Growth of Factions and Political Instability (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Faction
Faction
Political group w/ shared interests & loyalties to a leader
Leaders of two 1590s factions
Leaders of two 1590s factions
Cecil family & Earl of Essex
Patronage
Patronage
System of dispensing offices, titles, pensions to followers
Robert Cecil appointed secretary when?
Robert Cecil appointed secretary when?
1596
Key political principle: proximity to monarch
Key political principle: proximity to monarch
Proximity to the monarch was power
Dr Antonio Lopez (1593)
Dr Antonio Lopez (1593)
Elizabeth's physician; plotted murder, exposed by Essex
Essex's reaction to Elizabeth's slap (1598)
Essex's reaction to Elizabeth's slap (1598)
Put hand on sword (threatening violence)
Essex's 1599 appointment
Essex's 1599 appointment
Lord Deputy of Ireland
Purpose of Richard II performance (1601)
Purpose of Richard II performance (1601)
Justify deposing monarch w/ evil advisers (Cecils)
Essex Revolt (Feb 1601) outcome
Essex Revolt (Feb 1601) outcome
Failed; Essex executed for treason