Possible Exam Questions Elizabeth ‘Tudor monarchs experienced more failures than successes in dealing with religion in England in the years 1547 to 1587.’ Assess the validity of this view. Students may refer to some of the following material in support of the claim that religious Policies were successful: • after 1549 there were no rebellions against the religious changes introduced during Edward VI’s reign • Religious changes in Mary’s reign enjoyed popular support in most parts of the country
Premium Christianity Elizabeth I of England Protestant Reformation
How effectively did Tudor governments deal with rebellion in England and Ireland? Tudor governments were relatively successful in dealing with the problem of rebellion‚ although this was more effective towards the end of the period than at the beginning shown through the decline in rebellion after 1549: only 5 English rebellions occurred as opposed to 10 before 1549. Over the course of the Tudor period the main aims of rebellions were only fully achieved in the rebellions of 1525‚ the Amicable Grant
Premium Mary I of England Tudor dynasty Edward VI of England
Henry Tudor‚ is a man who became king‚ not by being a direct heir‚ but by being a strategic person. What role did Henry VII play to become the developer‚ and influential person within the kingdom‚ how did he help England overcome its finical struggles‚ and who did he use? Henry VII‚ was not a direct heir to the thrown nor did he have the strongest lineage. Henry was the son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort; Edmund was of Welsh royalty‚ and Margaret descended from Edward III. So‚ by birth
Premium Henry VIII of England Henry VII of England England
present joye by Queen Elizabeth. The monarch of each text is losing support from their once loyal followers and subjects by intertwining public responsibility and personal desire. In this essay I will use these texts to demonstrate each monarch’s power struggles as a result of their subjects. I will also use secondary sources of criticism to confirm the points that are made in this essay. Firstly‚ the poem The dowbt of future foes exile my present joye by Queen Elizabeth will be analysed
Premium Edward I of England Elizabeth I of England Christopher Marlowe
How important was the crown in maintaining the Political stability of Tudor England? Tudor England was time of rebellion and turmoil. The head of Tudor England ‚the monarch‚was responsible for keeping his or her country running well. The crown was the sublime leader he or she ran the government and parliament and therefore he or she were responsible for maintaining political stability during this period. Tudor society was the epicentre of Tudor politics. The power of your words within the
Premium Henry VIII of England Tudor dynasty Gentry
Explain why there were fewer rebellions in England during Elizabeth’s reign than in the years between 1485 and 1558 Elizabeth I only saw three rebellions during her reign and one of those barely classed as a rebellion (Oxford)‚ this is surprising seeing as before her there was a high rise in rebellions this was when the Western‚ Ketts and Wyatt’s took place. There were many contributing factors as to why there were fewer rebellions during Elizabeth’s reign but the main underpinning cause would
Free Edward VI of England Mary I of England Henry VIII of England
To what extent was finance the major problem facing Elizabeth I on her succession in 1558? Upon her succession in 1558‚ Elizabeth I faced financial problems as well as many other major problems. One such problem was Elizabeth’s gender. In 1558‚ England had only experience the rule of one female monarch‚ Mary I‚ who had fuelled England’s belief that females could not be sufficient rulers of countries. Mary had fuelled this belief by being £300‚000 in debt by the end of her reign‚ being in a war
Premium Elizabeth I of England Mary I of England Henry VIII of England
James I Religion and Foreign policy RT revision notes. -Religious dissension was the basis of an event that confirmed and fueled James’ paranoia: the Gunpowder Plot of November 5‚ 1605. Guy Fawkes and four other Catholic dissenters were caught attempting to blow up the House of Lords on a day in which the king was to open the session. The conspirators were executed‚ but a fresh wave of anti-Catholic sentiments washed across England. James also disliked the Puritans who became excessive in their
Premium James I of England England Elizabeth I of England
term ‘expensive failure’ – Foreign policy being an expensive failure would be defined as Elizabeth spending a lot of money on expeditions and war in foreign countries‚ which England couldn’t really afford. This would be a failure if all the money spent had equalled in very little positive outcome Define criteria of what an ‘expensive failure’ would entail – for foreign policy to be an expensive failure‚ Elizabeth would have had to spend high amounts of money on foreign affairs which had then equalled
Premium Spanish Armada Philip II of Spain Elizabeth I of England
THE CHARACTER OF JAMES VI & I King James VI of Scotland & I of England was handicapped from birth with weak limbs and therefore injured himself many times. This also caused him to have an unsteady walk. He later suffered crippling arthritis. To compensate for this King James VI & I often leaned on his most trusted councilors and friends which also happened to be members of his personal staff. As a result‚ he was claimed by some to be homosexual but the rumours have proved unfounded. These
Premium Christianity English-language films James I of England