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How Did Queen Elizabeth Influence John Donne

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In the early part of Queen Elizabeth reign John Donne was born. He was born into a Catholic family in 1572. During this time Queen Elizabeth was trying to convert England to Protestant, making it unsafe to be Catholic. The Catholic religion surrounded John whole upbringing. His family was related to Sir Thomas More and his teacher was a Catholic priest. At the age of eleven he attended Oxford University but had to drop out at sixteen because he refused to take the Oath of Supremacy due to his Catholic beliefs. The oath of supremacy was first introduced to England in during King Henry VIII; but was removed by his daughter Mary then later reintroduced in 1559. It basically stated that the Catholic Church was not in charge of the kings or Queens.

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