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Queen

Elizabeths Problems

1558-1603

Presentation by S.Millward-HopkinsDownloaded from SchoolHistory.co.uk


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Your Task

You are an expert in foreign and domestic policy

It is your job to advise the new queen Elizabeth,

leader of England You will be told about various problems and

given a choice of three policies to follow.

Choose wisely. Your success will be rewarded.Failure will be punished as the queen may loose

the throne and you will loose your head!


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YOUR AIMS

Your policy has veryclear aims:

Get the new queenestablished on the throne.

Protect her from herenemies, both political and

religious. Make the economy of the

country strong.

Maintain the Tudor royalfamily.


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Crisis:

RELIGION

England has suffered under yoursisters Catholic rule

Many people were outraged by herburning of heretics

The Catholics want things to remainthe same, and have powerful friends

in the form of Spain Some Protestants want to take things

further than you would like.

You want a fair religion that will

satisfy as many people as possible.


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Crisis:

RELIGION

Keep the country

Catholic to avoid

yet anotherreligious change.

Make theProtestantshappy byburningCatholics atthe stake.

Go back tothe Protestant

Church andlet Catholicsworshipprivately.


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30Points

20Points

10Points

Crisis:

RELIGION


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Crisis: Marriage

You are only 25 years old England desperately needs an heir

Your father had gone to a lot of

trouble to get one Not having an heir might lead to

war

You could marry later

?


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Stay singleMarry theCatholic

Phillip ofSpain tokeep friendswith them.

Marry anEnglishman

Crisis: Marriage


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10Points

30Points

20Points

Crisis: Marriage


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Crisis: Mary

Queen of Scots

Mary is your cousin

She is also a catholic She fled Scotland after

the murder of her

husband. Some people might

support her claim toyour throne.


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Keep her

imprisoned

in England

Help her toget her

Scottishthrone back.

Give herback to the

Scots forpossibleexecution

Crisis: Mary

Queen of Scots


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20Points

30Points

10Points

Crisis: Mary

Queen of Scots


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Crisis: Your

looks!

As you get older, the mirror

show the lines in your face

Your hair is going grey

Your teeth are suffering and

have started to rot The strength of a country is

judged by the beauty andgood health of her queen.


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Refuse to haveany moreportraits ofyourselfpainted.

Haveespecially

beautifulportraitspainted ofyou andsend them toeveryone.

Accept thatthere is

nothing youcan do aboutit and actgraciously.

Crisis: Your

looks!


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30

Points

10

Points

20

Points

Crisis: Your

looks!


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There are food shortages

in the country

There are a large number

of unemployed peoplewho are begging

Some people are dying.

Crisis: Starvation


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Crisis: Starvation

Pass extralaws against

beggars tostop anytrouble

Send themmore food

to help themthrough thecrisis

Ignore it- ithappens all

the time!


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10Points

20Points

30Points

Crisis: Starvation


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Add up your

scores

?


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How did you do?

120 - 150 Points

Your advice was

really good

For someone who

wanted to get rid of

Elizabeth and die! Pack your suitcase

and escape while you

still have a head!
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How did you do?

90110 Points

You are not as good as people

first thought in the advice that

you have given the queen.

She will probably tell you toretire from politics, but at least

you will be able to keep your

head.


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How did you do?

5080 Points

Very impressive advice You helped the queen make

the best possible decisions

under difficult circumstances. You will be rewarded with a

title of your choice and an

annual salary of gold.

Your new coat of arms


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What did

Elizabeth do?

Religion

Marriage

Mary Queen of

Scots

Her looks

Starvation


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RELIGION

Keep the

country Catholic

to avoid yetanother

religious

change.

Make theProtestants

happy byburningCatholics atthe stake.

Go back tothe Protestant

Church andlet Catholicsworshipprivately.


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MARRIAGE

Stay single

Marry the

CatholicPhillip ofSpain tokeep friends

with them.

Marry an

Englishman


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Mary Queen

of Scots

Keep her

imprisoned inEngland

Help her to

get herScottishthrone back.

Give her

back to theScots forpossibleexecution


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Her looks

Refuse to

have any more

portraits ofyourself

painted.

Haveespeciallybeautifulportraitspainted ofyou andsend them to

everyone.

Accept thatthere isnothing youcan do aboutit and actgraciously.


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Crisis: Starvation

Pass extra

laws againstbeggars to stop

any trouble

Send themmore food

to help themthrough thecrisis

Ignore it- ithappens all

the time!

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