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19 Cards in this Set
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Portraits |
England was judged on the beauty of their queen therefore Elizabeth send portraits to different country’s where she looked beautiful and young |
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Appearance |
Elizabeth used to buy expensive dresses to show her wealth and power |
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Character |
Elizabeth was a well educated women speaking 5 languages she also had a very short temper like her father |
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Royal progresses |
10 weeks of each year Elizabeth would tour England and stay at her Nobel’s houses therefore they would spend her money on her |
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How did Elizabeth keep control of the factions |
Decide and rule , Elizabeth would favour on faction at a certain time so that they would fight among each other |
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Privy council |
A group of advisers and ministers Met many times Collected taxes and managed her money She rarely attended Dealt with important matters |
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Sir Francis Walsingham |
Puritan Responsible for relations between other countries In charge of Elizabeth’s secret service Under covered all of the plots |
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Sir William Cecil |
Protestant Served under Edward and Mary Managed parliaments meetings In charge of the money
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Robert Dudley |
Puritan A child hood friend of Elizabeth Commander of the army Rumours they were lovers |
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Parish constable |
Unpaid Did the job for one year Supervised JPs Helped by night watchmen Would patrol the streets at night looking for criminals |
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JP |
Maintained the law and order Between 30 and 60 per country Unpaid Saw as a duty Sit in courts and supervised trials |
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Lord lieutenant |
A wealthy landowner One of each county Watched over the county Supervised JP |
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The sheriff |
One per county Chose a jury Take prisoners to court Help collect taxes |
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Overseer of the poor |
Would collect taxes called the poor rate and gave it to the poor Important because of high poverty rate |
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Parliament |
Elizabeth called parliament when when needed Usually because she wanted to raise taxes and pass laws War and rebellion Only called 13 times in 55 yrs |
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Nobles |
Hand an income of £6000 a year Owned the largest houses Had servants Only 50 noble family’s in the country |
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Gentry |
Lesser land owners About 10,000 family’s Income of about £200 a month Some had nice houses |
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Yeomen |
Owned property Had a few servants Some were merchants or doctors |
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Labourers |
Seasoned workers so were only employed at certain times of the year |
