3.1.4
Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenants
Lord Lieutenants
During Elizabeth’s reign, the role of Lord Lieutenant grew in importance as figures in local government.
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Origins of Lord Lieutenants
Origins of Lord Lieutenants
- Under Henry VIII, Lord Lieutenants were in charge of raising troops for local militias.
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Increased responsibility under Elizabeth I
Increased responsibility under Elizabeth I
- Under Elizabeth I, Lord Lieutenants received greater responsibility.
- A Lord Lieutenant became a permanent figure in local government under Elizabeth I.
- The Lord Lieutenant was responsible for raising troops, supervising JPs, and being a point of contact for the Privy Council.
- The role came with significant prestige.
1Monarch & Government
1.1Tudor Monarchs
1.2Changing Role of Parliament
1.3Principal Servants to the Crown
2Religious Changes
2.1Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change
2.2Catholicism & Survival
2.3Protestantism & Puritanism
3State Control & Popular Resistance
3.1Tudor Control of the Country
3.2The State & the Poor
4Economic, Social & Cultural Change
4.1Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade
4.2Changing Structure of Society
5Historical Interpretations
5.1Significance of Threats to National Security
5.2Court Politics
5.3Elizabeth & Parliament
5.4Social Distress in the 1590s
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1Monarch & Government
1.1Tudor Monarchs
1.2Changing Role of Parliament
1.3Principal Servants to the Crown
2Religious Changes
2.1Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change
2.2Catholicism & Survival
2.3Protestantism & Puritanism
3State Control & Popular Resistance
3.1Tudor Control of the Country
3.2The State & the Poor
4Economic, Social & Cultural Change
4.1Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade
4.2Changing Structure of Society
5Historical Interpretations
5.1Significance of Threats to National Security
5.2Court Politics
5.3Elizabeth & Parliament
5.4Social Distress in the 1590s
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