How Is Elizabeth I Powerful

Elizabeth I was an English Monarch, who reigned from the late sixteenth century to early seventeenth century. Elizabeth was born in Greenwich, England and during her reign she traveled throughout England and stayed at a variety of other castles such as Whitehall, Hampton Court, Richmond,Westminster, St James, Windsor Castle and towards the end of her reign, Nonsuch Palace. The queen would retire at one of the palaces for a while and then move to the next. During her reign in England, the country was facing the same thing that was happening all across the world at the time, the Reformation. The Reformation was a religious uproar where people began to see the Church of Rome as corrupt and they then began to rebel. These rebels started their own religion known as Protestantism. Before Elizabeth came to power
Elizabeth was an unmarried queen and her strength to defy even some of the people she was closest with to remain the head of her country is what impressed me. Elizabeth during the time was the most eligible marriage partner in the world. She had marriage proposals from foreign princes and kings. Some of her own people such as the Earl of Leicester proposed to her. She politely denied them all for she was more concerned for the people of her country than herself. The closest she was to ever marrying was to the French Duke of Anjou. She almost signed the marriage contract but the rumors her people would rebel if she were to marry a foreign prince upset her deeply. After denying Anjou’s hand in marriage to keep her people happy, she ended her courting days by stating “I am an old woman, to whom paternosters will suffice in place of nuptials.” With her most valuable asset gone she was at risk for being usurped by her Catholic rival and cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. To risk her crown for her values is something I admire about Elizabeth