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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September – 24 March ) was the Queen of England and Ireland. She was Queen from 17 November until she died in March She was also called Good Queen Bess or the Virgin Queen or Gloriana.
She was the daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, and was the last of the Tudor dynasty of monarchs.
When Boleyn was disgraced at court and executed, Elizabeth's life became a troubled one, including being locked up in the Tower of London, an old prison, suspected of helping Queen Mary's enemies.
Despite that, Elizabeth reigned with intelligence and hard work. Her reign was distinguished with great achievements in the arts, trade, and exploration.
She ably defended her country through the days of the Spanish Armada. She never married, but claimed that she was married to England. She also had a few other favourites, including the Earl of Leicester.
Queen elizabeth i biography catholic: Measure content performance. Mary I and Philip. Elizabeth I was the last Tudor monarch, and reigned for 44 years. Her reign was distinguished with great achievements in the arts, trade, and exploration.
At her death in , King James VI of Scotland was named her successor.
Early life
[change | change source]Elizabeth was born in at Greenwich, England. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII of England and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She had an older half-sister Mary, and, later, a younger half-brother Edward.[1]
Elizabeth was given a good education.
She could speak and read six languages: her native English, as well as French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Latin.[2]
When she was thirteen and a half years old, on 28 January , King Henry died. Elizabeth's half-brother, Edward, became King Edward VI of England.
Queen victoria biography When Boleyn was disgraced at court and executed, Elizabeth's life became a troubled one, including being locked up in the Tower of London , an old prison, suspected of helping Queen Mary's enemies. She received tutoring and excelled at languages and music. He died age Elizabeth I was born a princess but declared illegitimate through political machinations.He died age Mary succeeded him in , and after Queen Mary's death in , Elizabeth became Queen.[1]
Achievements as Queen
[change | change source]Mary I had brought back the Roman Catholic religion in England. Elizabeth returned the nation to the Church of England of her father.
She did however retain some of the Catholic traditions. She wanted her subjects to make it look like they were being Protestant even if they were not.[2]
The years of Elizabeth's reign had many artistic achievements. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, and other writers created enduring drama and poetry.
Composers Thomas Tallis and William Byrd worked at Elizabeth's court.[2]
During her reign, many men sought adventure abroad. Elizabeth rented a slave ship to John Hawkins and gave him weapons and equipment to keep slave trading.[3][4] Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Humphrey Gilbert, and other "sea dogs" looted Spanish ships.
Queen elizabeth i biography wikipedia english version After her father's death in , Elizabeth spent some time under the care of her stepmother Catherine Parr. Elizabeth was raised much like any other royal child. While Elizabeth went along with the religious change, she remained a candidate for the throne for those who wanted a return to Protestantism. Instead, Essex returned to England and sought to start his own rebellion.They also sailed to the Americas.[5] In , Drake became the first Englishman to sail around the world.[2] The expeditions of these men prepared England to join the age of discovery and international trade and owning other parts of the world. In , Elizabeth herself founded a trading company known as the East India Company that became an important tool of the British Empire.[1]
Spanish Armada
[change | change source]England and Spain had long quarrelled.
Elizabeth encouraged Protestants in the Spanish-held Netherlands to rebel against Spain. She also encouraged her "sea dogs" to raid Spanish ships.
Queen elizabeth i biography wikipedia english Edward VI attempted to disinherit both his sisters, favoring his cousin Lady Jane Grey for the throne. Keenly aware of the increased burdens due to her gender, Elizabeth managed to construct a complex persona that awed and charmed her subjects. She never married and consciously styled herself as the Virgin Queen, wedded to the nation. Wyatt was executed, but he maintained that Elizabeth was not aware of the rebellion.In , King Philip II of Spain sent an armada (a large fleet of ships) to invade England.
Elizabeth met her troops at Tilbury telling them: "I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king – and of a King of England too".[2]
The Spanish Armada was met by England's smaller ships on 29 July They defeated the Armada.
The Armada was driven by southwest winds to the north. The English fleet harried it up the east coast of England. The Armada returned to Spain round the north of Scotland and south around Ireland. Bad weather near Scotland and Ireland wrecked some of the ships. More than a third of the ships failed to return to Spain.[5]
Queen's noblemen
[change | change source]Elizabeth never married, and she had no children.
However, she was fond of several noblemen in her court.
Queen elizabeth i of england Women were not believed to be capable of leading forces into battle. In , he launched the infamous Armada. When Mary was driven out of Scotland, she was received by Elizabeth but seen as a threat and so kept under lock and key at Fotheringhay. After the execution, Elizabeth claimed that the warrant was dispatched against her wishes; whether that was true or not is unknown.Prominent among these noblemen was Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Later, she turned to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. He wanted to overthrow the government of the Queen. He was defeated and executed.[6]
Elizabeth's death
[change | change source]Elizabeth died at Richmond Palace on 24 March The Protestant King of ScotlandJames VI became King of England.
He was the son of her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots.[2]
Elizabeth I was the last Tudor monarch, and reigned for 44 years. Her accession date was a national holiday for two hundred years.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ The Official Website of the British Monarchy: Elizabeth I (r), The Royal Household, retrieved
- ↑ BBC History: Elizabeth I, BBC, retrieved
- ↑Scott, Shalman ().
"The British monarchy's involvement in slavery". Jamaica Observer.
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- ↑"John Hawkins | Admiral, Privateer, Slave Trader". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved
- ↑ Gibbs, Gary C. (), Elizabeth I, vol.&#;6, The World Book Encyclopedia
- ↑BBC History: Robert, Earl of Essex ( - ), BBC, retrieved