Queen Elizabeth I Research Paper

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Queen Elizabeth I is a great example of being a fox and a lion. She showed her lion attributes in events like The Spanish Armada, Executing Mary Queen of Scots, and The Seven Years War. She used her fox like traits by not marrying, the Act of Supremacy, Act of Uniformity, and religion. The Catholics denied the legality of the marriage of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn because they didn’t annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. This made Elizabeth’s right to the throne illegitimate. Since she was not fit to the throne, Mary Queen of Scots had a strong shot at the throne. Many Catholics in Europe thought that Mary was the correct heir to the throne. In 1568 Mary was driven out of power by the Scots. The thought that commoners could drive rulers