The movie that I watched was Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur. In 1585‚ Catholic Spain ‚ruled by King Philip II of Spain‚ is the most powerful country in the world. Philip intrigues war viewing Protestant England as a threat to his plan to bring Europe to Roman Catholicism‚ and in vengeance for English piracy of Spanish ships. Queen Elizabeth seeks counsel from her astrologer‚ Dr. John Dee‚ who predicts that the two empires will go to war‚ although he cannot foretell which will
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Michael Ondaatje’s "Elizabeth"� portrays the life of the English Queen Elizabeth I. Ondaatje fuses prose and poetry‚ fact and fiction‚ realism and surrealism. The effect of this fusion creates a high degree of dramatic realism. It illustrates the progression and transition from childhood to adulthood. The Poem opens with a young Elizabeth harvesting apples with her father (King Henry VIII) and Uncle Jack (fictional character); preceded by a trip to the zoo. The atmosphere suddenly shifts from going
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Queen Elizabeth I of England‚ who ruled for 45 years from 1558-1603‚ had an uneasy reign. Since she was a female monarch and not male‚ which was rare in England‚ people believed that she wouldn’t be a competent monarch. The people who were not favorable for female monarchs or even females in general‚ believed very strongly abut the issue. John Knox‚ a Scottish religious reformer‚ declared in First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women‚ that a women ruler is “against all nature”
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Elizabeth the first was born on Sunday the 7th of September 1533‚ she was born a princess but after her mother‚ Anne Boleyn’s death and her father Henry VIII re married she was declared illegitimate. She became queen in 1558. Elizabeth never married despite many petitions from parliament. She is known as the ‘virgin’ queen. 20 years after her death in March 1603 aged 69‚ she was celebrated as the ruler of a golden age. Elizabeth was intelligent‚ at age 10 she was tutored by Roger Ascham. She had
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In 1558‚ the Roman Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke) dies of a cancerous tumour in her uterus‚ leaving her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) as queen. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary but has now been freed for her coronation. The film shows Elizabeth being courted by suitors‚ 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)
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During the reign of Henry VIII (1485-1509) in England‚ the royal confiscation of monastic land s and church properties put a huge crutch on the entire charitable system. Between 1536 and 1544‚ one would have to search far and wide for medical help‚ and there was absolutely no help for indigent people in the city of London. In 1569‚ royal hospitals were finally restored‚ including Christ’s Hospital for Children‚ St. Mary’s of Bethlem for mental cases‚ and general hospitals such as St. Bartholomew’s
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When Elizabeth I took the crown in 1558 she was faced with many dilemmas - England was a country in religious turmoil; not only had it just been ruled by three monarchs in under a decade‚ but it had been ruled by different religions. After the death of Henry VII‚ who had created the Act of Supremacy declaring the Monarch the sole Head of the Church of England and therefore undermining the power of the Pope‚ Edward VI took the crown and England was converted into a Protestant country. There were rebellions
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Elizabeth I – How successfully did she tackle the problems of her reign? Elizabeth I‚ which was known to be the girl who should never be queen‚ ascended the throne at an urgent situation. During this time‚ she had to deal with a wide range of problems which include sexism‚ religion‚ marriage‚ and countries attacking. These problems all had a link to religion it was a major part of their culture at that time. Overall‚ she dealt with these problems quite successfully – most of those problems as
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Matilda. Empress Matilda was also known as Empress Maude. She was born February 7‚ 1102 C.E. and died September 10‚ 1167 C.E. Her father was King Henry I of England’s and her mother is Matilda of Scotland. She was given the throne during the civil war also known as anarchy. Did you know that she was the only daughter of King Henry I of England? Around the time Matilda was seven years old‚ she was confirmed to be the bride to Henry V. She ended up leaving and going to Germany around February 1110
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Queen Elizabeth I of England‚ also known as the Virgin Queen and the Faerie Queen from one of Edmund Spenser many poems‚ was a very influential person. She kept England from war for the 30 years of her 44 year-long reign and solved many problems that England had at the time. She improved England and art gained importance during her rule. It was under her rule that England became a leading world power. There are many reasons why Elizabeth I is the most influential person from the Renaissance and
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