Compare And Contrast Mary Queen Of Scots
Compare and Contrast Essay: Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots
In “Mary, Queen of Scots” and “Elizabeth I”, there are two powerful women being displayed during a time of male dominance not only in the throne but also in wielding of power. Elizabeth was the queen of England and had not married, leaving her alone in the throne with much power for a queen, which she liked. She wanted to show that women could be powerful leaders as well. Mary on the other acceded to the throne of Scotland after her father died when she was only 6 days old. Mary and Elizabeth I were cousins so they did have some blood flowing between them. Between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, there were some similarities and differences, albeit more differences. Not only …show more content…
After a civil war called the War of Roses ended the Tudor family emerged as the rulers of England. King Henry VIII ,a tudor, obsessed over producing a male heir and when through 3 wives before he finally produced a male child named Edward VI. However Edward died young. Elizabeth’s half-sister Mary I also died leaving Elizabeth as Henry VIII’s last child. So at age twenty-five Elizabeth ascended to the throne. Elizabeth ,unlike her half-sister Mary I, was Protestant, so when she took over the throne, she made Protestantism the religion of the land. In Elizabeth’s letter to Mary she says, “I assure myself that there could be no one more loyal than myself, I offer you my affection in place of this prudence”(Elizabeth I 757). Elizabeth expresses some pity to Mary in this letter, after she hears about Lord Darnley’s death. If Elizabeth died childless, the Tudor line would come to an end. At age twenty-five she still hadn’t married and no one really knows if she ever planned to. Her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots was the nearest heir, and that worried English Protestants because of Mary’s Catholic background and supported claim to France and the papacy. All Elizabeth had to do was marry and produce an heir, but she refused
In “Mary, Queen of Scots” and “Elizabeth I”, there are two powerful women being displayed during a time of male dominance not only in the throne but also in wielding of power. Elizabeth was the queen of England and had not married, leaving her alone in the throne with much power for a queen, which she liked. She wanted to show that women could be powerful leaders as well. Mary on the other acceded to the throne of Scotland after her father died when she was only 6 days old. Mary and Elizabeth I were cousins so they did have some blood flowing between them. Between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, there were some similarities and differences, albeit more differences. Not only …show more content…
After a civil war called the War of Roses ended the Tudor family emerged as the rulers of England. King Henry VIII ,a tudor, obsessed over producing a male heir and when through 3 wives before he finally produced a male child named Edward VI. However Edward died young. Elizabeth’s half-sister Mary I also died leaving Elizabeth as Henry VIII’s last child. So at age twenty-five Elizabeth ascended to the throne. Elizabeth ,unlike her half-sister Mary I, was Protestant, so when she took over the throne, she made Protestantism the religion of the land. In Elizabeth’s letter to Mary she says, “I assure myself that there could be no one more loyal than myself, I offer you my affection in place of this prudence”(Elizabeth I 757). Elizabeth expresses some pity to Mary in this letter, after she hears about Lord Darnley’s death. If Elizabeth died childless, the Tudor line would come to an end. At age twenty-five she still hadn’t married and no one really knows if she ever planned to. Her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots was the nearest heir, and that worried English Protestants because of Mary’s Catholic background and supported claim to France and the papacy. All Elizabeth had to do was marry and produce an heir, but she refused