Settlement The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was Elizabeth I’s response to the religious divisions created over the reigns of Henry VIII‚ Edward VI and Mary I. This response‚ described as "The Revolution of 1559"‚[1] was set out in two Acts of the Parliament of England. The Act of Supremacy of 1559 re-established the Church of England’s independence from Rome‚ with Parliament conferring on Elizabeth the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England‚ while the Act of Uniformity of 1559 set out the
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of the Spanish Armada differ greatly. English believed they were the true victors; that God had helped England to defeat the Spanish; for the English throughout history the Armada was seen as part of national identity. However evidence suggests that this may not have been the outcome of the Armada‚ and the victory was exaggerated by England. For much of the sixteenth century Spain and England had been allies‚ this was due to the marriage of Philp II and Mary Tudor; Mary also had strong catholic
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full of Wars‚ Death‚ the Arts‚ Language‚ Education and The Virgin Queen. Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558‚ Elizabeth was born on September 7‚ 1533‚ in Greenwich England. She took the throne at the age of 25 and held it for 44 years‚ keeping England secure in and out of wars‚ and political. When Elizabeth took the throne‚ there were violent clashes throughout Europe between Protestant and Catholic leaders. Queen Elizabeth saw the importance of the arts and theatre to her nation. Many of England’s
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oversimplify the plot and its focus on the romance and action of the period. Similar to the first film‚ Cate Blanchett perfectly embodies regal Queen Elizabeth and is attired in splendid costumes that drew my eye almost more than the scene itself. However‚ I couldn’t get over the fact that in order to promote the romantic angle of the plot‚ that Elizabeth appears to be and acts like a woman of 30 years instead of 50. She wouldn’t have been pursuing a sexual relationship with Raleigh with the age difference
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British explorer‚ slave-trader‚ privateer (a pirate working for a government) in the service of England‚ mayor of Plymouth‚ England‚ and naval officer (he was an Admiral). Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting from 1577 to 1580. Queen Elizabeth I commissioned Drake to command the expedition together with John Winter and Thomas Doughty. They left Plymouth‚ England‚ on December 13‚ 1577‚ with six ships. In his lifetime‚ many thought of him with mixed feelings
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The Babington Plot Anthony Babington was a young Catholic noble who joined a plot to depose the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne. Sir Francis Walsingham‚ the head of Elizabeth’s secret service‚ captured a Catholic plotter named Gilbert Gifford and ‘convinced’ him to act as a double agent. Gifford would act as an intermediary - smuggling letters to Mary who was imprisoned in Chartley Hall. All the letters were given to Walsingham. The letters were written
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and Elizabeth of York (daughter of Edward lV). Henry Vlll had three children - Mary (by Catherine of Aragon)‚ Elizabeth (by Anne Boleyn) and Edward (by Jane Seymour). Each became a monarch - Edward Vl‚ Mary l (or Mary Tudor) and Elizabeth l in that order. His son‚ Edward Vl ruled for six years after Henry’s death‚ he became King at age 9 and died at age 15. Henry’s daughter Mary ruled for the next five years‚ but also died without children. Finally‚ Henry’s last surviving child‚ Elizabeth I became
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loved and feared. There are clever rulers who were strategic‚ courageous rulers who were effective‚ and successful rulers who possessed both qualities. Elizabeth I of England and Henery IV of France were two great rulers from Europe that were able to personify Machiavelli ’s advice. Elizabeth I of England was able to act as a "fox" by preventing England from being torn apart over matters of religion. By repealing The Catholic Legislation of Mary Tudor ’s reign‚ she was able to make the New Act of Supremacy
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became Queen of Scotland. Mary became Queen of France and soon her greediness grew and she wanted to take over England. Mary was unwilling to stay in France‚ so she went back to Scotland. There her second husband died and she was imprisoned in England for the suspicion of the murder. Mary had a bad ending to her life. Mary got caught in attempting an assassination of Queen Elizabeth for which she was beheaded on February 8‚ 1587. In conclusion‚ Mary had a hard life trying to keep her thrones
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Queen” I was amazed to Elizabeth I because even if she belongs to the dangerous world of political intrigue‚ she’s still stays as she was at first. She surpassed a traumatic actions of his father by killing her stepmothers just because they can’t bear a male heir. Although his father finally have a son‚ Edward VI‚ the boy did not live long‚ dying at the age of sixteen after a six-year reign‚ I can’t imagine how terrible it was for King Henry VIII because he only need a son and this happened. I was astound
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