Elizabeth’s Problems Solutions History Year 7 – Knowledge Consolidation key issues Basic Information: Religion England was England was made • Elizabeth became Queen aged 25 years old after her sister Mary divided into Protestant again but died without any children. Catholics and she compromised and • Elizabeth was Protestant but the country had been Catholic under Protestants let Catholics worship the of Mary. Mary had ordered the death of over 300 privately. Protestants when she was Queen. • The Catholic threat remained throughout Elizabeth’s reign and Marriage England Elizabeth did not want there were many plots by Catholics to replace Elizabeth with her desperately to anger foreign rulers needs an heir or English Lords by Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. and not having choosing one so she • Elizabeth was Queen until 1603 and as she grew older she faced an heir might remained single and increasing pressure by her Privy Council to choose a husband. lead to war remained married to Question given: Describe two key features of England ’s reign (4 marks) Key Events: Throughout Elizabeth’s rule there were some key events that you can Mary was Model Answer: Mary, Queen When Mary fled Scotland Elizabeth’s find more about. You may want to use Teams and complete your own P ‐ One key feature of Elizabeth’s reign was the threat of Scots Catholic cousin and arrived in England, research to find out more about them over the summer: and very strong Elizabeth locked her up of Mary, Queen of Scots. Catholics • Babington Plot and Mary Queen of Scots E – This was when many Catholics in England wanted to and she kept her Summer planned to get • Elizabeth and her refusal of marriage overthrow Protestant Elizabeth and replace her with rid of Elizabeth prisoner for 25 years. • Elizabeth and her propaganda portraits Challenge: her Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scotland. This led and put Mary on Mary was beheaded the Throne. • Causes of the Research the to powerful Catholic nobles working with other after she was involved in • Defeat of the Spanish Armada royal family countries, the Pope and Mary herself in order to kill plots against Elizabeth • Elizabeth names James Stuart as her after Elizabeth‐ Elizabeth and put Mary on the throne such as the heir the Stuarts Babington plot in 1586 which eventually led to Mary;s execution in 1587. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcn4jxs/revision/1 P – Another key feature of Elizabeth’s reign was the Appearance As Elizabeth got Elizabeth had new THE SPANISH ARMADA England defeated the Armada as threat of Spain. older her hair portraits made showing the English ships were smaller and E – This was when Philip of Spain was angry at In 1588 Philip II of Spain decided fell out and her her as young and faster so could easily turn and fire Elizabeth as she allowed English pirates to steal Spanish to invade England with his wrinkles showed beautiful so that she still at the Spanish. They used Gold. He was a Catholic and wanted to restore the her increased looked like a strong Armada. He was Catholic so Catholic church to England and he was furious at her angry that Elizabeth executed fireships to scatter the Spanish age. ruler. treatment of Catholics when she executed Mary, Queen Mary, Queen of Scots and ships and the weather helped Bad harvests and Elizabeth introduced Starvation furious that English Pirates had blow the Spanish off course into of Scots. This led to Philip creating an invasion fleet rising prices new laws to punish stolen Spanish gold. the rocks. and the Spanish Armada attacked England in 1588. meant poverty beggars