Elizabeth was strict. It is extremely debateable whether Elizabeth the 1st was a ‘great’ queen or not. Looking back to this important era of history [1558-1603], makes you think about the religion, money, the marriage, the social life, and the Spanish armada. Not only those other things, but Mary Stuart Queen of Scots was a very big problem to Elizabeth during the time she was on the throne. The Roman Catholics in those days thought Elizabeth 1st was the heretic queen in their eyes; however, for the protestant, she was their hero.
How Queen Elizabeth Came To Power Queen Elizabeth I will go down as one of the greatest rulers of England. But her story of how she came to power is even better. Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, and multiple religious changes were all factors that lead to Elizabeth I coming to power. Henry VIII, was Elizabeth’s father, was married to Anne Boleyn. But, Anne was Henry’s second wife which has never been a “normal” thing.
She kept the Monarch as the Governor of the church not the Pope which is Protestant, I believe this is a good idea because the Protestants will still think she is a true Protestant and she will be popular with them. On the other hand the Catholics would not be happy with this idea because the Monarch is Protestant; also they may start to hate Elizabeth. As well as Bishops ran the church and an English bible, prayer book was used which are both Protestant. But she kept the candles and crucifixes in the church; this meant that the Catholics actually felt a part of the church and would of felt welcomed to enter. The middle policy won lots of support, she said, ‘I will not make a window into men’s souls, there is only one Jesus Christ, and all else is a dispute over trifles.’ This decision was so important to her and England because if she would of chose the wrong choice for example make England Protestant then there would have been a religious war and the Catholics would rebel.
Mary’s chief advisor, Gardiner, supported this policy. He was politically aware of the need for uniformity and was able to drive through these religious changes by virtue of his membership of parliament as he sat in the House of Lords. Mary wished to establish a uniform Catholic religion throughout the realm, in this aim, she had the support from most of the leading landowners and members of parliament. The restoration of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales was part of the Europe-wide Catholic Counter-Reformation, so it wasn’t just Britain being
This created a problem for Henry because during that time having a female line of succession as seen as being weak and having a Queen as head of the state was seen as a recipe for disaster based upon previous events that had happened within England (civil war under Queen Matilda).By marrying Anne Boleyn in 1533 Henry gave himself a chance of gaining a son that he needed in order to secure his dynasty and fulfil one of the roles he was given in being a king which was to enable the success of his lineage once his reign had come to an end. By not having a male heir to the throne it may have made the position of England in terms of what the future held a bleak one, an England without an male heir may make it an easy target in the future for its enemies such as Catholic France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire because they could portray the issue as one of having a chance to invade successfully amidst a succession crisis. With Henry’s divorce from Catherine Aragon paving the way so that he could marry Anne Boleyn he had to change the shape of religion within England forever, he cut ties with the Catholics church and
During the next few years, Henry fell in love with Anne, and in May 1527, he decided to divorce Catherine, in order to marry Anne. Not only could he find love with Anne, but she might also give him the son that he so desired, and what was the most important factor to Henry. David Starkey – The Reign of Henry VII - ‘It was Anne’s very unwomanishness that made her so effective... she was one
Essex wanted to be the most important minister in Elizabeth’s court and the only obstacles in his way were William Cecil and his son Robert. The rivalry between Essex and the Cecils dominated the Privy Council meetings and in result, Essex would start to lose his temper when he would not get his way. In 1598 Essex asked Elizabeth to appoint one of his supporters as Deputy of Ireland and she refused. Essex lost his temper with Elizabeth and declared that her ‘conditions are as crooked as her carcass’ before turning his back on her. Elizabeth in response punched him on the ear, which caused Essex to grasp his sword.
The St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre was instigated by the French Wars of Religion, the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-laye, and the religion crossing wedding of Henry of Navarre and Margaruite de Valois. The conflicts escalated to war fare after an attempted assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny was made. Catherine de’ Medici was the Queen of France from 1547-1559 until King Henry died, along with his heir, making her ten year old son Charles IX king. Catherine continued to rule until August of 1563 when Charles IX declared his majority, but she still ruled through her son (Britannica). Catherine
Elizabeth was criticized, but held steady her ground. She kept the Protestant church alive in England. She was a
Bolt portrays King Henry VIII as a person with power and strength that has the ability to do anything to meet his personal needs. King Henry VIII is also impatient and reckless; for example, he makes an unexpected visit to More’s place to try and convince More to accept his point of view on the Acts of Succession and Supremacy. The Act of Succession is a law that King Henry VIII wants to pass to allow him to declare an official divorce to his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to remarry his recurrent love, Anne Boleyn. He wants to divorce Catherine of Aragon because she is unable to produce children. “ No, Catherine's his wife and she's barren as a brick; are you going to pray for a miracle?” (Bolt 12).