Essay on the biography of Elizabeth I – The Reformer Queen . Elizabeth I brought much prosperity and mystery to the throne of England. She had situations that she had to conquer and still keep in mind what was best for the people of England.
Elizabeth became the Queen of England after her step-sister Mary passed away in 1558. Her sister also known as ‘Bloody Mary left England in a terrible state. Bloody Mary was in the process of bringing England back to Catholism. Elizabeth’s reign was known as the Elizabethan Age. The reason for this was because she was such a determined women and many positive things happened because of her. Art was in the liking of many people, and theatre became very popular. The well- known William Shakespeare came along in this time period performing plays in the ‘Globe Theatre’. Elizabeth was known as ‘one of England’s strongest Monarchs’.
Elizabeth cradled the country of England in her arms as they successfully overcame a very rough time. One of the three major problems that Elizabeth had to face was the Spanish Armada. It began when Phillip It’s wife Mary, also Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded by Elizabeth’s signature on her death warrant. This incident pushed Phillip II over the edge and he felt that there was no reason not to invade on England. Phillip II sent a hundred and thirty ships towards the English Channel. To intercept the Spaniards, England sent their ships. The reason for the improved structure of these ships was that they were smaller and more manageable. Secondly, their guns fired faster and further. And so, England won with pride. What had happened was England had sunk quit a few of Spain’s ships. However, the ships that had not got to damage tried to escape to the North Sea. But a storm known as the ‘Protestant Winds’ blew in and wrecked more of Spain’s ships.
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The few remaining returned home, to Spain. The outcome for England led them to explore overseas. Later, Elizabeth faced two more major problems. One was the religious persecution left behind by her stepsister Mary. The other was a problem dealing with Parliament. The religious problem in England was becoming more and more corrupt. The puritans were not fully satisfied with the changes taking place. They wanted the English Church to be even more purified. The puritans were against Catholism and wanted to abolish it all together. However, Elizabeth as well as any other monarch felt disunity would subject then to harmful situations later on. This led Elizabeth to persecute tine two religions. Elizabeth was strong
On the Anglican Church and because of that it lasted throughout her reign. Elizabeth and Parliament did not have any problems until towards the end. Parliament had always told Elizabeth to marry, and Elizabeth would overlook what they said. Elizabeth managed Parliament very well. However, the puritans became sort of a problem to her. The puritans began to question the government policies. There questions became more numerous and frequent. This led certain members of Parliament to revolt. Elizabeth died on March 24, 1603. After she died England continued to have problems in Parliament. These problems led to the English Revolution. During this period James I was King of England. Meaning that Elizabeth no longer had to be burdened by Englands difficulties.
A minor problem that Elizabeth faced was with her own family, her cousin Mary Queen of Scots. Mary tried to follow through with a plot to kill Elizabeth. However, it was not accomplished. Elizabeth ruled out her reign to the fullest of her capacity. She helped England succeed in many things, all because of her personality and will to want to. Elizabeth was known as the Virgin Queen because she never got married and therefore died unmarried. Elizabeth didn’t marry because of two reasons. First, she was disturbed with the behavior of her father towards his wives, secondly perhaps she could not find her love. The story of why Elizabeth I never got married has yet to be uncovered.