Elizabeth I. essays

Elizabeth I. essays Elizabeth Tudor was born at Greenwich palace on September 7th in 1533 as the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boldeyn who was executed on may 19th when Elizabeth was only two years old. She had inherited intelligence, determination and shrewdness from both of her parents. She also spoke six languages fluently which showed that she was very well-educated. To become Queen the daughter of Henry VIII had to face some difficulties. Catholics doubted Elizabeths claim to the throne because they saw Mary, who was the Queen of the Scots, as the true Queen of England. Thats were the conflict between her and Elizabeth lay. Cause of too many conspiracies against Elizabeth I. by Catholics who wanted her on the throne Mary was executed. Elizabeth became Queen of England in November of 1558 at age 25. She is known as The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess and Gloriana. She swore and spat whenever she was angry and her speeches were difficult to understand because of her missing teeth. Although she entertained marriage proposals and liked to flirt Elizabeth chose not to get married. She was a selfless woman who sacrificed personal happiness for the good of the nation to which she was married. Gloriana thought that if she had chosen a foreign prince he would have drawn England into foreign policies for his own advantages. She also felt that marrying a fellow country man could have drawn her into factional infighting. Her 44 years and 4 months reign is known as one of the most glorious in English history. Elizabeths first task of business was to eliminate religious unrest. During her reign the Church of England was established. Its doctrines were written down in 39 articles of 1563 which was a compromise between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.Her church settlement saved England from religious wars. The Queen of England had many Catholic enemies and it was not safe for her to travel around the count...