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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Francesca Ratovich 5.2.13 p.3 Elizabeth I DBQ Elizabeth I is considered a Machiavellian queen; she placed the political unity of England above any other aspect of her kingdom‚ including religion. Elizabeth I’s reign was influenced politically and religiously‚ in respect to ideas about gender. Elizabeth‚ daughter of Henry VIII‚ responded authoritatively to any opposition she faced. Considering the fact that a female successor to the throne of England was ascending‚ there was a tremendous
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religious‚ and social power. However‚ this all changed when Elizabeth I became the Queen of England‚ and the Supreme Head of the Anglican Church from 1558-1603. Even with Elizabeth in charge many people including Protestant’s‚ and Catholic’s were biased‚ and unhappy about her reign. The English however‚ who were biased to the thought of a female ruler in the being‚ had grown to love and adore their new monarch. With these responses to Elizabeth being in power‚ she responds with her head high trying to
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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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The Consolidation of Elizabeth’s Rule‚ 1558-71 Succession and Settlement Legally a simple succession: defined by Henry VIII‚ Mary had named Elizabeth as her successor‚ Philip of Spain had recognised Elizabeth by sending his envoy‚ Count of Feria‚ to see Elizabeth a month before Mary’s death A key aim of Elizabeth’s was to retain the prerogative powers of the Crown: the rights to call‚ suspend and dissolve parliament; declare war and make peace; appoint and dismiss ministers and judges; determine
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Kristin Bishop DBQ 1. Changing Demographics‚ 1660-1775 Between 1660 and 1775‚ Great Britain’s North American colonies were affected greatly by race‚ ethnicity and religion. The first settlers were mainly racially white‚ ethnically English‚ and religiously Protestant. The new world became a home to people who wanted more freedom. The demand of new market and new forces of labor created an opportunity for new races and ethnicities to colonize America. New forces of race‚ ethnicity and religion show
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people that this type of discrimination happened to was Elizabeth I‚ who was a ruler of England. She ruled in the years of 1558 through 1603. Elizabeth made sure that everyone knew she was not going to stand for this type of discrimination. Individuals who did not trust that a lady could run the nation couldn’t concur with Elizabeth ruling England. Different thinkers of the nation‚ particularly her individual partners‚ totally backed her up. Elizabeth knew what was expected of her and she was not going
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Euro DBQ Elizabeth I was the Queen of England who ruled from 1558-1603. Elizabeth’s reign achieved great success including great achievements in the arts and an increase in literacy. Overall Elizabeth’s rule established political stability‚ although Elizabeth battled opposing views‚ during that time‚ from people who saw a women unfit to rule and superior to men. Even through these negative views Elizabeth responded by applying strong leadership skills. However‚ Elizabeth neglected the challenges
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When Elizabeth 1 first inherited England from her catholic half-sister it was in a depressive state. After the 44 year reign of Elizabeth it was a prosperous and powerful country; attributing to the reason the Elizabethan era has taken on the name “The Golden Age”. Elizabeth’s reign lasted until the year of her death in 1603 . In that time she had many achievements majorly in areas of religion‚ survival‚ exploration‚ expansion and thwarting rebellion and invasion. She was seen as an intelligent
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Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years. Her reign was called "the Golden Age". It was called that because Elizabeth shined down upon England and made England a happy‚ friendly place after Mary I’s reign ended when they were on the verge of a civil war. Her education‚ her decisions on religion‚ and the new English Drama were three reasons this was so. She was like the middle child that settled all the fights between the youngest and oldest siblings. The "Golden Age"
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