Virgin Queen: legitimacy, gender and marriage (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Elizabeth I became queen
Year Elizabeth I became queen
1558
Elizabeth I's age when she became queen
Elizabeth I's age when she became queen
21 years old
Who Elizabeth I succeeded as monarch
Who Elizabeth I succeeded as monarch
Mary I (her older sister)
Elizabeth I's religious faith
Elizabeth I's religious faith
Protestant
Debt Elizabeth inherited when becoming queen
Debt Elizabeth inherited when becoming queen
£300,000
Elizabeth's Secretary of State & key advisor
Elizabeth's Secretary of State & key advisor
William Cecil
Why Catholics questioned Elizabeth's legitimacy
Why Catholics questioned Elizabeth's legitimacy
Pope didn't recognize her parents' marriage as valid
Year Anne Boleyn was executed
Year Anne Boleyn was executed
1536
Year of the Act of Supremacy
Year of the Act of Supremacy
1534
What Act of Supremacy 1534 established
What Act of Supremacy 1534 established
Henry VIII as head of Church of England
Elizabeth's marriage dilemma regarding religion
Elizabeth's marriage dilemma regarding religion
Marrying Protestant or Catholic would anger the other group
Financial risk of Elizabeth marrying
Financial risk of Elizabeth marrying
Could involve England in expensive foreign wars
Definition: queen regnant
Definition: queen regnant
Woman ruler with power to make independent decisions
Risk if Elizabeth died without an heir
Risk if Elizabeth died without an heir
Civil war as different claimants fought for power
Elizabeth's limitation regarding Parliament
Elizabeth's limitation regarding Parliament
Could not pass new laws without Parliament's approval