France, Scotland or Spain)
- French no longer at war (more money for France, war with Spain &England likely
- signed Peace of Troyes to avoid war with france
- Mary Queen of Scots in custody (no threat from Scotland)
- challenges
- Government on Elizabeth's accession
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