- She excelled at languages and music - Elizabeth loved music and played the Lute - She also enjoyed dancing and watching plays - The arts flourished during Elizabeth’s time with the creation of works by Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe - Writers paid tribute to the queen in many literary forms - Edmund Spenser based the character Gloriana in the Faerie Queen on Elizabeth - Artists honoured her by painting her portrait - she was an early fashionista in many ways - She loved beautiful
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At the time of Elizabeth 1 reign she was deeply influenced by the stereotypes of women. Elizabeth worked hard to avoid the mistakes made by some of her female precursors. Some commonly spoken beliefs or ideas were that women were incapable of being rulers of any kind due to the fact that they were weak and by nature‚ subservient. Elizabeth 1 responded to these thoughts by keeping her head held high while striving to be a fair and loyal ruler. Three main ideas or areas that were discussed where women
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In Europe in the mid 1500’s Queen Mary I of Scotland and Queen Elizabeth I of England were both leaders of their countries. Mary and Elizabeth were both of Tudor blood meaning that although Elizabeth was already Queen‚ if anything were to happen to her‚ Mary‚ by rights‚ would become the Queen of England. This worried Elizabeth as she believed Mary may conspire to have her assassinated. To begin with‚ Mary had no plans of harming or conspiring to harm Queen Elizabeth I but as the conflict escalated
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The Loyalty of a Queen In 1588‚ Spain was on the move to conquer England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Rather than hideaway‚ Queen Elizabeth set off to Tilbury in Essex to prepare her troops for the oncoming invasion of the Spanish Armada. Elizabeth’s speech is a compelling call of loyalty to her country‚ her people‚ and to her God. Elizabeth’s motives for this speech were clear‚ she intended for her army to be valiant‚ but to also prove that she‚ a woman‚ could be a powerful leader in a world
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Queen Elizabeth II: Defender of the Faith Historical Research and Writing As one of the most influential people that I know‚ Queen Elizabeth II has deeply affected both history and my personal life. She was born at 2:40 am on April 21st‚ 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair‚ London. As the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York‚ it was still unlikely Queen Elizabeth II would have ever become who she is today. For at the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after King
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Hagan English IV 14 October 2016 Queen Elizabeth 1 Queen elizabeth 1 never married‚ she ruled England by herself. Even though many of her people did not agree with her decision and pushed her to marry‚ they felt as if a woman could not rule by herself without a man beside her‚ but she had better plans. Queen Elizabeth was considered one of the greatest Monarchs in history‚ she was twenty five and also a survivor of scandal and danger. Queen Elizabeth was considered illegitimate by most
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Queen Elizabeth the second was born April 21‚ 1926 in London‚ England as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. Her father‚ Prince Albert‚ later known as King George VI‚ was the son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was third in line for the throne‚ after her uncle‚ King Edward VIII‚ and father. After Elizabeth’s grandfather died and her uncle gave up the throne to marry American Wallis Simpson‚ her father became King leaving her next in line for the throne. In her younger years before (and after)
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Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots During the sixteenth century there where many conflicts which occurred between Catholics and Protestants. The Kings and Queens of England especially kept on changing between both religions. This made it very difficult for the people of England to choose a religion because laws kept on getting changed in regard to practicing religion. When Elizabeth I became Queen she became the new defender of the faith‚ thus making Protestantism the official religion. One
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Do any of you know who Queen Elizabeth the 1st is? Well if you don’t than I am here to tell you a bit about her. Queen Elizabeth the 1st was born in September on the 7th 1533 and died in March on the 24th 1603. Queen Elizabeth never had kids and her mother got executed at a young age from her Husband King Henry 8th. My first question was‚ What reasons did people think Queen Elizabeth the 1st was a boy? People thought she was a boy because there was a belief that she died of an illness at a young
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21st March Explain the impact of Queen Elizabeth’s reign on Britain. 1. Outline the contributions Elizabeth made to Britain 2. Highlight the impact of these contributions 3. Summarise the legacy of Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I was a very independent and contentious woman in British society who revolutionized Britain’s past which is also referred to as the Golden age or the Elizabethan era. Queen Elizabeth I was born on the 7th September 1533 and was crowned Queen of England in 1558. She reigned over
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