Her father and mother where King Henry VIII and Anne
Boleyn and had one brother and sister, Edward and Mary. But Queen Elizabeth had
troubles of her own. She was abandoned by her own father, locked away by her own
sister, but that didn’t stop her to become the greatest queen we know.
Elizabeth father had some crimes on his own. When Elizabeth was only three he
beheaded her mother, Anne Boleyn because she did not give him a baby boy; she gave
birth to a girl. Soon after Elizabeth wasn’t raised in a palace with her father she was sent
away. Fortunately, Elizabeth had many loving people look after her. (Eding/Harrison, 9)
She had a governess name Catherine but Elizabeth called her cat. Another important
person in her life was Roger Ascham, he was her private teacher. When Elizabeth was
thirteen, her father died and price Edward was only nine. Still, he became king of
England. Bur king Edward often lived sick, so he died at the age of fifteen. Next in line
was her sister Mary, she was thirty-seven years old when she became Queen of England.
Though Mary made trouble in England. She grew up Catholic but many people including
Elizabeth where Protestant, and many people were scared she may change religion. And
though she did, because she married Prince Philip of Spain and he was too Catholic. She
insisted that everyone else in England be Catholic as well. Those who didn’t obey could
be put to death. During her rule, more than 250 people were burn to stake.
(Eding/Harrison, 15) Mary believed that her sister Elizabeth was practicing the Protestant
religion in secret (Robert, 13) and that she was plotting to be queen, so she threw
Elizabeth in jail. At first Elizabeth didn’t want to go because she knew there was no
escape. So she sat down on the cold, wet floor. For two months Elizabeth stayed locked
way not knowing if she will live or die. She would write letters to Mary asking for
innocence, but Mary would ignore. Finally Mary released Elizabeth . Still, she had to live
in house arrest for a year at a nearby palace. (Eding/Harrison,17) As for Queen Mary she
was desperately trying to have baby because she wanted her to make sure her loved one
rule. But unfortunate she did not have any kids so next line was Elizabeth.
many times for the sake of Elizabeth, and the most important is that she chose
how the lord used her for sex and as a trophy. This is shown when she
When Mary I’s catholic bishops refused to swear an oath declaring Elizabeth the Queen of the new church, most refused. Elizabeth I was raised Protestant in a predominantly Catholic society, which helps explain why she felt so passionately about religious freedom. She often proclaimed that she believed Protestants and Catholics were of the same religion. During her reign, she only persecuted individuals or groups when they threatened the religious freedom of others.
Chained beaten with rods, lashed into obedience.” She had also witness sexual abuse, starvation, and prisoners left naked and cold. After witnessing all this cruelty towards the criminals she went around Europe and America establishing her own mental hospitals and had actually agreed to teaching Sunday school in jails. Eventually she successfully stated her case to queen Victoria and the pope.
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.
The future queen was raised like any other royal child. She received tutoring and did very well in music and languages. She spent some time in the care of her stepmother, Catherine Parr, after her father's death in 1547. Catherine made sure that Elizabeth was educated to the highest of standards. There was tension between Catherine and her new husband, Thomas Seymour, that led Elizabeth to return to the royal estate in Hatfield. Thomas Seymour was found guilty of conspiracy and executed. It was found out that he wanted to wed Elizabeth to gain power.
Mary went on to re-implement the Catholic faith in England, however not the Catholic faith before her father broke with Rome. Mary was attempting to go along with the Counter Reformation happening on the continent. This showed great th...
After Elizabeth took the throne and became the ruling monarch of England she wanted to relieve the tension between the Protestants and the Catholics. Elizabeth decided on a compromise between the two religions, one that would have characteristics of both, this new religion was called Anglicanism. The factors that caused Elizabeth to make this decision were her personal religious preferences, the views of the Marian Bishops and the opinions given to her by the parliament. However this compromise did have consequences. These include the dissatisfaction from both Protestants and Catholics, The Vestiarian Controversy and the Catholic opposition the settlement.
She became queen when she was only 6 days old. She was sent to France at age six to get married. She is the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. Who is this elegant, yet struggling woman? Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. Beautiful and brave, Mary Stuart was known for being the Queen of Scotland, France, and was in line for the throne of England and she was also considered the true queen of England.
On September 7th, 1533 daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born, who was to be named Queen Elizabeth 1. At the tender age of three-years-old Elizabeth sadly lost her mother due to her being executed on false charges of incest, adultery, witchcraft, and conspiracy against the king. Though Elizabeth was only three, she did morn the loose of her mother, taking a toll on her early childhood. Thankfully, Elizabeth did have her sister, Mary (aka Bloody Mary). The both of them learned to accept their father, and as time went on the two grew really close. Once her mother had died, both Mary and Elizabeth were called illegitimate to being princess. Just like any royal child, Elizabeth did excel in foreign languages and music, getting a private
Mary's father, Henry VIII, and her mother, Catherine of Argon, (“Mary Tudor”) had been trying to have children for years. Through several miscarriages, still-borns, and child deaths (“Childhood”), they finally gave birth to a precious baby girl on February 18, 1516 (“Mary Tudor”). She had a very fair complexion with grey eyes and red hair (Childhood). Henry VIII decided to name her Mary after his younger sister (“Childhood”). When Mary was born, she was quickly baptized catholic (“Mary Tudor”). As a child, Mary was outstanding. She was polite, charming, modest, affectionate, kindly, and exceedingly smart (Thurston). She learned to speak Latin, French, Spanish, and some Italian (“Childhood”). In 1525, her father sent her to live on the border of Wales, while he attempted to negotiate a marriage for her (“Mary Tudor”).
Elizabeth. This was not easy for him to do but it was necessary. His snobbery
In the January of 1547, King Henry passed away leaving Elizabeth 3rd in line to the throne. The true successor to throne was Edward VI but he was far too young to govern, when he died at age at the age of 16, Elizabeth became 2nd in line to the throne, after her half sister Mary I, also known as Bloody Mary.
The main character of the book is Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth. The book is told in first person by her. Elizabeth is a clear minded, sympathetic, and tolerant teenager. In the book she has plans for improving England, not like her sister. Elizabeth wants to become the queen but since she is second in line to the throne she does not want to resort to the assassination of Mary, or to thinking about overthrowing Queen Mary. Elizabeth simply waits for her much elder half-sister to die.
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.