Elizabeth’s background and childhood Pg.8-9

1. Who was Elizabeth’s mother?

2. How many years did Elizabeth’s reign last?

3. Why did Elizabeth fear for her life?

4. How did gender play a major role in becoming a monarch?

5. Who did the Catholics think had more right to rule than Elizabeth?

6. Describe Elizabeth’s character is no less than three words.

7. What year did Elizabeth become queen of England?

8. Explain why people thought Elizabeth was “illegitimate.”

Elizabethan Court Pg.10-11

1. How many people attended the Royal court?

2. Give two examples of Elizabeth's favourites. What titles did Elizabeth give them?

3.Name some of the courtly pastimes

4. How was power displayed in the Elizabethan court?

5. Towards the end of Elizabeth's reign what led to growing conflict in the court.

6. What were courtiers expected to do to Elizabeth when attending court.

7. What year did Sir Walter Raleigh come to court?

8. What did members of the court do with Elizabeth when she travelled, what were these trips known as?

9. How could courtiers get more powerful?

Elizabethan Government Pg.12-15

1. Who was central to Elizabethan Government?

2. Who was the head of the government

3. When Elizabeth became queen in 1558 who was her closest advisor.

4. Who became Elizabeth’s lord chancellor  in 1559 to 1579

5. Who did Elizabeth make principal secretary in 1573?

6. Name the two chambers of parliament  

7. Who controlled elections in the Elizabethan era

8. What were parliament's functions?

9. How many times did Elizabeth call on parliament during her 44 year reign?

Marriage and Succession pg.16-17

1. Who were Elizabeth’s early suitors

2. Which of Elizabeth’s early suitors did the Privy Council support?

3. In the 1570s Elizabeth's advisors began secret negotiations to get which monarch on the English throne?

4. Why was there continued pressure for Elizabeth to find a suitor?

5. Why was Elizabeth reluctant to marry anyone?

6. In 1563 what did Elizabeth refuse to do?

7. Which suitor played an important role in trying to organise an alliance with France?

8. What were the risks if Elizabeth had no heir?

9. Why was it difficult for Elizabeth to marry a catholic?

10. What was the Privy Council and parliament concerned about?

The End of Elizabeth’s Reign/ Essex Rebellion pg.18-19

1. What happened to Elizabeth's court in the 1590s?

2. Name the key people in Elizabethan times that died in the 1590s

3. Robert Devereux was the stepson to one of the members of the Privy Council. Name this person?

4. Robert Devereux was executed on which date?

5. What year was the earl of Essex made a member of the Privy Council?

6. What was the earl of Essex’s punishment for failing to fight the rebels?

7. What did Elizabeth do to the earl of Essex in November 1600?

8. What was the Privy Council constantly fighting for?

Causes of Poverty Pg. 22-23  

1. What led to less support for the poor?

2. What were the effects of population growth in Elizabethan society

3. Before Elizabeth’s reign how did henry VIII’s actions affect poverty in Tudor England

4. What did the monasteries do to benefit people in Tudor England

5. In 1600 Elizabeth made a law which had an impact on poverty- name this law  

6. Name the groups of individuals that the government feared during the Elizabethan era

7. How much did the British population grow during Elizabeth’s reign

8. How did food prices impact poverty

9. Explain how changes in agriculture impacted poverty in the Elizabethan era.

Introduction of Poor Law Pg. 24-25

1. Why did the government become more involved in poor relief?

2. How were the poor categorised?

3. What was the punishment for poor people if they refused to take work?

4. What were the poor rates used to do?

5. What was the main source of support for the poor before the Poor Law?

6. In what years was the Poor Law introduced?

7. What were the solutions to helping poor children in Elizabethan England?

8. Sum up what the poor laws did to poverty as a whole in Elizabethan England.

The Golden Age Pg. 26-27

1. How are the gentry different to the nobility?

2. What was highly fashionable in Elizabethan England?

3. What allowed merchants to become very rich during the Golden Age?

4. What were fashionable interests in Elizabethan times?

5.         Name some examples of how the Tudors improved the standards of living

6. Name the types of schools in Elizabethan times. What would it mean if more people in Elizabethan England were educated?

Elizabethan Theatre Pg. 28-29

1. Give three examples of Elizabethan playwrights

2. How many people could the globe hold?

3. Give the names of three acting companies in In Elizabethan England men played all of the acting roles including female roles. Explain how this shows us about attitudes towards women in the Elizabethan age.

