The Succession Issue and Faction (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Elizabeth I's succession problem cause
Elizabeth I's succession problem cause
She refused to name her successor
Final decision on successor 1603
Final decision on successor 1603
Privy Council, not the queen
James VI's main advantages as successor
James VI's main advantages as successor
Protestant & strong hereditary claim
James VI's lineage claim source
James VI's lineage claim source
Great-great-grandson of Henry VII via Margaret Tudor
Legal barrier to James VI succession
Legal barrier to James VI succession
1544 Act & Henry VIII's will demoted Stuart line
Arbella Stuart's advantage over James VI
Arbella Stuart's advantage over James VI
English upbringing & culturally English
Why Edward Seymour's claim failed
Why Edward Seymour's claim failed
Mother's marriage annulled; he was illegitimate
Infanta Isabella's only supporters
Infanta Isabella's only supporters
Jesuit priests in England
Mountjoy Plot 1599-1600 proposal
Mountjoy Plot 1599-1600 proposal
James raise troops, demand Elizabeth name him heir
How 1603 succession achieved
How 1603 succession achieved
Peacefully through Cecil's court negotiations with James