GCSEHistoryEdexcelEarly Elizabethan England, 1558-1588

Early Elizabethan England, 1558-1588 (Edexcel GCSE History)

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Exam Questions: Early Elizabethan England

  1. The 2 Mark "Describe One Feature" Question
  2. The 12 Mark "Explain Why" Question

Elizabeth I: Succession, 1558-1569

  1. Elizabethan Society & Government-1558
  2. The Issues with Elizabeth I Becoming Queen of England
  3. The Advantages of Elizabeth I Becoming Queen of England
  4. Challenges to Elizabeth I's Succession in England
  5. Challenges to Elizabeth I's Succession in Europe

How Did Elizabeth Solve the Issue of Religion?

  1. The English Reformation
  2. The Importance of the Church of England in 1558
  3. Religious Division in Elizabethan England in 1558
  4. Elizabeth I's Solution: The Religious Settlement, 1559
  5. Enforcing the Religious Settlement
  6. Puritan Challenge to the Religious Settlement
  7. Catholic Challenge to the Religious Settlement
  8. Protestantism Across Europe, 1562-1569

The Problem of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1568-1569

  1. Mary, Queen of Scots' Claim to the English Throne
  2. The Arrival of Mary Queen of Scots, 1568
  3. Mary & Elizabeth I's Relationship, 1568-1569

Challenges to Elizabeth I at Home, 1569-1588

  1. The Revolt of the Northern Earls
  2. The Ridolfi Plot, 1571
  3. The Throckmorton Plot, 1583
  4. The Babington Plot, 1586
  5. Mary, Queen of Scots' Execution, 1587
  6. Walsingham & the Use of Spies in Elizabethan England

The Decline in England & Spain's Relationship, 1570-1584

  1. Sir Francis Drake & the Americas
  2. England & the Spanish Netherlands

War with Spain, 1585-1588

  1. Elizabeth I's Action in the Netherlands, 1585-1588
  2. The Singeing of the King's Beard, 1587
  3. The Spanish Armada, 1588

Elizabethan Society, 1558-1588

  1. Education in Elizabethan England
  2. Leisure in Elizabethan England
  3. Why Were the Poor Considered a Problem for Elizabeth I?
  4. Elizabeth's Poor Laws, 1563-1576
  5. The Elizabethans & Exploration
  6. Walter Raleigh & the Colonisation of Virginia

Exam Questions: Early Elizabethan England

  1. Exam Questions: Describe One Feature (Q1)
  2. Exam Questions: Explain Why (Q2)
  3. Exam Questions: How Far Do You Agree (Q3 or Q4)

Elizabeth I: Succession, 1558-1569

  1. Quiz Questions

How Did Elizabeth Solve the Issue of Religion?

  1. Quiz Questions

The Problem of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1568-1569

  1. Quiz Questions

Challenges to Elizabeth I at Home, 1569-1588

  1. Quiz Questions

The Decline in England & Spain's Relationship, 1570-1584

  1. Quiz Questions

War with Spain, 1585-1588

  1. Quiz Questions

Elizabethan Society, 1558-1588

  1. Quiz Questions
  1. Elizabeth I: Succession, 1558-1569
  2. How Did Elizabeth Solve the Issue of Religion?
  3. The Problem of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1568-1569
  4. Challenges to Elizabeth I at Home, 1569-1588
  5. The Decline in England & Spain's Relationship, 1570-1584
  6. War with Spain, 1585-1588
  7. Elizabethan Society, 1558-1588
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