Elizabeth and Her Parliaments (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Parliament's primary function under the Tudors
Parliament's primary function under the Tudors
Supporting royal policy
Historian who developed Whig interpretation (1940s-50s)
Historian who developed Whig interpretation (1940s-50s)
Professor J.E. Neale
Historian who led revisionist challenge (1960s-70s)
Historian who led revisionist challenge (1960s-70s)
Professor Geoffrey Elton
Revisionist view: nature of parliamentary opposition
Revisionist view: nature of parliamentary opposition
Infrequent and disunited
Year the Anglican Church was created
Year the Anglican Church was created
1559
Minimum number of MPs in 'Puritan Choir'
Minimum number of MPs in 'Puritan Choir'
At least 40 MPs
MP imprisoned in Tower for demanding free speech (1576)
MP imprisoned in Tower for demanding free speech (1576)
Peter Wentworth
Number of Parliaments summoned during Elizabeth's reign
Number of Parliaments summoned during Elizabeth's reign
Thirteen
Percentage increase in royal income 1558-1603
Percentage increase in royal income 1558-1603
Approximately 50 per cent
1601 issue where MPs refused taxes until licences withdrawn
1601 issue where MPs refused taxes until licences withdrawn
Monopolies