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Elizabeth 1: 1558-1603 - Coggle Diagram
Elizabeth 1: 1558-1603
Consolidation
Government:
Appointed 9 new councillors, for skill and loyalty to Tudor dynasty. 11 of 50 councillors under Mary reappointed
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Coronation
Celebration, joyous and splendid occasion. Much celebration. Crowd applause and welcoming
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Potential marriages
Philip I
Married to Mary I, sister of Liz. Dismissed as Catholic
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Duke of Alencon Anjou
Cross dresser. 25 years younger than Eizabeth. Became close friends. So of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Fizzled out
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Elizabeth herself
Protestant, powerful. Aims to explore, secure legitimacy, succession, foreign policy, nobility and to reduce crown debt
Caught smallpox in 1562, succession mentioned in 1563 parliament.
Religious Policy
1558: Act of Supremacy: Elizabeth became supreme governor of the church of England, required oath from churchmen
1559: Act of Uniformity:Reinstated 1549 prayer book, what priests should wear and uniformity of worship. Attendance of catholic mass punishable by death
1559: Royal Injunctions: Required licenses for priests to do at least 1 service per month, English bible in each church, pilgrimages outlawed and no more alters to be destroyed
1559: Prayer Book: single set of doctrines, compromised between protestants and Catholics
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1563: Thirty Nine Articles: 39 articles of faith, defined Anglicanism, made law in 1571.
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Foreign Policy
Early 1558-1572
Scotland
1559:Treaty of Cateau Cambrais: Confirmed loss of Calais and French agreed to not support MQS claim to English throne
1560 Treaty of Berwick: Sent army to Scotland to defeat French and Mary de Guise. French withdrew after death of Mary de Guise
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In 1563 Elizabeth suggestes that mary marry Robert Dudley, rejected.
1567: Mary fled to England following Rizzio Affair and death of Lord Darnley, Mary married Bothwell (suspect). 1567 Mary forced to flee by Scottish. Earl of Moray to lead regency
France
1559 Treaty of Cateau Cambrais: loss of calais confirmed and french did not support mqs clai to the throne
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Spain
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1568: Spanish attack Hawkins fleet at San Juan de Ulua in Mexico. Open hositilty between nations, hawkins fleet reduced to 15 men
Late 1572-84
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France
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Warned Henry to not get involved in Spain/Netherlands, but he did, withdrawing force in 1579
Spain
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1574: Convention of Bristol: ended trade embargo and English rebels banished from Spain, merchants not.
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1586: Spanish ambassador, De Mendoza involved in Babington plot
1585: Treaty of Non Such: Elizabeth allied with Dutch rebels as didnt want Spanish control in Netherlands. Sent 7000 troops to maintain rebellion
Spanish Armada 1588:
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Elizabeth had sent Sir Francia Drake to raid Spanish ships in the caribbean. Elizabeth became protector of the netherlands
1588, Spanish attempted invasion of England: 130 Spanish ships sailed up English Channel, met by English Navy.
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Armada anchored at Calais. During the night,English set fire to Spanish ships to scatter the fleet and defeated Spanish at the Battle of Gravelines, July 1588
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Defeat of Spanish was historic, but limited as war with Spain continued for 10 years
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Trade and Exploration
Elizabeth inherited poor economic situation and £227k of debt. Poor harvests, population increase, high mortality, cut in real wages and taxes. By 1596, real wages were half of 9 years prior
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Cloth trade accounted for 75% of all exports, and brought £35000 in customs duties. Cloth,tin, lead, tin, pewter to Muscovy was £25000
Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Led to new beliefs such as a global world rather than flat. led to colonisation, with Elizabeth personally involved in slavery
1583 East India Company set up, but 75% of imports still from Netherlands,HRE and Spain
Expansion into new markets allowed ports such as Birstol, Hull, Newcastle, Plymouth and Southampton to thrive
Economy
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1563: Statute of Artificers: Fixed a maximum wage, not a minimum wage. Landmark economic legislation for workers rights
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1598: Act against conversion of pasture and Act against engrossing of farms all used to tackle enclosure
Society
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1563 Statute of Artificers and apprenticeships- set a maximum wage, and 7 year apprenticeships for skilled workers
1572: Poor Law: BIG CHANGE: Distinguished between 'idle poor' and genuine unemployed. Compulsory contributions, and punishment for vagrancy
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1597: Poor Law: Compulsory poor rate, built hospitals for old and sick, secured employment for adults. Almshouses for impotent poor
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More society
Population growth to 4 million by end of reign. 150k in London, most in countryside
Life expectancy 35, low illegitimacy. High mortality rates
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Societal division
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Elizabeth used: negotiation, colonisation, regional councils and military conquests