A2 Tudors Homework Booklet Weeks 13-18

Week 13 Elizabeth I: Succession and consolidation of authorityUse the diagram below to draw up a list of Elizabeth’s priorities in 1558. Explain which problems she should tackle first and why. Then suggest the most appropriate solutions.

From Barbara Mervyn, The Reign of Elizabeth: England 1558-1603 (Hodder Education, 2001), p.28.

Week 14 The Elizabethan Church Settlement

5 Church of England Protestantism.

6 Radical leader of the Protestant Church in Geneva.

7 Fifty-seven royal instructions clarifying the rules of the Church of England, issued in 1559.

9 Matthew________ was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Elizabeth in 1559.

10 The Act of__________ (1559) made Elizabeth I Head of the Church of England.

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1 The Act of __________ (1559) reintroduced the Protestant Prayer Book and fined those who did not attend Church of England services.

2 The Thirty Nine_______ of faith were a definitive statement of the Church of England's beliefs, as set out by its leaders in 1563.

3 English Protestant refugees who had been influenced by radical Protestantism while living abroad.

4 Supreme_______ was the title taken by Elizabeth to make it easier for radical Protestants and Catholics to accept a woman as head of the Church.

8 The Act of _________ (1559) allowed Elizabeth I to confiscate bishops' property and force them to pay land rent only to the Crown.

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One of the most urgent problems for Elizabeth and her first parliament in 1559 was to provide a church settlement, since religious strife had the potential to escalate into civil war.

Fill in the crossword using the clues below.

Week 15 Marriage and the succession, 1559-62

In order to secure the succession, Elizabeth was expected to marry and produce an heir. Below are four of her suitors. Research them and use a computer to write a Tinder profile (no more than 500 characters long) for each one, making it as attractive to Elizabeth as possible. Print off the profiles and stick them to the page below, adding notes to explain why in each case she decided to swipe left.

Week 16 Relations with foreign powersWeek

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Elizabethan Government

Scotland, France and Spain

Mary Queen of Scots in white mourning after the death of her first husband, Francis II of France, in 1559.

Mary Queen of Scots played a pivotal role in England’s relations with Scotland, France and Spain.

Create a timeline of the key events of Mary’s life, highlighting and explaining those which had significant consequences for Elizabeth I.

Use the information below to create a mindmap showing the roles played by the Court, Privy Council and Parliament in Elizabethan government. Highlight the one which played the most important part, giving reasons for your choice.

From Roger Turvey, The Tudors: England, 1485-1603 (Hodder Education, 2016), p.78.Week 18 Factional rivalry

Use the information below to fill in the table.

Opponents What the conflict was about Factors reducing/increasing the level of conflict

From Hannah Dalton, The Tudors: England 1485-1603 (Cambridge University Press, 2015), p.144.