Explain the causes, events and consequences of the

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Explain the causes, events and consequences of the Essex Rebellion Using the information on page 24 to 25 and details from Starkey to create a flow diagram on the Essex rebellion: Understand why Elizabeth’s years were seen as being years of decline. Elizabeth’s reign is said to have included 30 years of success and 15 years of failure. In 1588, 30 years into Elizabeth’s reign the Spanish Armada was defeated and England had seen 30 years of very stable Government with very few changes to the Privy Council. However one by one Elizabeth started to lose her trusted councillors: Dudley died in 1588, Walsingham in 1590, Hatton in 1591 and Cecil in 1598 (he had been very ill for many years but Elizabeth would not let him resign) She felt these losses and became angry, depressed and bad tempered. The young councillors who replaced those who died (William Cecil’s son Robert Cecil and Dudley’s step-son the Earl of Essex) were not as loyal to Elizabeth. It was now clear that Elizabeth was getting old, would not marry and would not have children. People started to think about who the next monarch would be. Many social and economic problems had not been with dealt with and there had been a lack of reform. Parliament challenged Elizabeth over monopolies in 1601 The Earl of Essex led a Rebellion in London in 1601 The war with Spain was draining Crown finances Using the information on this slide to explain why the final years of Elizabeth’s reign were seen as years of decline. Identify two main causes of decline and write a paragraph about each. Elizabeth Lesson 7: A ‘Golden Age’: living standards and fashions Good learning: Understand fashion and architecture in Elizabethan England Great learning: Explain the structure of English society Even better: Evaluate the evidence about changes in standards of living in Elizabethan Society Key Words: The Golden Age? During Elizabeth l’s reign England experienced a blossoming culture – theatre, art, architecture, literature and music How far Elizabeth is personally responsible for this is debatable Golden age more of a myth than a reality? Explain the structure of English society Land owners Property owners Increasing power, wealth and influence Explain the structure of English society: Statistics Start of Elizabeth’s reign 2.8 million people, at the end of her reign 4.1 million people. What does such a big rise in population tell you