21st March Explain the impact of Queen Elizabeth’s reign on Britain. 1. Outline the contributions Elizabeth made to Britain 2. Highlight the impact of these contributions 3. Summarise the legacy of Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I was a very independent and contentious woman in British society who revolutionized Britain’s past which is also referred to as the Golden age or the Elizabethan era. Queen Elizabeth I was born on the 7th September 1533 and was crowned Queen of England in 1558. She reigned over
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in Britain‚ Queen Elizabeth I controlled the British throne and armed forces. Europe’s major Catholic leader at the time‚ King Philip II of Spain‚ saw the Queen‚ being a staunch Protestant‚ as a threat to Catholicism and the Roman Church‚ inspiring him to launch a major naval invasion against Britain. In July of 1588‚ Queen Elizabeth I awaited the arrival of the Spanish Armada in Tilbury‚ Essex along the Thames River. In early August‚ with a loving and motivational tone‚ Queen Elizabeth I sought to
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Queen Elizabeth II: Defender of the Faith Historical Research and Writing As one of the most influential people that I know‚ Queen Elizabeth II has deeply affected both history and my personal life. She was born at 2:40 am on April 21st‚ 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair‚ London. As the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York‚ it was still unlikely Queen Elizabeth II would have ever become who she is today. For at the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after King
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Queen Elizabeth Tudor the I‚ also known the Virgin Queen‚ Good Queen Bess and Goddess Gloriana‚ inherited a kingdom from a Queen who was cruel and bloodthirsty‚ and made the kingdom successful and thriving. She lived from 1533 to 1603‚ and took the throne in 1558 when she was 25. Elizabeth grew up with an uncomfortable and unstable relationship with several of her family members. Her father had many wives‚ and Elizabeth had absolutely no mother by the time she was three; her mother‚ Anne Boleyn‚
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Queen Elizabeth the second was born April 21‚ 1926 in London‚ England as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. Her father‚ Prince Albert‚ later known as King George VI‚ was the son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was third in line for the throne‚ after her uncle‚ King Edward VIII‚ and father. After Elizabeth’s grandfather died and her uncle gave up the throne to marry American Wallis Simpson‚ her father became King leaving her next in line for the throne. In her younger years before (and after)
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past cannot be cured” - Elizabethan I. Elizabethan I also known as Queen Elizabeth‚ was one of the greatest monarchs in European History. She achieved lots and even called her Era the “Elizabethan Era”. She ruled with no husband or kids and did well. She proved that she could do it by herself. She didn’t surround herself with the wrong people and even though she had a rough life because of all the deaths‚ she still ruled like a Queen. Elizabethan was born September 7‚ 1533. At an Early age Elizabethans
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society ruled by men. Lady Macbeth in Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth in Speech to the Troops at Tilbury differentiated themselves from the regular‚ submissive women by veering from their traditional role. Although both Lady Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth demanded our attention with their unbridled ambition‚ femininity and choice of words‚ the way they did so was different. With unbridled ambition uncommon for their gender‚ Lady Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth were viewed as progressive individuals with different
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Choose one English king / queen and discuss their importance in the history of England. (About 2000 words) In about a thousand years of monarchy‚ England had many remarkable kings and queens and yet most probably none of them deserved the attention from historians and novelists like Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as ‘Gloriana’‚ ‘Good Queen Bess’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn and is one of the most famous queens in England‚ who stayed on
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Queen Elizabeth I proved England that she was one of their greatest leaders to ever rule. Before Queen Elizabeth was crowned queen of England‚ her sister‚ Queen Mary left England in a state of turmoil. Mary was strictly Catholic and enforced it throughout England. She burned down Protestant churches and executed its followers. After her death‚ her husband King Philip II of Spain gained interest of the British Empire. This sparked conflict between both nations. From 1558 to 1603‚ often referred as
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In the case that time travel was a realistic and safe mode of transportation‚ the person whom I would visit would be Queen Elizabeth I. The trials that she faced were unbearable‚ yet she survived. Growing up‚ reading the story of her lifetime was an inspiration and seemed unreal. By reading a group of books covering the Tudor monarchy‚ I learned of Queen Elizabeth and a time period roughly 600 years ago. The books came as a trilogy‚ following the lives of her mother‚ Anne Boleyn‚ her half-sister
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