Who was Queen Elizabeth 1?
FULL NAME: Elizabeth Tudor
BORN: Greenwich Palace Sunday (around 3pm) 7 September 1533
PARENTS: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (Executed 19 May 1536)
BECAME QUEEN : Thursday, 17 November 1558, aged 25
CROWNED: Westminster Abbey Sunday, 15 January 1559
HEIGHT: Estimated between 5ft 3in - 5ft 5in
EYES: Brown
HAIR: A curly golden red.
NATIONALITY: English
RELIGION: Protestant
MARITAL STATUS: Never married or had children
DIED: Richmond Palace on Lady Day, Thursday, 24 March 1603, aged 69
REIGNED: 44 years, 4 months
BURIED: Westminster Abbey, London
REMEMBERED AS: The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, Gloriana
Why was she famous?
The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the most famous events in English history. It was arguably Queen Elizabeth's finest hour. For years she had been hailed as the English Deborah, the savior of the English people, and now it seemed that this is what she had really become. She was now Bellona, the goddess of war, and in triumph she had led her people to glory, defeating the greatest power in the 16th century world.
Spain was the most powerful country in the world. Philip II ruled vast territories of land, and had unparalleled wealth from the New World. England was a small country, with little wealth, few friends, and many enemies. If Queen Elizabeth ever felt nervous about challenging the greatest power in the known world, she never showed it, and appeared to believe completely in the devotion and loyalty of her people. By believing in them, they believed in her.
While English soldiers and sailors fought for England's liberty, Queen Elizabeth made her way to Tilbury. She was not going to sit trembling inside a guarded Palace while her people fought, but was going to go to the coast of the battle and "live or die" with them. Like a true warrior Queen, Elizabeth, upon a White Horse, inspected her soldiers, and made what was possibly her most famous speech of all. Elizabeth's popularity reached its zenith. It was also another personal triumph as she had proved that she, a woman, could lead in war as well as any man.
What kind of work did she do?
expanded England's power overseas. Most notably, she led the country in defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588. Her reign is considered one of England's high points: it featured luminaries such as Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake and William Shakespeare, and was the birth of England's global expansion and colonization.
How did she rule and reign as Queen of england?
The England of Elizabeth was a very structured place, and had a rather complicated system of government. First there were the national bodies of government such as the Privy Council and Parliament, then the regional bodies such as the Council of the Marches and the North, and then county and community bodies
What were her contributions to English history? How was England during her rule and reign?
Elizabeth was dedicated to her country in a way few monarchs had been or have been since. Elizabeth had the mind of a political genius and nurtured her country through careful leadership and by choosing capable men to assist her, such as Sir William Cecil and Sir Francis Walsingham. Elizabeth was a determined woman, but she was not obstinate. She listened to the advice of those around her, and would change a policy if it was unpopular. In appearance she was extravagant, in behavior sometimes flippant and frivolous, but her approach to politics was serious, conservative, and cautious. When she ascended the throne in 1558, England was an impoverished country torn apart by religious squabbles. When she died at Richmond Palace on the 24th March 1603, England was one of the most powerful and prosperous countries in the world.
Why do we still remember her?
It must be remembered. She was a great judge of men. Elizabeth's abilities were perhaps exaggerated in her own lifetime, but she was, nonetheless, a political genius, and the euphoria surrounding her was just another example of how successful she and her ministers had been in promoting the royal image. But it was not image alone. Elizabeth was devoted to her country and people, and was, in Sir Walter Raleigh's words, "...a Queen of the poor as well as the rich." Respect has to be earned, and Elizabeth certainly earned the respect of her people, and this was solely down to her own determination and willingness to spend time traveling the south of England, and on occasions into the midlands, to make herself known to the people.
FULL NAME: Elizabeth Tudor
BORN: Greenwich Palace Sunday (around 3pm) 7 September 1533
PARENTS: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (Executed 19 May 1536)
BECAME QUEEN : Thursday, 17 November 1558, aged 25
CROWNED: Westminster Abbey Sunday, 15 January 1559
HEIGHT: Estimated between 5ft 3in - 5ft 5in
EYES: Brown
HAIR: A curly golden red.
NATIONALITY: English
RELIGION: Protestant
MARITAL STATUS: Never married or had children
DIED: Richmond Palace on Lady Day, Thursday, 24 March 1603, aged 69
REIGNED: 44 years, 4 months
BURIED: Westminster Abbey, London
REMEMBERED AS: The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, Gloriana
Why was she famous?
The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the most famous events in English history. It was arguably Queen Elizabeth's finest hour. For years she had been hailed as the English Deborah, the savior of the English people, and now it seemed that this is what she had really become. She was now Bellona, the goddess of war, and in triumph she had led her people to glory, defeating the greatest power in the 16th century world.
Spain was the most powerful country in the world. Philip II ruled vast territories of land, and had unparalleled wealth from the New World. England was a small country, with little wealth, few friends, and many enemies. If Queen Elizabeth ever felt nervous about challenging the greatest power in the known world, she never showed it, and appeared to believe completely in the devotion and loyalty of her people. By believing in them, they believed in her.
While English soldiers and sailors fought for England's liberty, Queen Elizabeth made her way to Tilbury. She was not going to sit trembling inside a guarded Palace while her people fought, but was going to go to the coast of the battle and "live or die" with them. Like a true warrior Queen, Elizabeth, upon a White Horse, inspected her soldiers, and made what was possibly her most famous speech of all. Elizabeth's popularity reached its zenith. It was also another personal triumph as she had proved that she, a woman, could lead in war as well as any man.
What kind of work did she do?
expanded England's power overseas. Most notably, she led the country in defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588. Her reign is considered one of England's high points: it featured luminaries such as Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake and William Shakespeare, and was the birth of England's global expansion and colonization.
How did she rule and reign as Queen of england?
The England of Elizabeth was a very structured place, and had a rather complicated system of government. First there were the national bodies of government such as the Privy Council and Parliament, then the regional bodies such as the Council of the Marches and the North, and then county and community bodies
What were her contributions to English history? How was England during her rule and reign?
Elizabeth was dedicated to her country in a way few monarchs had been or have been since. Elizabeth had the mind of a political genius and nurtured her country through careful leadership and by choosing capable men to assist her, such as Sir William Cecil and Sir Francis Walsingham. Elizabeth was a determined woman, but she was not obstinate. She listened to the advice of those around her, and would change a policy if it was unpopular. In appearance she was extravagant, in behavior sometimes flippant and frivolous, but her approach to politics was serious, conservative, and cautious. When she ascended the throne in 1558, England was an impoverished country torn apart by religious squabbles. When she died at Richmond Palace on the 24th March 1603, England was one of the most powerful and prosperous countries in the world.
Why do we still remember her?
It must be remembered. She was a great judge of men. Elizabeth's abilities were perhaps exaggerated in her own lifetime, but she was, nonetheless, a political genius, and the euphoria surrounding her was just another example of how successful she and her ministers had been in promoting the royal image. But it was not image alone. Elizabeth was devoted to her country and people, and was, in Sir Walter Raleigh's words, "...a Queen of the poor as well as the rich." Respect has to be earned, and Elizabeth certainly earned the respect of her people, and this was solely down to her own determination and willingness to spend time traveling the south of England, and on occasions into the midlands, to make herself known to the people.
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