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The Question is: Throughout the whole of her reign, Elizabeth I was faced with significant opposition in parliament’ assess the validity of this view
Elizabeth was faced with significant opposition in parliament because various issues such as the marriage, the succession and her religious settlement. This was because MP’s wanted to eliminate the uncertainty of not knowing a successor and there was also challenged in parliament from puritans who wanted further reform, such as Anthony Cope. The evidence for opposition can be seen in the 1559 parliament, with the MP’s reaction to the settlement. The religious settlement was opposed by the House of Lords, because of the Marian Bishops and conservative peers. This conveys clear opposition because many historians have argued that the settlement was only passed by just one vote. This supports the statement due to the nature of the opposition because the religious settlement is regarded as one of the most important policies for any Monarch, especially in the 16th century to pass, the opposition of this policy meant that they were directly challenging the Queen. Further, challenged to Elisabeth’s authority is the 1601 parliament. Elizabeth’s reluctance to replace her ministers, who had died such as Leicester in 1588, Walsingham in 1590 and Hatton in 1591, with new minister lead to her government becoming less effective as she replaced father with sons. This is evident in the 1601 parliament where the less able Robert Cecil lost control of the House of Commons, this meant that the agenda for the parliamentary proceedings was not in the control of Elizabeth’s minster, Cecil. This implied, according to Bossy, a more organised parliament, which would emerge a significant threat in the 17th century. However, both the 1601 and the 1559 parliaments were dealt with. This is supported by Elizabeth’s Golden Speech, where she showed, as she did throughout her reign, her charisma and political skill. She compromised and was granted a quadruple tax. Meaning that even when parliament did get out of control Elizabeth was there to remind the MP’s they serve her.