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Queen
Elizabeths Problems
1558-1603
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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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