prerogative powers of the Crown: the rights to call‚ suspend and dissolve parliament; declare war and make peace; appoint and dismiss ministers and judges; determine the monarch’s marriage and name a successor Key People Sir William Cecil‚ later Lord Burghley Sir Robert Cecil (Burghley’s son) The establishment of Elizabeth’s authority After Mary’s death on 17th November 1558‚ Elizabeth moved quickly to establish her authority While Parliament should legally have been dissolved on Mary’s death‚ her
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including Henry‚ Duc d’Anjou (Vincent Cassel)‚ the future King Henry III of France‚ whom she rejects‚ and urged by William Cecil‚ 1st Baron Burghley (Richard Attenborough) to marry‚ which‚ as he states‚ would secure her throne. Instead‚ she has a secret affair with her childhood sweetheart‚ Robert Dudley‚ Earl of Leicester (Joseph Fiennes). The affair is‚ however‚ no secret from Cecil‚ who makes it clear that a monarch has no private life. Elizabeth deals with various threats to her reign‚ including the
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Elizabeth overcame the issue of her gender in her appointment of administrators and management of political matters. Immediately after coming to the throne‚ Elizabeth successfully established her royal and political authority by appointing William Cecil as her principle secretary‚ a successful partnership in government which lasted 40 years. Elizabeth then appointed Thomas Parry as controller of the household and Robert Dudley as Master of the Horse. The appointment of her friends and supporters highlight
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When Elizabeth 1 first inherited England from her catholic half-sister it was in a depressive state. After the 44 year reign of Elizabeth it was a prosperous and powerful country; attributing to the reason the Elizabethan era has taken on the name “The Golden Age”. Elizabeth’s reign lasted until the year of her death in 1603 . In that time she had many achievements majorly in areas of religion‚ survival‚ exploration‚ expansion and thwarting rebellion and invasion. She was seen as an intelligent
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William Cecil’s influence touched on just about all aspects of policy that occurred during Elizabeth’s long reign. In the Royal Court he brought order and stability. Cecil was also highly influential in foreign policy. He saw France and Spain as threats to. It has also been argued that Cecil was not just the provider of advice and executor of the Queens wishes but also that he could have been the power behind the throne. Plenty of evidence has come to light that suggests that the Secretary regularly
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preservation of meat. Bacon was born on 22 January 1561 at York House near the Strand in London‚ the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon by his second wife Anne (Cooke) Bacon‚ the daughter of noted humanist Anthony Cooke. His mother’s sister was married to William Cecil‚ 1st Baron Burghley‚ making Burghley Francis Bacon’s uncle. Biographers believe that Bacon was educated at home in his early years owing to poor health (which plagued him throughout his life)‚ receiving tuition from John Walsall‚ a graduate of Oxford
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could be argued that the monarch did in fact have a ‘Back Seat’ with regards to running the country as historians could argue that it was the privy council‚ as opposed to the queen‚ that did the main portion of running the country as was with William Cecil who was worked (quite literally) up until his death. Elizabeth even fed him broth on his death bed further highlighting his importance in the running of the country and his importance to Elizabeth. The Privy Council was responsible for the general
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To What Extent Does Blackadder Provide an Accurate Impression of Queen Elizabeth’s Appearance‚ Character and Abilities? In this essay‚ I will discuss the similarities and differences of Blackadder’s portrayal of Queen Elizabeth and other sources‚ including my own knowledge. Blackadder is a TV show on many different historical figures about a man called Edmund Blackadder and his dog robber‚ Baldrick. It has four series that cover Richard III‚ Elizabeth I‚ the Prince of Wales and World War I.
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STUDIES: SIR FRANCIS BACON Bacon‚ Francis‚ Lord Verulam‚ and Viscount St. Alban’s‚ philosopher and statesman‚ was the youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon‚ Lord Keeper‚ by his second wife‚ a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke‚ whose sister married William Cecil‚ Lord Burghley‚ the great minister of Queen Elizabeth. He was born at York House in the Strand on Jan. 22‚ 1561‚ and in his 13th year was sent with his elder brother Anthony to Trinity College‚ Cambridge. Here he first met the Queen‚ who was impressed
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so dear‚ it prevented the death of someone‚ and led to death of others. Walsingham began his campaign as part of Queen Elizabeth’s reign in 1559‚ elected to the House of Commons in Banbury‚ by apt assistance by his close accomplice‚ Sir William Cecil. In 1569 and 1570‚ Walsingham gained the full trust of Queen Elizabeth‚ by reliably gathering support for the Huegenots‚ and successfully disassembling the Ridolfi Plot. This establishment of trust preceded Queen Elizabeth’s appointment of Walsingham
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