elisabeth the first
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Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana" or "Good Queen Bess", Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her
mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half- brother, Edward VI, bequeathed the crown to Lady Jane Grey,cutting his two half-sisters, Elizabeth and the Catholic Mary,out of the succession. His will was set aside, Mary became
queen, and Lady Jane Grey was executed. In 1558, Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister, during whose reign she had been imprisoned for nearly a year for supporting Protestant rebels.
THRONE DESCENDING
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Elizabeth set out to rule by good counsel and she depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers led by William Cecil,Baron Burghley. One of her first moves as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the Supreme Governor. This Elizabethan Religious Settlement later evolved into today's Church of England.It was expected that Elizabeth would marry and produce an heir so as to continue the Tudor line. She never did, however, despite numerous courtships.
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In government, Elizabeth was more moderate
than her father and half-siblings had been.One
of her mottoes was "video et taceo" ("I see,
and say nothing"). Because of her illegitimity,
several conspiracies threatened her life. So
when the war with Spain could no longer be avoided, and when Spain finally decided to
attempt to conquer England in 1588, the
failure of the Spanish Armada associated her
with one of the greatest victories in English history.
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Accession
Elizabeth became queen at the age of 25, and
declared her intentions to her Council and other peers who had come to Hatfield to swear allegiance.
As her triumphal progress wound through the city on
the eve of the coronation ceremony, she was
welcomed wholeheartedly by the citizens and greeted
by orations and pageants, most with a strong
Protestant flavour. Elizabeth's open and gracious
responses endeared her to the spectators, who were
"wonderfully ravished". The following day, 15
January 1559, Elizabeth was crowned and anointed by
Owen Oglethorpe, the Catholic bishop of Carlisle, at
Westminster Abbey. Some historians are more
reserved in their assessment.
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Elizabeth died on March 24, 1603 at Richmond
Palace and was succeeded by James I (James VI
of Scotland), the son of Mary, Queen of Scots.The Tudor dynasty ended and passed to the
Stuarts.
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Queen Elizabeth: Shakespeare's Patron
The poet was throughout his life greatly indebted to the
patronage and support of royal and noble personages; his
royal patrons were Queen Elizabeth and King James I, both
of whom greatly loved the drama. The virgin queen devoted
herself to the study of the ancient classical period; she also
delighted in our own theatrical entertainments, and used her influence in the progress of the English drama, and fostered
the inimitable genius of Shakespeare. In regard to her taste
for the ancient stage, Sir Roger Naunton tells us "That the
great Queen translated one of the tragedies of Euripides from the original Greek for her amusement." Shakespeare
was ardently attracted to Elizabeth and her Court, and
proved a faithful servant to his royal mistress.
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The Queen, we are told, was greatly pleased.
The story is obviously absurd and incredible.Elizabeth did not visit the public theatres, and
the custom was to sit removed from the stage at
both private and also at Court performances, and
her majesty, however much she may have estimated plays and players, and Shakespeare in
particular, would not thus have forgotten her
queenly state and dignity.
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1.When did
Queen Elizabeth
I die?
2. When did she
become queen?
3. What
bloodline
was she?