Elizabeth and her people including local government and propaganda (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Role of local government in Elizabethan England
Role of local government in Elizabethan England
Uphold law and order
Sheriffs' role in local govt
Sheriffs' role in local govt
Oversaw legal affairs
Who were JPs (Justices of the Peace)
Who were JPs (Justices of the Peace)
Mostly unpaid wealthy country gentlemen
Main duties of JPs
Main duties of JPs
Deal with crime, supervise poor, implement royal laws
Who supported JPs in their work
Who supported JPs in their work
Parish constables, night watchmen, overseers of poor
Why Elizabeth I used propaganda
Why Elizabeth I used propaganda
Control people & manipulate image as female Protestant ruler
How Elizabeth's portraits served as propaganda
How Elizabeth's portraits served as propaganda
Controlled to show her beautiful, ageless, pure, strong
Purpose of summer progresses
Purpose of summer progresses
Be seen by subjects, monitor nobles, win support
Church attendance under Elizabeth
Church attendance under Elizabeth
Compulsory, esp. annual thanksgiving on Ascension day
Who censored printing presses
Who censored printing presses
The Privy Council
Gloriana myth
Gloriana myth
Showed Elizabeth as pure, strong, magnificent ruler
Definition of propaganda
Definition of propaganda
Dissemination of info to influence public opinion
What was the Privy Council
What was the Privy Council
Group of senior politicians advising head of state
Divine Right
Divine Right
Monarch's right to rule derives directly from God's will
Progress (royal term)
Progress (royal term)
State journey or official tour, especially by royalty