Elizabeth’s Golden Age Elizabeth was Queen of England from 1558-1603. During that time England was a strong country and she was a successful queen. Many people thought Elizabeth would not last long without a powerful husband but they were proved wrong. In fact Elizabeth was very clever in not choosing a husband. She didn’t choose a husband because she didn’t want anybody taking over her throne. There were four men that she could have married but said no to. The first man was Philip of Spain. Philip
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How successful was Elizabeth I in dealing with the foreign policy problems she was faced with in 1558-1603? By 1603‚ Elizabeth was ultimately successful with many of her aims in regard to foreign policy. Despite this‚ the monarch faced various set backs and failures in such affairs. The problems arose as she ruled an isolated protestant kingdom surrounded by catholic superpowers. She managed these difficulties with great pragmatism and opportunism‚ reducing the threat of invasion. Her aggressive
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Queen Elizabeth of England was prime example of a Machiavellian leader. She was both loved and respected by her people‚ was politically and militarily strong‚ and sly in advancing her career as the monarch of England and leader of the Anglican church. All of which are examples of a Machiavellian ruler. In Machiavelli’s The Prince there are many things he entails a prince must be in order to gain and maintain power. Firstly‚ he states that “It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both
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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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Queen Elizabeth She was born the 7th September 1533‚ in Greenwich Palace and died 24th march 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was more moderate than the other members of her family‚ who ruled before her. Elizabeth was 2 years old when she lost her title as a princess‚ because Anne Boleyn died. Then eleven days later‚ Henri VIII married Jane Seymour. She died twelve days after giving birth to their son prince Edward. Elizabeth was the housekeeper
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Queen Elizabeth is heard to be the greatest leader of England in history. She became queen in 1558 and inherited a poor nation. Many of her supporters thought that it would be best if she got married as soon as possible and let him control but Elizabeth had other plans. Government England of Elizabeth I was a very complicated system of government. First there were the national bodies of government such as Privy Council and Parliament‚ and the regional bodies such as the Council of the Marches
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fighting‚ Alexander the Great never lost a battle. Although he did some evil things because his personality and arrogance got the best of him‚ he made some good decisions for the sake of his empire. Alexander the Great was truly a great leader. He ruled his empire under some pretty good tactics and a great government. So‚ was he truly a great ruler? As the background information states‚ his parents were royalty‚ giving him special privileges. His parents made the decision to have him be taught like
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monarchs in school‚ many will probably recognize the name of Queen Elizabeth I‚ and for good reason. Elizabeth was a smart‚ powerful queen‚ something uncommon from the time period. She also had a strange personal life‚ many religious conflicts‚ and many great achievements. All of this turned Queen Elizabeth I into a very important person to the English renaissance. Queen Elizabeth I had an elaborate family‚ as well as personal life. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne
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Name Teacher Class Date The Virgin Queen and the Spanish Armada in Full Queen Elizabeth the First‚ one of Britain’s finest monarchs of history‚ is well known for several achievements. One of these notable achievements is her defeat of the Spanish Armada. Even her enemies doted upon her victory as well as her leadership skill. The Count of Feria remarked upon her Elizabeth’s leadership skill by noting: ”Not only was she “a young lass who‚ although sharp‚ is without prudence‚” he later
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In this passage‚ Queen Margaret addresses Queen Elizabeth and recalls back to when Queen Elizabeth was recently made queen‚ and Margaret prophesied that she would end up just like Queen Margaret. Throughout the passage we see a few literary devices such as parallel structure and allusion‚ and both of these writing tools add to the complexity of the relationship between the two former queens. We observe Margaret use diction that reminds us of the stage and plays and we see parallelism used to show
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