Queen Elizabeth I: The Woman Who Defined an Era
Elizabeth – 1 was a rainbow of characteristics. She was cunning. She was vain. She was kind, she was intelligent, and she was very manipulative. The daughter of Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth the First’s childhood was tumultuous. After her father executed her mother, her father and brother died. Elizabeth’s older sister, Mary, took the throne. Mary’s Catholic background and Elizabeth’s Protestant background kind of created a situation.
Elizabeth-1 Early Life
Elizabeth the First, queen of England, 1533 to 1603. Elizabeth got to birth in Greenwich on the seventh of September at 15:33. She was the daughter of Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn.
They executed Elizabeth’s mother, Anne, for adultery. When Elizabeth was just 2 years old. Henry’s last wife, Catherine Parr, made sure Elizabeth was highly educated and could speak several languages fluently.
Elizabeth-1 Career
When Henry died in 1547, Elizabeth’s half-brother Edward became king, and she lived with Catherine Parr. Edward died in 1553, which meant that Elizabeth’s old half-sister Mary, who became Queen Mary, was determined to return England to Catholicism.
Because Elizabeth was Protestant, she imprisoned Mary in the Tower of London. Mary died from illness in 1558, making Elizabeth her successor to the throne. She became Queen of England at age 25. Elizabeth returned England to Protestantism. Developing the Church of England while maintaining some Catholic elements such as the crucifix. Therefore appeasing both sides of the privy.
Elizabeth-1 – issue of cathelics ?
When Mary just really couldn’t trust Elizabeth, she threw her in the tower for a while and let her live there. Mary died in 1558, leaving Elizabeth as Queen of England.
Her father and her sister had created such turmoil between the Catholics. And the Protestants, falling in and out of favor. Our people were now sure what they should say that they believed in Elizabeth.
Politics
Elizabeth carefully rewarded the Book of Common Prayer and said if you’re close enough to this, it’s good for England. Elizabeth set the stage for the economy and the arts, particularly fashion and theater, to flourish.
The council shrank. And reduced Catholic influence through member removal. Elizabeth assembled experienced and trustworthy advisors, including William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, who was her secretary of state. And Sir Francis Walsingham, in charge of gathering intelligence.
Personal Life
Nicholas Bacon, lord keeper of the Great Seal, and Nicolas Throckmorton, ambassador to France. One adviser, called Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was very close to the Queen and may have been a romantic interest.
Despite numerous courtships and expectations to continue the Tudor dynasty with an heir, Elizabeth declined marriage, stating that the welfare of her country was her priority to an insistent Parliament.
Elizabeth-1 – Golden era of English
During Elizabeth’s reign, England saw a golden age of progress; trade expanded rapidly, bringing in wealth, and exploration brought prestige to the country. In 1580, England saw a golden age of progress; trade expanded rapidly, bringing in wealth, and exploration brought prestige to the country.
Elizabeth-1 – English poetry, theatre, and music raise
Francis Drake became the first Englishman to successfully circumnavigate the earth. And five years later, Sir Walter Raleigh formed a colony on the east coast of North America named Virginia.
The arts also flourished in theatre, poetry, and music with such playwrights as William Shakespeare. A big challenge would face Elizabeth in 1588. In 1587, Elizabeth had her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, her nearest heir, executed.
Battle with Spain
Elizabeth imprisoned the Catholic Mary as a threat to the throne. Especially as there was no marriage or Protestant heir produced by Elizabeth. Then, the uncovering of a conspiracy to overthrow the Queen ended in Mary being tried for treason after years of surveillance.
After Mary’s execution, Catholic King Philip II of Spain launched an invasion of England to remove Elizabeth and restore Catholicism. As he launched the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth made a speech to the English soldiers at Tilbury.
Death
I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman. But I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England. The English Navy, with help from inclement weather, would severely defeat the invading Armada on the 24th of March 1603. Elizabeth died at Richmond Palace. As there was no Tudor heir, the dynasty would come to an end. Then, the Protestant James VI of Scotland would succeed her.The son of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
Dictatorship
Because she’s a female monarch, she knows that she can use her appearance in court to create a kind of loyalty. Then, affection for her from the quarters not only came through appearing in fantastic outfits. But also in being painted in fantastic outfits that symbolize her leadership.
Reason Elizebeth – not to marry
In 1567, Elizabeth arrested her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, for her alleged involvement in several assassination attempts and had her executed in 1587. Though Elizabeth’s reign began at age 34.
She had yet to marry and produce an heir. It’s very clear that she didn’t want to do what her sister had done, which was to marry a powerful European monarch who would regard himself as a co-ruler.
It’s also likely that she didn’t want one of her own subjects to become her husband, which would give him a kind of power and authority over her. In 1588, Elizabeth’s Navy defeated the invading Spanish Armada, the most powerful force in Europe at the time. The king of Spain, who had thought that God was on his side.
End of Tudor dynasty
I had told him to do this, but God does not favor me. I was wrong; Elizabeth’s triumph was breaking the King of Spain. Elizabeth the First died on March 24th, 1603, after ruling for 44 years.
Her death and the succession of her cousin, James the First, king of England and Scotland, would end the 117 years of the Tudor dynasty. So, Elizabeth I endures as a shrewd survivor. She had a lot of odds against her from the time of her birth onwards.
Not only did she survive, she survived with great success. Mark Twain is often considered America’s first celebrity. Because he was so good at capturing the public imagination, it became important to him to have a public image.