However she was incorrect as many of the people in these groups were prepared to die for their beliefs. For example, in 1568 the first college for seminary priests was founded and here the priests were taught that if it was necessary to do so, they were to see martyrdom in order to re-establish Catholicism. This shows that at the beginning of her reign, there was a serious threat to Elizabeth’s security as if these priests held such strong beliefs then they would risk anything to re-establish Catholicism, even if this endangered Elizabeth’s safety, royal supremacy or religious settlement. However, it is inaccurate to say that this threat remained throughout the years up to 1588 as measures were brought in in order to take care of this theat. An example of one of these was the Act which was passed in 1585 which was against seminary priests and Jesuits.
Also, he passed the Edict of Nantes just so Protestants have freedom to believe whatever they want. Elizabeth I is a politique because she formed peace between the Protestants and Catholics. She repealed the anti- Protestant legislation of Mary Tudor, and guided England to where they can settle their religious differences. Despite what her religion was, Elizabeth I put everything behind her and focused on the good of her country. Both Elizabeth I and Henry of Navarre put politics and the success of the country before their religion.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England from 1558-1603, brought much success and political stability to England during her reign. However, the ideas about gender at the time greatly influenced her rule. With the views of the religious peoples during Elizabeth’s reign leaning towards negativity about a woman ruler, Elizabeth I responded to these challenges against her ability to rule wisely with sophisticated anger and strong leadership, while not responding to the challenges to her authority as a religious leader. One of the main challenges to Elizabeth’s right to rule came from the church. Document 1, “First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women” by John Knox, a Scottish religious reformer, shows the biased views of a Scot who
During her time women were viewed as weak and couldn't rule a country without the help of a king. Knowing that many rulers form around Europe, especially Spain, who tried to take over and rule England. Catholic Phillip II of Spin hated Elizabeth for being Protestant and refusing his marriage proposal. When Elizabeth executed Mary Queen of Scott Phillip lost his patients and decided to invade and take over England. The English met the Spanish in the North Sea, forcing them to flee north and preventing them from landing in England.
In “The Second Book of Homilies” produced by the bishops in document two asserts that wives “must obey their husbands, and cease from commanding”. Although, the idea that their own Queen must act as a subordinate to another person would demean her importance indicates how prevalent this belief was during Elizabeth I’s reign. Yet Elizabeth allows the publication of this book because by deliberately hindering the progress of choosing a husband, and later declaring that she would not marry, therefore allows her the freedom from subjecting to a man. The cleverness and strategic thinking of Elizabeth I’s decisions caused her to avoid losing control over England if she had married; an example of how Elizabeth had to overcome those who attempted to diminish her control due to expected social
Women from the 18th century had moral ques that was a embedded as a part of society at this time. This was the idea that women would typically get married, have children and take care of the home. Elizabeth did follow the status quo to a certain
Queen Elizabeth I spoke about her faults as a woman and the fact that she, a woman, has a “heart and stomach of a king” (6). This shows that women were aware they were being looked down upon as they compared a strong heart and stomach to one that only a king could have. This speech shows that its
Elizabeth’s bravery and strength is a huge part of who she is. She is a source of goodness among so many others who chose to go along with the madness. Values as strong as these provide a shed of light in the midst of something as detrimental as the witch trials, where the poor values of others cost dozens of
By saying that Elizabeth is able to get a following from men ,because they see that she's not including all men to be wicked when it comes to having control. If she were to say that all men were corrupt ,she wouldn't have such a huge following because of it. God is also brought up during the speech and this gave the crowd to have a connection with her. By saying that God did not intend for women to be oppressed by man ; this got people thinking well if God says it's wrong then it must be wrong. Sayings like this in her speech would get her a following from people of
Elizabeth gave women the right to vote because she was a leader and spoke up until Congress did something about it. She changed the political views of women by showing that women should have the right to vote and women's suffrage should not exist even though women's suffrage still takes place today. Elizabeth affected others positively when she was alive because she got other women to stand up with her to start riots and protests on the streets. When Elizabeth was alive she was viewed as a leader by some, unfortunately, others did not have the same opinion. When she was alive she was viewed as a brave leader.
The previous reign of Mary I, who was a devout Catholic, had brought with it widespread persecution of Protestants. The bloodshed of that period was still fresh in the minds of Elizabeth 's subjects, particularly her Protestant nobles. As such, the pressure exerted by those nobles to avoid a marriage to a Catholic suitor was great. While her marriage to a man might bring about a rightful male heir to the throne, the religion of
Due to the constant clashing of religious beliefs between the Catholics and the Protestant denominations, left civilization in England to be at constant war with each other over which religion was the true and honest one to follow, because of this violence had engulfed England which resulted in execution, destruction of religious artifacts, and mass-murder. Once Elizabeth came into power, she ensured that the decisions she made were in the best interests of everyone in her kingdom, and the image of being The Virgin Queen helped in the making of those decisions. Elizabeth’s Virgin Queen image helped proved her to be an powerful and great figure in society that everyone could look up to, which made the decisions Elizabeth made easier and more likely to be accepted by both Catholics and protestants due to her god-like image. Elizabeth’s image helped her secure the needs of everyone in her kingdom, which helped avoid civil unrest and provided English society with a sense of peace and
Elizabeth’s stance on a higher-being influencing her regulations is very similar to Bossuet’s, she states, “…to make me an instrument of His holy will in delivering the state from danger and myself from dishonor, all that I challenge myself.” She is an instrument of God’s will. Whatever the supreme-being desires, she delivers to the best of her abilities. Elizabeth has to keep England safe and cannot bring shame onto herself, because these are the Lord’s wishes. Jean Domat, a French jurist whom was highly regarded by Louis, writes, “…He delegates to them, it is clear that they should use this power in accordance with the aims that divine providence and rule have established for them; and that the material and visible manifestations of their authority should reflect the operation of the will of God…”
Discuss the imaginative response to the figure of Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene Book III. What was possibly the most challenging disruption to the patriarchal society in sixteen century England was the presence of a dominant and influential queen on the throne, Elizabeth I who remained there for 45 years. Stephen Greenblatt tells us that Spenser glorified power, especially imperialistic power, and the poet 's life and career in Ireland and his myriad of attempts to achieve status and fame proposes to us that he had a absolute concern in flattering both the queen and her court, and many reasons to “present the party line in his epic romance”.(Villeponteaux) In this essay I would like to discuss the way female power is portrayed by the
In the beginning of her reign she was struggling, in response to this the people of her country wanted her to marry a strong man to help her rule. But she wanted none of this. Elizabeth did not want to have a male companion constantly interfering with her decisions and having any power over her. Because she
