1. The situation on Elizabeth’s accession

• Elizabethan England in 1558: society and government.

• The Virgin Queen: the problem of her legitimacy, gender, marriage.

• Her character and strengths.

• Challenges at home and from abroad: the French threat, financial weaknesses.

Revision Pages:

• Government and Society   1      2      3

• Challenges in coming to the throne   1      2      3

Show You Know Test: 1. Challenges to her Reign

Useful Videos:

• Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588: Government and Society 

• Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588: The problem of Elizabeth's legitimacy 

• Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588: Elizabeth's Money Problems 

3. Challenge to the religious settlement

• The nature and extent of the Puritan challenge.

• The nature and extent of the Catholic challenge, including the role of the nobility, Papacy and foreign powers.

Revision Pages:

• Puritan Challenge     1      2      

• Catholic Challenge   1      2      3

Show You Know Test: 3. Challenges to the Religious Settlement

Useful Videos:

• Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588: Threats to Elizabeth's Religious Settlement