Elizabethan Times - Elizabethan Politicians The government of England was led by the famous statesmen and Elizabethan Politicians who advised Queen Elizabeth I. At National level the Elizabethan politicians attended the Privy Council and there were Regional levels such as the Council of the North and the Council of the Marches ( Wales ). At local level there were representatives who attended Parliament and county levels. The Privy Council consisted of wealthy and powerful nobles together with the highly intelligent men. The Privy Council was ruled by Elizabeth and had less than twenty members. The Privy Council met between 3 and 5 days each week. All were chosen by Queen Elizabeth. Elizabethan Politicians on the Privy Council were responsible for:
Elizabethan Economics
Foreign Policy
Home Policy
Religion
Security and Military matters
People and events in Elizabethan Times
The Government of England also included the Laws of the Land which were implemented at local levels. The most important court was the Star Chamber which consisted of members of the Privy Council and judged the noble and wealthy.
Famous Elizabethan Politicians The most famous Elizabethan Politicians were:
William Cecil ( Queen Elizabeth's first Secretary of State )
Robert Cecil ( Queen Elizabeth's first Secretary of State )
Sir Francis Walsingham
Francis Bacon
Elizabethan Elizabethan Politicians Some interesting facts and information about Elizabethan Times and Elizabethan Politicians. Details, facts and information about the Elizabethan Period can be accessed via the Elizabethan Era Sitemap.
Elizabethan Politicians
Interesting Facts and information about Elizabethan Politicians and the Privy Council
William Cecil ( Queen Elizabeth's first Secretary of State )
