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Elizabeth's Key Statesmen - Coggle Diagram
Elizabeth's Key Statesmen
William Cecil
Elizabeth's secretary of state and principal advisor
Head of the Privy Counvil
Helped Elizabeth try to unite the country and avoid war
moderate Protestant
ran the country with Elizabeth for 40 years
urged the queen to maintain good relations with Catholic Spain and France and avoid bloody, expensive wars
gathered around him some cautious men (unlike Dudley's court)
died in 1598
Francis Walsingham
Had a network of spies and informers at home and abroad
ruthless in rooting out and interrogating opponents of the queen
responsible for the downfall of Mary Queen of Scots (the Babbington Plot) and led her execution
Robert Dudley
Elizabeth's closest friend (there were rumours they were lovers)
made Privy Councillor in 1562
Elizabeth's favourite at court
His circle attracted the Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton and Francis Walsingham
died in 1588
Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux
Military hero, fought in the Netherlands
disrespectful of Elizabeth several times
Sent to Ireland in 1599 but was unsuccessful
Elizabeth stripped him of his power after his foreign policy failures
Elizabeth's stripping of power led him to rebellion but this failed majorly (lack of popular support)
executed in 1601