Queen Elizabeth I Research Paper

Queen Elizabeth I was an important ruler in English history. Elizabeth was different, she remained an unmarried queen regnant, claiming for herself all of the powers that belonged to a man and a prince. Her presence on the throne seriously offended the male sense of decorum. “Thou hast set to rule over us a women, whom nature hath formed to be in subjection unto man… Ah, Lord, to take away the empire from a manna d to give it to a women seemeth to be an evident token of thine anger toward us Englishmen” (Brooke, 2015) Her reign is usually referred to as the Golden Age of England, which is because Queen Elizabeth I dealt with sensitive problems that were left behind from past rulers. She solved the three most pressing problems of the early

The execution of Mary I of England drove her husband, Philip II of Spain to announce war on Protestant England, ruled by Queen Elizabeth I. The purpose of this invasion was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I, which then would result in Philip II inheriting the throne after Mary’s death, turning England Roman Catholic once again. The Spanish sailed in July of 1588, heading towards the English Channel. While the English soldiers and sailors were fighting for England, Queen Elizabeth I made her way to Tilbury, to go to the coast of the battle and “live or die” with them. The Queen also made her most famous speech saying, “ I know I have a body of a weak and feeble women, but I have the heart and stomach of a king and of a King of England too” the language of power was masculine and Elizabeth did not hesitate to use it. What saved England and destroyed the Armada was not so much English heroism, but the Spanish experience at sea. The weather was dreadful with rain and wind causing serious damage to inexperienced Spanish fleet. The results were dreadful, leaving the Spanish Armada humiliated and defeated. The defeat of the Spanish Armada proved to be an expensive disaster for Spain, but for the English it was a celebrated victory. Queen Elizabeth I established a sense of English pride and nationalism. She fought for her countries freedom and did it successfully. The victory over the Spanish Armada showed Queen Elizabeth I as a powerful ruler who was able to achieve greatness in a male dominant