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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Huguenot | The name given to Protestants in France who were followers of John Calvin |
| Monopolies | Such rights were granted by Royal Charter, declaring that a particular group of merchants had the sole legal right to make or to import a commodity such as soap or sugar. Monopolies were unpopular because it gave merchants the power to control the market and fix prices at high levels to make a profit |
| Recusant | Applied to those who refused to attend their parish church on a regular basis. Attendance was made compulsory by Parliament and anyone who did not attend was fined. Initially the fine was 1 shilling for each failure. |
| Marks | 2/3 of a pound (in pre-decimal currency 13s 4d) |
| Fire-ships | Ships deliberately set on fire and sent towards the enemy's ship to cause them to scatter. |
| Armada | The Spanish word for an armed fleet of ships. |
| Plantation | Plantations involved settling English colonists on lands formerly owned by Irish clans in order to extend the Pale and slowly establish control over the whole island. |
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