“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king” (Elizabeth I). Elizabeth the first was the ruler of England; the monarchy of England thought she was the best ruler they have had. Elizabeth the first went through the death of her family, she won a 100- year old war against her greatest enemy. There were many obstacles and struggles in her lifetime. Elizabeth’s life before she became the queen of England. Her family life consisted of her mother and her father. Elizabeth was born in Greenwich, United Kingdom in 1603; her mother was executed for witchcraft. Elizabeth and her half-sister Mary were declared illegitimate after their mother’s death ("Queen Elizabeth I."). King Henry wanted a son to …show more content…
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. Mary queen of scots wanted everyone to be catholic not protestant. Back during the 1500’s people did not have a choice about what religion they wanted to be (Weir). During her reign in France Mary imprisoned anyone who was catholic; because she did not want anyone catholic ruining or rebelling against her ("Childhood of Queen Elizabeth I."). Elizabeth did not want to kill anyone who was a protestant in her country; she gave them a …show more content…
Many suitors were presented to Elizabeth such as, the king of Sweden, Archduke of Austria and King Henry himself. Elizabeth was not doing any harm to the country if she did not marry, it only cause stress to the citizens (Weir). Many people judge Elizabeth because of the way she ruled, she had some people who despised the way she ruled. Elizabeth did not want to be a harsh ruler like her father she wanted to help the people not scare them into submission. Elizabeth started to become ill during her rule, which lead to legacy and why her death happened. Most people in England thought Elizabeth to me immortal but, their suspicions were proven wrong whens he started showing human frailty (Marilee). During the saddening times of Elizabeth’s illness, citizens started to fear for an heir because they did not know any other monarchy but, Elizabeth. When Elizabeth died she was replaced by King Henry the VIII soon after