Murphy 2 The period of time that Queen Elizabeth ruled during the Renaissance was called the “Elizabethan Period”. Her father, King Henry VIII, was a very selfish ruler, one who was only concerned with himself and things or people that he wanted. She, on the other hand, was believed to be otherwise. She contributed many thing to the Renaissance and many still exist in modern day. One of the things that Elizabeth did was she was in complete control of the government and all of its policies. All of the people supporting her, including statesmen and advisors, complemented her ways and tactics in ruling. She was definitely considered to be the starring role of the government in England …show more content…
Some of these included: The Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity (1559) and the Thirty-Nine Articles (1563); she also established the Prayer Book of 1559. She made the country traditionally Protestant, but did not punish or kill Catholics. All of the new religious movements she began were all Protestant but had Catholic-like qualities to them. She was considered to be very tolerant for the place and time that she lived in. She was personally raised Protestant through her childhood even though she had her faith in Catholicism during her sister, Mary’s rule of the country. The reason that she allowed both religions to be studied in the country was because they both focused on the same faith. The only time she would persecute people of certain religions was if they tried to disturb the peace. She hoped that with time, more and more people would adapt to her religion and drop Catholicism. She considered herself as God’s creation that was put on Earth to carry out his job. The fact that she allowed for more than one religion in her country is also a contribution to the Renaissance because it is now also available in multiple countries across the world, including