What Role Does Elizabeth Play In The Parliament

Mary's death also had an impact on the diplomatic relationship between England and Spain. The unrest with Spain escalated into full-scale conflict, largely instigated by Mary's execution, which angered king Phillip II of Spain.

Indeed, it has been suggested the content of John Stubbs’ publication against the match was influenced by Leicester and Walsingham, as it coincided with Privy Council debates. However the validity of this is questionable as the tone of the pamphlets is different from council discussions, and as Streitberger writes, it was “filled with hysterical Puritan rhetoric and virulent xenophobia .” Furthermore Cecil, as Haigh writes, was “well placed to manipulate Elizabeth ,” he would raise issues with her depending on her mood, and would massage information for his own purposes, this can be seen from the fact that Cecil sabotaged the Queen’s match with Dudley by whipping up an anti-papal scare, destroying any support Phillip II had for the marriage. Similarly, with negotiations over the marriage to Archduke Charles, anxieties over religion arose and Robert Dudley as a council member urged Elizabeth to reject the suit. It is credible to assume Elizabeth wished for encouragement and support from her council, and an assurance that they would stand behind her if faced with public opposition. Overall, the attitude of the council and its members did play a large role in Elizabeth’s failure to marry.

Parliament took away their power and returned it when they believed it was necessary. As with all delegated sovereignty, Parliament are able to return that sovereignty because they have the ultimate political power.

The fact Mary was a fellow monarch to Queen Elizabeth and not her subject meant Mary’s trial should have been handled in a different manner than a regular trial.

It was not only peaceful times between these two religions during Elizabeth's reign. The Church of England was attacked by both Catholics who wanted back the “pure” Catholic Church. The fear that a Catholic leader such as Mary, Queen of Scots would come to power, forced Elizabeth to make stricter rules to overcome these pressing rebellions. Art and

Elizabeth’s reign, however very few of the proposed legislation is passed, for example in 1571-2

In 1559, Queen Elizabeth attempted to reunite her country, by passing the Act of Supremacy and the Act of Uniformity (Pitchard 105). The Act of Supremacy stated that Queen Elizabeth I was the most powerful ruler of England; this acts also made her the Supreme Governor of the Church (Elizabeth I). The Act of Uniformity was a set of rules regarding the new Elizabethan Church (Elizabeth R). Rules of the Church were basic and simple. All people of England had to attend church on Sundays and holidays. A fine was issued to those who did not attend church, the money collected was then used to help the poor (Elizabeth R).

Unfortunately, Charles happened to be the ruler when parliament became more

England would make votes and decide in Parliament on laws for America. The Americans had no say and couldn't vote. It denied their rights as citizens of England. England claimed that the colonists had virtual representation but the colonists didn't take well to that. England said that the Parliament was impartial and looked for the benefit of the Americans.

During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Privy Council and court were the centre of the Elizabethan government. Although parliament was Elizabeth’s necessary method of legislation and raising taxes, it was far from being a regular part of the governmental system (only being called 13 times during her reign). A leading debate arose when the historian Sir John Neale argued that there was a considerable amount of conflict between MPs and the queen. Whereas revisionists, such as Graves and Sir Geoffrey Elton, challenged this view and argued that the relationship was one of co-operation. I agree with the views of Elton that over Elizabeth’s 46 year reign there was much success, however she faced a

Charles I grew up in parliament, learning about how it worked and participating in it. Deciding to rule without parliament seems uncharacteristic, especially since Charles spent much of his time learning about and working with it. The switch from working with parliament to dissolving several parliaments between 1625 and 1629 can be attributed to Charles’s heightened sense of responsibility and the notion that parliament was not upholding its own responsibility to govern the people. Charles attempted to break from parliament for a time in order to stabilize a country weakened by war by establishing an absolute monarchy, and failed to maintain the break because of a lack of money. In order to succeed in preserving his personal rule, Charles would

There are several important functions that Parliament must perform. The word Parliament derived from the Latin ‘parliamentum’ and the French word ‘parler’ which originally meant a talk- which is what Parliament does most of the time. Parliament consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarchy. Parliament is the highest judicial, legislative and executive body in Britain. A parliamentary form of government acknowledges that it derives its power directly from the consent of the people. This sort of system ensures democracy and an active interaction between the people and their representatives. The three functions that I am going to focus on are Scrutiny,

Mary’s intentions in giving Elizabeth were pure, but the situation soon became ruinous when Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft because of owning the

By trying to arrest the 5 MP’s in January 1642 in the House of Common with an army of 400 soldiers, the King rose suspicion that he was trying to dismiss the Parliament once again. As the Parliament feared that it will happen, they tried to limit the King’s power by taking the control over the royal army and by voting to throw the bishops out of the House of Lords. Some moderate MP’s were beginning to become worried about the fact and went to support Charles with the belief of possible chaos if they do not do this. The Parliament took over the army to fight against the Irish without consulting Charles as they feared he would turn against