During Henry VIII’s reign as King of England, one of the main things that influenced many of his decisions was what every king and queen desired, to produce an heir to inherit their throne. When future Queen Elizabeth was delivered, she was instantly a disappointment to the King and the people of England. Henry was devastated after dealing with the break from Rome and still not being able to produce a healthy male heir with his second wife, Anne Boleyn. John Guy’s historical biography Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years focuses on Queen Elizabeth’s reign and exposes different challenges her gender presented her as a monarch. Some of the challenges she unfortunately faced included political decisions made during her rule, being easily overcome by emotions which lead making rash decisions, and the fact of being born a female apart of a royal dynasty.
Queen Elizabeth is appointed to the throne after her father, King Henry VIII, could not produce a male heir. England did not want to advance their colonies in the New World, but the emergence of Spain as the world’s new superpower threatened the English. Elizabeth needed to stop this increase in Spain’s naval power, so she employs privateers, like Sir Francis Drake, to loot Spanish ships. This angered the Spanish and caused them to create an Armada to keep England in check. Because Spain was quickly building up arms and wealth, Queen Elizabeth decided to prevent this quick expansion by pillaging Spanish
Elizabeth was very strong she won’t show her emotions sometimes. For example she was told that Seymour was beheaded she didn’t show no emotion. Elizabeth rule alone she had no husband. If didn’t have a child, the Tudor line would become to an end when she dies. The next one to be queen is Elizabeth cousin, her named is Mary she is the queen of Scoots.
Elizabeth fled to the Westminster Abbey with her daughters. There she gave birth to her first son, the heir to the throne,
Known for her reign in the Elizabethan Age, Queen Elizabeth I was a magnificent queen. She impacted the world in many ways. She changed the way men saw women in the 1500’s, and also turned poverty driven England into one of power and hope. Lastly, she put the welfare of her country above her own needs. Before Elizabeth was queen, her father (King Henry VIII) and her half sister, Mary Tudor, ruled.
The ‘Virgin’ Queen What's the principle reason at the back of the Queen’s virginity? “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too,” 1 indicates Elizabeth I. There were patterns of female monarchs who weren’t successful in England – Empress Matilda (Lady of the English) and Elizabeth’s sister; Mary I (also known as ‘Bloody Mary’). Elizabeth I was the first genuinely successful female monarch 2.
Elizabeth I was the long-ruling queen of England, governing with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. The Elizabethan era is named for her. Queen Elizabeth I was born on the September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. She was a princess but declared illegitimate through political machinations. She eventually claimed the thrones at the age of 25 and help it for 44 years, keeping England in the ascendant through wars, and political and religious turmoil.
A person I Admire is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ,she is famous because she is the queen of 16 independent states which are known as the commonwealth realms.she shows the value of care and to prove that throughout her reign, Elizabeth has also demonstrated support for inter –fath relations and has rendered respect far all the religions. And she also have the value of resilience because she was declared a queen ,she succeeded her father as colonel-in-chief of all the guards regiments and the corps of royal engineers ,and as captain – general of the royal regiment of artillery .And she has the value of compassion for example after the end of the world war, princess Elizabeth traveled extensively to attend public functions throughout the British
so when she was pronounced queen the first decree she made was to live separately from her mother, who had hoped that she will ascend the throne before she was eighteen, and become regent in ruling England. After her ascent to the throne, she
The country was in the middle of a war with France, and the royal funds were quickly draining. There was also conflict between the two major religions in the country. Although Elizabeth was left with an incredibly difficult task, her challenging childhood helped prepare her with the life skills she required to save her
Queen Elizabeth I is one of the very first monarchs to take a big part in the country. Elizabeth came from a family but never had a family home environment. Her father had six wives and only one of them wanted to make Elizabeth feel like a normal child. On September 7 the year 1533 Elizabeth Tudor was born.
The marriage between her parents is certainly a prominent indicator as well as her father’s other marriages and how they ended. Elizabeth also seemed to be unwilling to give up her power and autonomy as the Queen. While the kingdom deferred to their monarch, a wife always had to defer to her husband. Had she taken a husband, he would have become king and Elizabeth would have had to submit to him, something the headstrong Elizabeth would have never agreed to. Having watched her sister, Queen Mary in an unhappy marriage , Elizabeth would not have agreed to such a
Elizabeth was afraid to lose her power if she decided to wed (M.Phil). Elizabeth was only 25 years old are the time she was crowned queen of England. The kingdom of England was worried that she would not produce and heir before her reign was over. Many people in the 21st centaury thought she did not want to marry due to the way she saw her father treat women ("Childhood of Queen Elizabeth I."). During her reign there was controversy between religions.
Queen Elizabeth I, also known as “the Virgin Queen beloved by the entire country”(Blackwell 1), “presided over England's transformation from a relatively remote island to one of the most important political and maritime powers in the world. ”(Commire 1) The Elizabethan era established England as the role model of all countries for many years to come. Queen Elizabeth was paramount in England's transformation due to her “unprovocative”(Ellis 6) laws and her desire to increase trade, her leadership in expanding and strengthening the British Navy, and her devotion and passion for the arts.
On September 7, 1533 Queen Elizabeth was born (Hanson). Queen Elizabeth’s birth was one of the most exciting political events in the sixteenth century European history (Hanson). She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Moral and Greenblatt). When Queen Elizabeth was two years old, something terrible occurred within her
