Relations with Parliament (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Why Elizabeth needed Parliament (2 reasons)
Why Elizabeth needed Parliament (2 reasons)
To pass laws (legislation) and raise taxes (taxation)
Two houses of Parliament
Two houses of Parliament
House of Commons and House of Lords
When Parliament pressured Elizabeth on succession
When Parliament pressured Elizabeth on succession
1560s and early 1570s
Who managed Parliament for Elizabeth
Who managed Parliament for Elizabeth
Privy councillors
Year House of Lords became easier to manage
Year House of Lords became easier to manage
1569
Methods used to persuade MPs
Methods used to persuade MPs
Threats and bribes
No. of Parliaments Elizabeth called (1558-1603)
No. of Parliaments Elizabeth called (1558-1603)
10
Total weeks Parliament met during Elizabeth's reign
Total weeks Parliament met during Elizabeth's reign
140 weeks
MP imprisoned for challenging freedom of speech
MP imprisoned for challenging freedom of speech
Peter Wentworth
Where Peter Wentworth was imprisoned
Where Peter Wentworth was imprisoned
Tower of London
Year of Religious Settlement
Year of Religious Settlement
1559
What Religious Settlement of 1559 did
What Religious Settlement of 1559 did
Transformed England into a Protestant country
Years Parliament debated religion after 1559
Years Parliament debated religion after 1559
1571 and 1597
What MPs wanted Elizabeth to do about succession
What MPs wanted Elizabeth to do about succession
Marry and produce an heir
Crown's methods to influence Parliamentary elections
Crown's methods to influence Parliamentary elections
Bribery and intimidation