I think Elizabeth was a very successful Queen, but on the other hand she did cause disagreement and executed lots of Catholic e.c.t. Elizabeth could be as ruthless and calculating as any King before her. One of the problems Elizabeth faced was religion and I think she managed it well I think this because she made all of the churches a mixture. Elizabeth was a Protestant and her mother was a Protestant so I would thought that she would of made all the churches, Protestant, but she was good queen and managed the religion well. 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.
She is remembered as a strong-willed leader of England, with only her people and patriotism in mind. Queen Elizabeth led her country in 1588 against the Spanish Armada, a fight considered unbeatable, and was victorious. When Queen Elizabeth I was in search of a husband, every suitor betrayed her or did not fit into the image of herself that she harbored, and she simply chose not to take a husband. She ruled as a lone entity, making monumental decisions, and choices in delicate situations by her own reckoning. The love of her people was her motivation.
The Roman Catholics in those days thought Elizabeth 1st was the heretic queen in their eyes; however, for the protestant, she was their hero. As she brought fortune to a country that was considered poor [in comparison to other superpowers (during that era) such as France, Spain, or Portugal], she was one of England’s best rulers, despite all the religious conflicts. Also, she dedicated pretty much all of her life for England. Mary Queen of Scots had previously claimed Elizabeth’s throne as her own and therefore perceiving her as a threat to Elizabeth. Furthermore, Elizabeth had her arrested.
Eleanor, Queen of France and the Dissolution of Her First Marriage Krystal Thomas History 303 22 December 2011 Professor Harrison Eleanor of Aquitaine is best known as one of the most independent and defiant women of her time, which was highly unusual and looked upon negatively. During the height of the Middle Ages, Eleanor was Duchess of Aquitaine by her own right, queen to both France and England, and mother to the legendary Richard the Lion-heart. Not only did she live a long and eventful life, she outlived most of her eight children. One of her greatest accomplishments was her journey to the Holy Land on the Second Crusade and the dissolution of her marriage to the king of France. Eleanor was often accused of being a demon or a witch due to her scandalous behavior at times, the rumors and stories which surrounded her, and the powerful influence she spread during her reigns.
To what extent was England provided with effective government during the reign of Elizabeth As their new ruler, Elizabeth had to win the support and most importantly the respect of her government. As a woman she had to work harder to achieve this, however to many she went down in history as a great monarch and has this image of gloriana, the great English queen and as the last of the Tudors, the last English queen by blood. During what some refer to as the mid-Tudor crisis, the failures were all blamed on the monarchs but government always deserve some of the credit so for Elizabeth to have a successful reign she would have to have been aided well by her government. Perhaps the most crucial part of government in the 16th century would be the Privy Council, the ministers which are closest to the Queen and the advisors who arguably have much more power and influence over monarchs than parliament or the nobles and lords. Since Elizabeth wanted to distance herself from the largely unpopular Mary Tudor, she chose her own 19 man Privy Council, made up of people she trusted and quite crucially none of them were hard core Catholics.
Queen Hatshepsut Cathy Villa Professor Volpe HUM100 Keiser University Queen Hatshepsut Queen Hatshepsut was known as the first woman to be declared king by the priests of Amun. It is a mystery as to why after her death her remains still seem to conclusively not found. Queen Hatshepsut was indeed a woman; however her sculptures depict a different look as she was disguised as a man always wearing a false beard which was the traditional symbol of the king’s power and majesty. The reason Hatshepsut became Queen was because she married her half brother Thutmose II. When her husband died his son Thutmose III became next to the throne but because he was a baby Hatshepsut became co-ruler of Egypt.
I agree with the historian to a great extend that Marie Antoinette was ‘not a guilty woman’. Throughout her whole life, Marie Antoinette has never really been what one will perceive as ‘guilty’. She was a good hearted queen who never did anything against the laws of nature and was more foolish and dignified rather than guilty. She was been misunderstood greatly by the people in France for most of them held biased opinions against her. She was born and used as a bargaining chip in the Franco-Austrian Alliance and was of no significance as she was a female and females were seen as slaves who whose duties were to work for men.
The book is written for modern Americans, and modern Americans would find it in severe distaste to see a girl being blindly obedient to her father even when what he asks of her goes against her own wishes. Modern Americans want to see a strong female character that fights the norms to do what she wants. This is something that is highly valued in modern American culture. For instance, the suffragettes are highly respected historical figures because although it went against all cultural norms, they fought for what they believed in. Similarly, Birdy fights for what she believes in; the right to pick who she marries: I saw Shaggy Beard’s messengers in the yard, talking solemnly to each other.
Expected to walk the straight and narrow, they treated their husbands like royalty, and never thought for themselves. But an era was approaching, the silence before the storm of rebellion had lasted for too long. They were ready to break free of their chains and claim their long awaited independence. In 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, the earthquake of women’s rights shook our earth into a new era. The passage of the amendment is not only symbolic for female rights, but it also has marked a major shift in American society's perception of women.
Powerful women were therefore often denigrated and seen as dysfunctional. Despite having three reigning monarchs during this period, Mary Stuart, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth Tudor, there was still a feeling of uneasiness among the general population at the thought of these women rulers. Mary Tudor (R. 1553-1558) Mary Tudor is chiefly remembered as a zealous Catholic, reviled for her bloody persecution of Protestants and for her attempt to bring England once again under the Roman Church. Mary gained the throne with popular support and was an able ruler, as stubborn and strong-willed as her father. Her main failure was perhaps in attempting to reform the kingdom overnight.