GCSE History Edexcel Early Elizabethan England Model Answers

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This document (14 pages) contains 19 detailed exam questions and model answers. This style of question can be found in Paper 2 of Edexcel GCSE History (option B4: Early Elizabethan England 1558-88)

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Describe two feature … (4 marks)

1. Describe two features of Elizabethan theatre.
2. Describe two features of Elizabethan government.
3. Describe two features of Elizabethan society.
4. Describe two features of the Elizabethan religious settlement
5. Describe two features of Puritan religious beliefs.
6. Describe two features of Walsingham’s methods of catching Catholic plotters.
7. Describe two features of grammar schools.
8. Describe two features of universities.
9. Describe two features of theatres in Elizabethan London.

Explain why … (12 marks)

1. Explain why Raleigh’s first colony to Virginia failed?
2. Explain why Mary, Queen of Scots created a problem for Elizabeth when she came to England in 1568.
3. Explain why Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587?
4. Explain why the Spanish Armada was defeated.
5. Explain why there was an increase in exploration in the years 1558-88.
6. Explain why Raleigh’s first colony in Virginia failed.

How far do you agree with this statement? (16 marks)

1. ‘Elizabeth’s greatest problem in 1558 was the threat of invasion.’
2. ’The Northern Earls rebelled for religious reasons.’
3. ‘The government tried hard to help everyone who was poor’.
4. ‘Population growth was the main reason why vagabondage increased in Elizabethan England ‘

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