GCSEHistoryEdexcelBritish Depth Study (Paper 2, Booklet B)Exam QuestionsEarly Elizabethan England, 1558–88Exam Skills: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88

Exam Skills: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (Edexcel GCSE History: British Depth Study (Paper 2, Booklet B))

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112 marks

Explain why Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in 1587

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  • The Privy Council 

  • Mary’s claim to the English throne

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212 marks

Explain why treatment of the poor changed in the period 1558-88

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  • government action 

  • poor relief

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312 marks

Explain why Elizabeth faced challenges to her rule in 1558

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  • religion 

  • relations with France

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412 marks

Explain why the Puritans challenged Elizabeth’s religious settlement

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  • vestments 

  • the Act of Uniformity

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512 marks

Explain why Raleigh’s first colony in Virginia failed

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  • the native Algonquians 

  • damage to the ship, The Tiger

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612 marks

 Explain why there was an increase in exploration in the years 1558-88

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  • navigational aids 

  • luxury goods 

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