1. How would you answer this question?
‘The Elizabethan religious settlement was successfully established in the years 1558 to 1603.’
Assess the validity of this view.
TASK:
In pairs, work together to
create a plan for this question, using your fish
diagrams and own
knowledge.

2. Was successfully established Was not successfully established
‘The Elizabethan religious settlement was successfully established in the years 1558 to 1603.’ Assess the validity of this view.
Was successfully established
Was not successfully established
No threat from Catholics in the first 10 years
Threat from the Catholics in the middle years was significant (plots)
Attack (Vestiarian Controversy) from Puritans in the early years was not significant.
Elizabeth is forced to impose strict penalties against Catholics (Penal Laws)
By the end of the reign both Presbyterianism and Catholicism had been marginalised.
1580s: Catholic priests, infiltrated into England by the Jesuits, attempted to recatholicise England and his led to high profile executions
Her settlement lasts her entire reign. It lasts in that her settlement does not change, and that opposition is not successful.
The religious settlement also faced severe challenges from both Presbyterian and Puritan factions who openly challenged elements of the religious settlement.
Elizabeth’s broad church argument

3. FLIP LEARNING TASK: The following task is due in today:
Finish off the Elizabeth I and Ministers lesson
Finish off the Elizabeth I and Parliament lesson
The following task is due in today:

4. Ministers / Privy Council
In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?
What we need to cover
Ministers / Privy Council
Finance
Court
Parliament
Here is a diagram that shows the different elements of government we will study for Elizabeth.
By the end of our lessons on government, you should be able to confidently talk about each across Elizabeth’s 45 year reign.

5. Elizabeth I: Court and Finance
KNOW
How Elizabeth’s court was structured
Elizabeth’s financial situation
EXPLAIN
The importance of the Royal Court
Elizabeth’s financial policies
EVALUATE
How government institutions linked together
How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of the monarchy?
In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?

6. Elizabeth I: Court
TASK: Make a mind map, full of information you know about the Royal Court
Royal Court
A group of people who moved from place to place with the monarch.
Government Offices
Privy Council
Queen’s personal household
Privy Chamber
TASK
What can you infer about the importance of the Royal Court?
For the task, emphasise the social and political overlap between the two
KNOW how Elizabeth’s court was structured
EXPLAIN the importance of the Royal Court

7. Blurred Lines…
You will be told examples of the lines blurring between Court and Council. You will need to draw them, using no words (will be a chance to write them later!
Court is where factionalism was played out especially Dudley and Norfolk. 
Many of the rumours etc. especially those surrounding Dudley circulated around Court. 
Women were more significant than in other Tudor Courts due to the structure of the Royal Household. 
Elizabeth’s eye was often caught by attractive men at court e.g. Hatton and Essex which led to their promotion. 
Foreign ambassadors were also significant at Court given the marriage issue and later tension with Spain.

8. Elizabeth I: Attempts to raise finance
Elizabeth ruled at a time of inflationary pressure on the economy. The prices of basic commodities rose, as did the goods that the government consumed (e.g. iron for shipbuilding). To remain solvent, or to stand any chance of pursuing an active foreign policy, the crown had to increase its revenue…
TASK: Please get down this table, and use pp to put Elizabeth’s different approaches to finance in the relevant boxes.
Change/ Reverse to policies of Henry VIII
Continuity
Challenge!
Explain how successful Elizabeth’s financial policies were (p.198 in-between the sources)
KNOW Elizabeth’s financial situation
EXPLAIN Elizabeth’s financial policies

9. Elizabeth I: Finance Change/ Reverse to policies of Henry VIII
As head of the Church, Elizabeth claimed income from a variety of religious sources, such as the ‘first fruits’ tax on all new ecclesiastical office holder.
Parliament was approached to grant additional subsidies to finance foreign policy.
Crown lands (some from the Church) were sold of to raise £800,000
Monopoly rights to produce or import particular products were sold to merchants
Elizabeth controlled expenditure by taking a cautious approach to foreign policy.
Elizabeth tried to use diplomacy instead of open combat.
Elizabeth saved money by underpaying officials and delaying the appointment of Bishops (so the Crown can collect Church tax)
Continuity
The New Book of Rates introduced at the end of Mary’s reign increased income from custom duties on exports.
The recovery of the cloth trade after the crash of 1550 also helped generate taxes.
KNOW Elizabeth’s financial situation
EXPLAIN Elizabeth’s financial policies

10. Elizabeth I: Finance
Success
Failure
She had enough money to defend England against the vastly superior strength of Spain
Left the Crown in debt
Elizabeth failed to radically transform what was essentially her fathers financial system
Burghley was inefficient at extracting the Crown’s assets
Crown had to rely on Parliament in the 17th Century, and this can be traced back to Elizabeth
KNOW Elizabeth’s financial situation
EXPLAIN Elizabeth’s financial policies

11. EVALUATE how different government institutions link together
Monarch
Privy
Council
Ministers
TASK
Create links (with at least one example) between the different elements of Elizabeth’s Government.
Royal
Court
Parliament
Finance
EVALUATE how different government institutions link together

12. Monarch Ministers Royal Court Parliament Finance Privy Council
Prerogative power to appoint/dismiss ministers e.g. Cecil for ability and Dudley for ‘pleasure’
Key Ministers in the Privy Council e.g. Burghley, Dudley
Privy
Council
Ministers
Courtiers caught Elizabeth’s eye and were made Councillors e.g. Hatton and Dudley
Factionalism played out at Court
Monarch calls/dissolved Parliament (13 sessions over 45 years)
Controlled Parliament e.g. Cecil/Hatton controlling MP’s such as Norton, Bell
Royal
Court
Courtiers join the Council e.g. Dudley
Councillors join the Court e.g. Cecil
Parliament
Use to demonstrate scale of overlap, rather than for students to write down (they can use the blog to write it down!)
Queen could claim income as head of the church e.g. First Fruits tax
Parliament grant subsidies e.g. to finance foreign policy
Issues with monopolies at the end of Liz’s reign
Finance

13. Assess the validity of this view.
25 mark essay question
‘Elizabeth’s management of government could be described as 30 years of success, and 15 years of decline’
Assess the validity of this view.
EVALUATE how different government institutions link together

14. ‘Elizabeth’s management of government could be described as 30 years of success, and 15 years of decline’ Assess the validity of this view.
Work out the dates concerning this question.
2. Define key words in relation to this question
3. Create a criteria for this question
6. Add specific examples/detail to your 6 points
5. Think of 3 reasons why this view is not valid
4. Think of 3 reasons why this view is valid
7. Explain how each point (now with evidence) makes the view valid or not.
8. Write down your answer to this question
9. Justify why your answer your answer is the justified
EVALUATE how different government institutions link together

15. Exploration and colonisation Prosperity and Depression
FLIP LEARNING
TASKS:
Finish a plan for the question: ‘Elizabeth’s management of government could be described as 30 years of success, and 15 years of decline’ Assess the validity of this view.
In your Tudor revision book, use pp to try spaced practice. This is where you chunk down your learning into small, separate bursts of 20 minutes.
Trade
Exploration and colonisation
Prosperity and Depression
You will need to bring notes on these topics, and there will be a quiz next lesson
Due next week: