In the novel The life of Elizabeth I, Elizabeth was known as the “The Virgin Queen”, because she never married. She was born on September 7th, 1533, Elizabeth was the second daughter of King Henry VIII, and the first was Mary. When Elizabeth was about 2 years old her father killed her mother for not having a male to take over the reign. King Henry VIII kept marrying until he got a male heir. His name was Edward VI, but died at a very young age. Mary I then took over and imprisoned Elizabeth thinking that she was plotting something. When Mary I died Elizabeth became queen at 25. During Elizabeth’s reign, she never married. People started calling her “The Virgin Queen,” since she never married. Elizabeth had many affairs and she kept romantic friendships throughout her life, but never married. Elizabeth had many reasons why she didn’t marry. If Elizabeth had married her balance of power would’ve shifted. Elizabeth saw when Mary I died that her husband, the king, was more appreciated then the queen. Elizabeth didn’t want that to happen so she stayed single. Also seeing her father kill so many wives and …show more content…
At such a young age to witness her own mother and stepmother that she loved die could be a possible reason why she never got married. Another possible reason is that Elizabeth saw how terrible and rebellious the country had gotten when Mary I married. When Elizabeth took the reign she didn’t want to depend on someone else to control the country, she wanted to control it herself. Elizabeth had many affairs with men and kept them as “romantic friendships”, but she truly loved Robert Dudley, even thought that was the love of her life, she still couldn’t marry him. Elizabeth also used her unmarried status as a diplomatic tool. Since she was not married, she would make negotiations to get married to prevent wars, but at the end she always found a way to cancel off the
Elizabeth I had total control of politics in England. She showed this best by refusing to marry. This allowed her to “further her general policy of balancing the continental powers,” (Gale Biography Context). Because Elizabeth decided not to marry, she was able to have complete political power over England. Political power
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
Elizabeth’s relationship with her elder male cousin, the Duke of Norfolk, was not good at all. The Duke of Norfolk wanted to kill Elizabeth because he wanted to become the king of England. Becoming the king of England was impossible while Elizabeth was still the queen. When Mary was on her deathbed with cancer the Duke of Norfolk tried to get Mary to sign a paper that would allow him to kill Elizabeth and become King of England. The Duke of Norfolk would speak against Queen Elizabeth and try to turn England against her. At one meeting she had to lock him and his men up so he wouldn’t cause a disturbance. They both had their differences.
Queen Elizabeth I was dissimilar to the rulers before her during that time period in England, she was Protestant instead of a Catholic, which most of the kings and queens before her were. Her step-sister, Queen Mary, was really strict and also murdered many people, she then earned the title ‘Bloody Mary’. Elizabeth was especially young when she came to rule. Elizabeth was only seventeen years old when her sister, Queen Mary, died from cancer and she took over to be the Queen of England.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry the 8th. She was declared a bastard in 1537 when her father finally had a male child. After this no one believed that she would ever inherit the throne of England. Elizabeth was very damaged by the fact that her father kept beheading his wives. One of her step-mothers Catherine Howard, who was her mother’s cousin, was kind to her and it deeply affected her that another person she loved was beheaded (Weir Pg. 13). Many people believe that this is one of the main reasons that Elizabeth never wanted to marry. The institution itself was deeply flawed to her reasoning. I would be the same way if every time my father married he got to chop the woman’s head off because he was bored with her.
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Elizabeth was often referred to as “The Virgin Queen.” The reason for this nickname was due to her choice to remain unmarried. Her reasoning for this was complex. It seemed that she did not marry for political purposes. Queen Elizabeth declared herself “married to England.” When she became The Virgin Queen, she set herself aside from other women, which is probably why she commanded so much respect. If she had married, she would have essentially lost all power. She couldn’t marry an Englishman because it could create factional infighting, but if she were to marry at foreign man, she would be believed to be invo...
And, though she realized she needed to take into consideration their advice, she was not afraid to disagree. Among her counselors, Lord Burleigh and Francis Walsingham were arguably the most trusted; in reference to Burleigh, she claimed that ''no Prince in Europe had such a counselor''2. However adept and trustworthy she thought her councilors to be, Elizabeth had the skill to judge for herself whether or not to follow their advice. One of the issues that caused disagreement between them was marriage. In her 1566 speech, Elizabeth I addressed the petition requesting that she marry and name at least 12 possible successors. She claimed that she would eventually marry only for the purpose of having children. As for her successors, she recalled how as a child she was ''in danger of [her] life, [her] sister was so incensed against [her]''. So, she did not want any of her potential successors to be ''sought for divers ways''. In doing so, Elizabeth strategically tried to suppress the topic for as long as possible. Furthermore, she was a victim of wrong advice by councillors herself as she saw how Mary believed Imperial ambassador Simon Renard, who deemed Elizabeth a heretic, when he told her, ''You have four certain and open enemies; the heretics and schismatics, the rebels and adherents of the duke of Northumberland, the king of France and Scotland, and the Lady
Two years after Elizabeth’s birth her mother was executed by her father accused of being unfaithful, she was then declared illegitimate (Hilliam 10). Although Elizabeth was declared illegitimate by Parliament she was still raised in the royal household (Gale 1). Elizabeth spoke five languages fluently, including Italian, French German, Latin, Greek, and of course English; she was very sharp (Hilliam 10). Elizabeth developed a great relationship with her half brother Edward VI; they became even closer when he became king. Their strong relationship came to an end when Edward died at age fifteen due to a fatal lung disease, and tuberculosis (Hilliam 15). Her half sister Mary I, the daughter of Henry’s first wife Catherine of Aragon then took the throne (Bush 28). Mary I was often called “Bloody Mary” because of the number of people she had killed while trying to reconvert England to Catholicism. Mary felt threatened by the fact that Elizabeth was Protestant, and supported by the people of England (Gale 1). Mary thought Elizabeth was plotting to overthrow her, although Elizabeth was innocent and ill she was still sent to the Tower of London. Although Mary still was n...
She demands respect, and her disbelief and outrage at the notion of Mr. Darcy potentially marrying Elizabeth is something she hardly attempts to conceal, and she by societal standards should not have too. Lady Catherine accuses Elizabeth of wishing to “make [Darcy] the contempt of the world” and genuinely thought it to be Elizabeth’s intentions to tarnish his reputation, simply through their marriage. She continuously insults her as she explains that Mr. Darcy and her daughter will be married, as they are already engaged; The engagement is of a peculiar kind. From their infancy they have been intended for each other… While in their cradles, we planned the union: and now, at the moment when the wishes of both sisters would be accomplished in their marriage, to be prevented by a young women, of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, and wholly unallied to the family!
In Elizabeth’s time, it was completely acceptable to marry a cousin or someone just for their belongings. It was the idea of these people that they should marry for money and/or social class. She obviously was not the type of woman to do such a thing. She was confident in marrying someone wh...
People of around 150 years ago were very superstitious and marriage was important. If a woman did not marry by a certain age she was thought of as a witch, or 'spinster'. Her only roles were to be faithful to her husband and to bear a son to become heir. The role of women was very different from today's society - it was world dominated and run by men.
Elizabeth had many men to suit her needs, they included Philip II of Spain, King of Sweden, Archduke Charles of Australia, and the future King Henry III of France. She used her availability as a means to political ends, but she never agreed to marriage. However, Elizabeth seemed to have no interest in sharing her power with a spouse. Over time, she cultivated her image as a queen married to her job and her people. This is why she received the nickname ‘The Virgin Queen.’
At the time of her birth, no one ever thought that Elizabeth would become queen of Great Britain. Elizabeth only got to enjoy the first ten years of her life with all the freedoms of being a royal without the pressures of being the heir apparent. She often took dancing and singing lessons. Her life took a major spin with the death of her grandfather, King George V. Her uncle became King Edward VIII, but he only ruled for about six months because he chose love over power. Edward appointed Elizabeth's father, Prince Albert, to become King. Soon the outbr...
personalities, appearance, and social status, each woman became content once they married. In the end, the morality of Elizabeth and Catherine led them both to live a wealthy life with their chosen husband despite the different obstacles they faced and the way they faced them.