Queen Elizabeth proved her sovereignty and prowess through her determination and mediation. The personality of Queen Elizabeth strongly contributed to the adoration her subjects had for her. Queen Elizabeth was prudent and smart, and she used these traits to ward off the problems brought to her from the House of Commons, Catholics, and Spain (Haigh 1985, 53). Queen Elizabeth was also witty, smart, tenacious, and merciless. She was a queen who dedicated her life to her subjects, and the era of her reign was considered a Golden Age due to the surge of culture that occurred (Briscoe 2011). In this age, England thrived as England’s fleet of ships became strong, and money was brought in through the serf exchanges which improved the economy (Bos …show more content…
Some British believed that Mary should be queen of England because Mary’s grandmother was King Henry VIII’s sister, and Elizabeth was still considered illegitimate. Queen Elizabeth felt threatened, and imprisoned Mary. While imprisoned, Mary began working with Catholics who wanted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth. Mary was convicted of treason, and Elizabeth executed her but did so apprehensively as she knew problems would arise from the killing of Mary of Scots (Briscoe 2011). Queen Mary of Scots was just one of the problems Queen Elizabeth faced, with the Spanish Armada being another international …show more content…
Once the war was finished, the Spanish Armada was blown into the North Sea located near Scotland. Worried that the Scottish ruler, Mary Queen of Scots’ son, would help Spain attack the country, which beheaded his mother, Queen Elizabeth sent ambassadors and suborned the King. These actions created companionship between Elizabeth and the Scottish ruler, James, and he decided not to help the Spanish (Bos 2007). Queen Elizabeth was beneficial for England in the sense that she solved the problems placed before her and that she always put her country