powerful country‚ England. Due to the power struggle‚ Philip and Queen Elizabeth of England weren’t on good terms‚ constantly trying to invade the other’s country‚ in order to rise as the most powerful country of Europe. Just a few years before the death of Philip‚ on August 8th‚ 1558‚ the Spanish Armada took place‚ where he wanted to send a fleet of 130 ships‚ in order to take over England and make them completely Catholic‚ once again. However‚ the Spanish fleet was defeated and Elizabeth
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European History Ms. Walker February 28‚ 2014 Mary I‚ Queen of England Contrasted with the other monarchs of the Tudor Dynasty‚ Mary I has been frequently deemed an extremely cruel religious revolutionary‚ earning the moniker “Bloody Mary”. Overshadowed by the skill of subsequent monarchs with far greater political and religious savvy‚ one must re-examine her rule in the context of the numerous limitations and tragedies she endured. Mary I was a queen better pitied‚ than scorned. Mary was born
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queens‚ others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender‚ such as marriage and reproduction‚ influenced their ability to obtain and exercise power. Two of the most powerful women of this era were Queen Elizabeth the first of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. These women had a difficult time gaining their power‚ and were faced with many adversaries‚ but‚ they overcame them and rose to the top. Catherine the Great of Russia started out as the empress consort
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remembered. Elizabeth I‚ Catherine the Great‚ and Victoria are exemplary female monarchs who broke tradition. For Elizabeth‚ Queen Regnant was unchartered territory. There had only been three reigning queens before Elizabeth: Matilda‚ Jane Grey‚ and her sister and predecessor Mary. Matilda had never been fully recognized as the sovereign‚ Jane Grey was known as the infamous nine day queen‚ and Mary’s rule had been unpopular due to her widespread massacre of Protestants. However‚ Elizabeth was determined
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Václav Sláma Colin Steele Clark‚ M.A. Introduction to British history 6th January 2012 The reign and religious changes of Henry VIII.‚ Mary I. and Elizabeth I. Up until the 16th century‚ belief in God wasn’t such a problematic issue as it was after. Most of Europe was Roman Catholic and the Pope was the head of Catholic („universal“) church. But in 1517‚ all of that began to change. A German monk by the name of Martin Luther started a great movement‚ that eventually led to events‚ such as
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During her brother’s reign‚ Elizabeth was treated with affection by her half-brother‚ welcoming her on occasional visits to court. When Elizabeth was twenty years‚ Edward‚ who was just sixteen‚ died on July 6‚ 1553‚ probably of tuberculosis. Elizabeth‚ who was fond of Edward‚ grieved the loss. However‚ Mary declined to attend Edward’s funeral because it was a Protestant service. She‚ instead‚ remembered him in a private Catholic Mass. (Archer n.p.) Mary was the new Queen despite a widespread concern
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Brittney Henley Pd. 2A Chapter 12: Age of Religious Wars Key Topics; -War between Calvinists and Catholics in France. -The Spanish occupation of the Netherlands. -Struggle for supremacy between England and Spain. -The devastation of Central Europe during the Thirty Years’ War. |Vocabulary |Notes | | |
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fraught with uncertainty for England as it was unclear as to who would succeed an ageing Elizabeth. The Succession was a constant issue throughout the Tudor and Jacobean ages as was the fear of civil war and discontent with monarchs. Shakespeare manages to catch these political and religious worries very well with Antony and Cleopatra and Julius Caesar as he uses the internal political crises in the two plays as forums and devices to showcase Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Such confrontations between
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Marlowe‚ and the translators of the Bible. The development of the English language is linked to the consolidation and strengthening of the English state. The Wars of the Roses ended with Henry VII’s establishment of the Tudor dynasty that would rule England from 1485 to 1603. The Tudors imposed a much stronger central authority on the nation. The royal court was a center of culture as well as power‚ finding expression in theater‚ masques‚ fashion‚ and taste in painting‚ music‚ and poetry. The court
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private. Later‚ when Mary was taken captive by her opponents in Scotland‚ she turned to Queen Elizabeth of England for help without
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