Throughout early European history women had not held high positions of political‚ 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
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significant rebellion in the Tudor period because they had proven to be a serious threat as the rebellion was lead by two of the leading families‚ Northumberland and Westmoreland. But despite this‚ I don’t think it was the most significant rebellion because if we put the fact they wanted to release Mary Queen of Scots‚ there was no purpose to the rebellion because there was no popular enthusiasm to replace Elizabeth with a foreigner or restore the Pope‚ and also the Earls (Northumberland and Westmoreland)
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Kingdom of Naples. In the year 1473‚ Christopher Columbus became an apprentice as a business agent for a few important families of Genoa. While in this apprenticeship‚ Columbus would get the opportunity to travel to many different lands (including England‚ Ireland‚ and most likely Iceland.) and learn many different customs and languages. In 1479‚ Christopher Columbus married his wife‚ Filipa Moniz Perestrelo‚ daughter of the Porto Santo Governor and Portuguese nobleman‚ and soon after had a
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VIII was born in 1491 from the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He ruled from 1509 to 1547 and was one of England’s most powerful rulers‚ but one of the least popular amongst the common folk. He was born in a town called Greenwich‚ England on June 28‚ 1941. Henry was the first English ruler to be educated from the influence of the Renaissance era‚ which made him a gifted musician‚ scholar‚ and composer. As a youth‚ Henry was skilled in numerous athletic sports and enjoyed hunting‚ as
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Race is a social construct= fallacy= false Race Ethnicity ___________________________________________________ color Dialect= Language Religion Mode of dress Origins Food Tradition Values “Culture” Phenotype Homogeneity Plantation Agriculture‚ colonization‚ enslavement all contribute to
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Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwhich on September 7‚ 1533‚ the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Her early life was full of uncertainties‚ and her chances of succeeding to the throne seemed very slim when her half-brother Edward was born. She was then the third in line behind her half-sister‚ Princess Mary. Elizabeth succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-five after her sister’s death to cancer. 
The image of Elizabeth’s reign is one of triumph
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supremacy is a legal text signed by the English Parliament on November 3‚ 1534. This act declared King Henry VIII of England to be the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Henry VIII (born 1491) ruled England from 1509 to 1547 and he was the second monarch of the House of Tudor. He had married Catherine of Aragon in 1510 and after sixteen years only one daughter had survived: Mary (born 1516). By 1526 he was absolutely concerned about the birth of a male heir because it was unthinkable for him
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confirmed the annulment of Henry’s marriage to Queen Katherine and validated Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn. Also‚ through this Act the line of succession moved to the children of his marriage to Anne‚ or any future marriages‚ effectively removing Mary‚ Henry’s only surviving child from his marriage to Katherine of Aragon‚ as heir. Furthermore‚ the Act contained a clause that subjects must swear an oath recognising the terms of the Act‚ any refusal would be held as a treasonable offence. A predominant
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ingleses Elizabeth I. Speech to the Troops at Tilbury. 1588 My loving people‚ We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety‚ to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes‚ for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that‚ under God‚ I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst
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would challenge their leadership and elevate the question whether the Tudor monarchs were fit to control and lead the country to prosperity. During this period‚ the Tudors witnessed the rise of Henry VII‚ Henry VIII‚ Edward VI‚ Lady Jane Grey‚ Mary I and Elizabeth I and each had faced many problems that questioned the security and stability of the country under their leadership. Historians such as Geoffrey Elton thought that the reason for the instability of the Tudor monarchy was not due to the rebellions
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