4. How much did ticket prices cost in Elizabethan England. What could this show?

5. Why wasn’t theatre popular with some members of the Elizabethan government?

6. What did the government introduce to try and control what playwrights wrote?

7. Why did the puritans oppose theatre?

Elizabethan Sailors Pg.  30-31

1. Who were the most famous Elizabethan sailors

2. What country was the greatest threat to Elizabeth

3. When did the English first take an interest in exploration

4. What was set up in 1600 that would become an important trade route to Britain

5. How did raiding Spanish ships benefit England and Elizabeth

6. What did john Hawkins do in the 1560s that would benefit Britain for the future

7. What was sir Walter Raleigh’s responsibility in Virginia

8. What did Sir Francis Drake do in 1587? How will it influence future conflict with England and Spain?

9. Why was Philip II set on taking down Elizabeth? How does this link to religion?

Elizabethan Sailors Pg.  30-33

1. Who were the most famous Elizabethan sailors?

2. What country was the greatest threat to Elizabeth?

3. When did the English first take an interest in exploration?

4. What was set up in 1600 that would become an important trade route to Britain?

5. How did raiding Spanish ships benefit England and Elizabeth?

6. What did John Hawkins do in the 1560s that would benefit Britain for the future?

7. What was Sir Walter Raleigh’s responsibility in Virginia?

8. What did Sir Francis Drake do in 1587? How will it influence future conflict with England and Spain?

9. Why was Philip II set on taking down Elizabeth? How does this link to religion?

The Religious Settlement Pg. 36-37

1. Under which monarchs did England suffer religious change?

2. What were the three main parts of the Religious Settlement?

3. How did the three parts of the Religious Settlement strengthen Elizabeth’s control over England?

4. What was issued by the Pope that made Elizabeth an enemy to all Catholics?

5. What was made compulsory by the Religious Settlement?

6. Which act weakened the Popes hold on England?

7. Give examples of  reforms given the churches

8. Give examples of concessions given to the English Catholics.

9. What was the impact of the Settlement on Catholics?

Mary Queen of Scots Pg.38-39

1.Why was Mary considered a better fit for the throne

2. Who was Mary's mother? How does this affect England

3.What happened to Mary when she was 15 years old

4.Who was Mary engaged to when she was only six months old how could this have impacted England and Scotland

5. Who did lord Darnley hate and eventually killed. How did this impact the future?

6.Who did the Scottish people believe murdered Darnley

7.Where was Mary imprisoned how did this benefit Elizabeth

8.Why did Elizabeth not what Mary’s verdict to be guilty

9.Why did Elizabeth view Mary in England as a threat

10. What did Some people (including Elizabeth) think the Scottish nobles had no right to do?

The Northern Rebellion Pg.40-41

1. Who were the individuals that started the northern rebellion?

2. Why did they want to overthrow Elizabeth?

3. Why was the revolt a serious threat to Elizabeth’s rule?

4. Why did the revolt have little support among the Catholics in England?

5. What was the duke of Norfolk’s plan?

6. What do you think the outcome would be if the plan succeeded?

7. From 1569 to 1570 was happened for the last time in England?

8. Where was Mary situated during the northern rebellion?

9. What was created amongst the protestants when the northern revolution was taking place?

10. What was the outcome of the revolt, how did it benefit and impact Elizabeth?

The Catholic Threat Pg44-45

1. What did the pope issue that excommunicated Elizabeth from the Catholic Church?

2. What did the pope give Catholics the right to do to Elizabeth?

3. What were the catholic plots aiming to do?

4. Apart from the northern rebellion what were the other catholic plots to overthrow Elizabeth called?

5. What strengthened Catholicism in England?

6. Who supported the catholic plots during Elizabeth’s reign?

7. What did Francis Walsingham do to ensure the plots were undiscovered?

8. What was there a lack of when the plots were carried?

9. Why were the plots a threat to Elizabeth’s rule?

10. What did the Babington plot lead to?

The  Puritan Threat Pg46-47

1. What were the two controversies set up by the puritans against Elizabeth?

2. What was the result of both controversies?

3. How did this impact religion?

4. What was Grindal’s punishment for disobeying the queen’s order?

5. What was Whitgifts attack on the puritans and what was the result?

6. Why was the puritan threat not seen as such a major threat by the government and Elizabeth?

7. What is a puritan?

8. What did the puritans what removed from the church?

9. What were priests lacking that stopped them from preaching?

10. What did the government introduce that prevented the puritans from spreading ideas?

War with Spain Pg. 48-49

1. What were the main tensions between England and Spain?

2. Why did this cause tension?

3. What important country did Spain and England go to war over?

4. What was Drake sent to do to disrupt the armada being built?

5. What did Sir Francis drake do whilst raiding Cadiz?

6. What were Spain forced to do after the raid?

7. How did the raid impact the Spanish armada when it was finally built?

8. What was the treaty of Nonsuch?

9. How did King Phillip see the treaty?

10. What did Elizabeth decide to do in the Netherlands? How did this impact the tension between Spain and England?  

The Spanish Armada Pg.50-53

1. What was the Armadas plan?

2. What did the Armada include?

3. Why was Medina Sidonia chosen to lead the Armada? Why was he considered a bad choice

4. How was the English canon different to the Spanish cannon?

5. How did this impact the Armada?

6. What was Sir Francis Drake's plan to stop the Armada?

7. Why did the Dutch cause problems for the Armada?

8. How did the fire ships change the course of the Armada?

9. What do you think would have occurred if the Spanish Armada won?

10. What were the biggest factors in the defeat of the Armada and how did this impact both nations?