Queen Elizabeth
I. Introduction
Queen Elizabeth had never married, and remained as the virgin queen throughout the many years of her ruling. According to Judith Richards, Queen Elizabeth was the youngest sibling of several others in her family. Queen Elizabeth I of was born in fifteen thousand fifty three in Greenwich and was also born in England. In the amount of bills that were created on few were passed to become laws for England (R.E Foster). Doctor Simon Adams states that Queen Elizabeth had full control of the second half of the sixteenth century.
Even as queen she continued to follow through with her own beliefs and practice Catholicism (Will Saunders). She was very intelligent; in fact she even spoke six different languages (Richard Cavendish). “Elizabeth I” states that, in her early age of two, she witnessed her mother’s execution due to adultery and her mother was beheaded. In fifteen thousand fifty four Queen Elizabeth was put in prison due to a failed rebellion. Elizabeth realized that she was next in line for the thrown and as soon as her sister stepped down, Elizabeth would become announced queen of England. In fifteen thousand eighty eight, queen Mary died and Elizabeth was sent straight to the thrown to rule the golden age.
According to Judith Richards, Mary Stuart was the first to claim the throne of England before Elizabeth, “In 1568, Mary Stuart Queen of Scots, who had claimed the English throne for herself immediately after the death of Mary I… she had demonstrably endorsed a plan to assassinate the English queen… Elizabeth.” This is very important because Elizabeth was not the first to claim the throne. This also reveals that Stuart attempted to assassinate Elizabeth to take the throne. After her fai...
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Elizabeth I, from Greenwich, England, is recognized as one of the great rulers of the Western world. Growing up, tutors were astonished at the fact that she could play music and speak numerous languages. At age 25, she became queen. Her father, eldest sister, and brother had all died, which left her next in line for the throne. Though many people predicted that her reign would not last long, Elizabeth quickly disproved their underestimations
Queen Elizabeth I was crowned queen of England when she as only 25 years old (Queen Elizabeth I - Biography). She became the third queen to rule England in her own right. The first was older cousin Lady Jane Grey who was voted out after nine days in office. Second, was older sister Queen Mary I who exacted anyone who disagreed with her beliefs involving religion. Both of them were disasters to the country (Queen Elizabeth - Facts). England was struggling with money, war, and religious strife but Queen Elizabeth I was ready to take that burden and return England back to its former
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world filled with fancy dresses, play, kings, and queens? Or better yet, what would it be like to be the queen of this world? Queen Elizabeth found out what it was like in the 1500’s. Queen Elizabeth was a powerful and well-loved queen.
Queen Elizabeth I was said to be one of the best rulers of England. Unlike rulers before her, she was a Protestant and not a Catholic. She was not stupid though. She did go to church and did everything that Catholics did to prevent getting her head cut off under the rules of her sister Mary. Elizabeth was very young when she came to rule. She was only 17 years old when her sister Mary died and she took over.
Upon the death of her sister--in November of 1558--Elizabeth ascended to the thrown of England. Until Mary’s rule, no woman--apart from the unrecognized rule of Matilda, daughter of Henry I--had ruled England of her own right1. Much like her sister, Elizabeth began her rule widely accepted and welcomed2. There were, however, still many who felt that women were unable to rule, being that women were said to be the weaker sex. John Knox argued that, “God by the order of his creation hath spoiled women of authority and dominion, [and] also that man hath seen, proved and pronounced just causes why that it so should be.”3 Women had always been no more then property, first to their fathers and then their husbands. If a women were to be the anointed queen of a realm of her own right and then marry, whom was beholden to whom? A woman was to do as instructed by her husband in all things, yet a sovereign was to be under the command of God only.
Gender was the leading cause of distress in the 1500’s: King Henry VIII wanted nothing more than to have a son, yet was “cursed” with the legacy of a sickly son, whom died before the age of 18 and two daughters, one of whom broke every convention of her gender. Queen Elizabeth I never married nor had children, yet can be considered one of England’s most successful monarchs. By choosing King James VI of Scotland as her heir, unbeknownst to her, she created the line that leads to the modern Queen of England, Elizabeth II. The question posed is then, how did Elizabeth I’s gender affect her rule?
Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. She was the daughter of King Henry VII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth had a half sister from the king’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and also had a half brother from the king’s third wife, Jane Seymour. When Elizabeth was only two, her father had her mother executed for suspicion of adultery. When her father decided to have Elizabeth’s mother executed, he then stripped Elizabeth of her title as princess.
Queen Elizabeth I’s gender appears as one of the main topics in her speeches. Elizabeth’s common mention of her own female gender, despite the fact that she could refer to herself with masculine terms, allows her to use gender stereotypes. Using these stereotypes along with mentions of motherly love and her knowledge of literature and when to manipulate her gender, she can rally others to her side, explain why she delays her answers to Parliament, and explain why she cannot knowingly harm her subjects, but by doing this, she provides people with evidence that women are unintelligent and incapable of ruling.
Queen Elizabeth I, also known as the “Iron Queen”, was a remarkable woman of her time, she ruled with great power and longevity. She was one of the greatest feminist of time. Coming to the throne in 1558, she took the place of her father, Henry VIII. She was given one of the most difficult jobs fit for a man or King, ruling England. At the time women were second class citizens, they could not vote nor own properties and such. Surprising England with her intelligence and fierce rulings, she changed herself to make better decisions. She proved through her rulings, to everyone that females were strong and could rule just as well as a king. She refused to marry, giving a feeling of “I don’t need a man for anything.” The Queen was responsible for giving females a voice in literature and it is shown through Shakespeare’s writings.
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