Why Is Elizabeth 1 Successful

Elizabeth I and Henry IIIV were both very successful as rulers, but which one was more successful? Some might say it was Elizabeth for defeating the Spanish Armada, but others might argue that it was Henry because he succesfuly broke the English church from the Roman Cathoic church. Today I aim to answer that question

Historians argue that one reason for Elizabeth's success because she never got married (or at least, there is no record of her ever getting married.). The reasoning behind this says that if she got married, her husband would claim the thrown and she would spend her time caring for their children instead of the country. Another reason behind this statement is that, while marrying a foreign king would give her a powerful ally, England might get caught up in other countries’ battles. As well as this, marrying a foreigner might start a rebellion like her sister Mary did when she married Phillip of Spain. Also, if she kept her admirers guessing she would be able to manipulate them to her will.
Both were of the Christian religion, however Catholics were followers of the Pope, and Protestants were people who protested at the currant state of the church. Elizabeth was a Protestant, but she wouldn't take such a dramatic approach to religion as her step-sister Mary I, who burned protestants at the stake. Elizabeth believed sincerely in her own faith, but she also believed in religious toleration, and that Catholics and Protestants were both part of the same faith. She exclamed that Catholics and protestants were part of the same faith, and slowly bound England together again, punishing people wo carried on the