“The Virgin Queen of England” Queen Elizabeth I was a brave and noble Queen of England‚ who endured wars and hardships better than some British Kings. She grew up with a constantly changing and quarreling family filled with violence‚ scandal and death and still managed to be both intelligent and competent. She was able to unite a torn and divided country and simultaneously fight off other nations over religious beliefs. She kept a level head through risky relationships and bad parings and did get
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dedication to Catholicism. It would prove to be a great part in the reason why he would send his armada in 1588. Foreign policy was another difference between the two countries. England had a policy of not interfering with foreign affairs unless it was against their interests. This policy includes aiding the Spanish Netherlands in a failed attempt to stop the Spanish and also financially aiding pirates to raid Spanish ships. Spain was mostly about preserving Catholicism in Europe. Some examples are a failed
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of her foreign policy in each country for example loosing at war‚ loosing money on expeditions and war being ended with a peace treaty instead Judgement – even though there was some success in Elizabeth’s foreign policy‚ such as defeating the Spanish armada‚ however this was out balanced by many failures Elizabeth’s foreign policy entailed‚ such as one of her main aims for Spain to have no control in the Netherlands. Even though she did have some success in her foreign policy‚ this was still highly
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studied himself through his voyages. Also he founded the first English colony in the new world‚ which was the Roanoke Island off the coast of the Carolinas‚ who he picked up from the unsuccessful colonists at the time. As well as this‚ he beat the Spanish armada‚ although he had some bad relations with the country‚ which was the only negative thought I had thought of‚ even though nearly every sailor had bad relations to other people‚ you are bound to. Francis Drake had a lot of experience‚ especially
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How successful was Elizabeth I in dealing with the foreign policy problems she was faced with in 1558-1603? By 1603‚ Elizabeth was ultimately successful with many of her aims in regard to foreign policy. Despite this‚ the monarch faced various set backs and failures in such affairs. The problems arose as she ruled an isolated protestant kingdom surrounded by catholic superpowers. She managed these difficulties with great pragmatism and opportunism‚ reducing the threat of invasion. Her aggressive
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The text. This text is a political speech delivered on 9 August Old Style‚ 19 August New Style 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces earlier assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation of repelling the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada. Queen Elizabeth supported pirates due to the serious economical crisis that England was facing to (at that time‚ England have been at war against France for several years; this war had entailed huge expenses to the coffers of England). Pirates
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How Successful Was Queen Elizabeth I? Who was Queen Elizabeth I? Queen Elizabeth I was the fifth and final Tudor monarch and the youngest daughter of King Henry VIII. Her mother‚ Anne Boleyn‚ was the second of Henry’s six wives and was executed before Elizabeth was even three years of age. She was the successor of her older sister Mary I‚ also known as Bloody Mary‚ and Elizabeth’s successor was James I of the Stuart Era. Whilst her sister‚ Mary‚ was Queen Elizabeth was imprisoned in London
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The English Victory over Spain was Largely Down To Luck. To What Extent do you Agree With This? The Spanish fleet set sail against England in 1588 to overthrow Elizabeth I of England‚ but failed to do so. I believe‚ to an extent‚ the reason the English won was largely down to luck. However I also feel some of their strong ideas‚ and the lack of common sense of the Spanish‚ must have contributed towards their victory in some way or another. Prince Phillip II of Spain decided to invade
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Queen Elizabeth and Religion A. Plan of Investigation Thesis: Due to Queen Elizabeth ’s religion there were many conflicts involved during her reign in England I plan on doing this research by looking at people ’s reactions during Queen Elizabeth ’s reign when she reopens the Church of England. I plan on doing this by looking at primary resources maybe like protests that happened outside of Queen Elizabeth ’s house or letters people were sending to each other about how they felt about his certain
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Elizabeth’s Golden Age Elizabeth was Queen of England from 1558-1603. During that time England was a strong country and she was a successful queen. Many people thought Elizabeth would not last long without a powerful husband but they were proved wrong. In fact Elizabeth was very clever in not choosing a husband. She didn’t choose a husband because she didn’t want anybody taking over her throne. There were four men that she could have married but said no to. The first man was Philip of Spain. Philip
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