Elizabeth I-England

Absolutism

Queen Elizabeth I was born September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. When she was twenty-five, she claimed the throne, holding it for forty-four years. Her dad, Henry VIII, beheaded she and her sister’s mom, Anne Boleyn, when Elizabeth was two. She and her half-sister were labeled illegitimate when King Henry VIII was looking for a male heir, but they were later reinstated as potential heirs. Queen Elizabeth had one half-brother.

MAP DURING QUEEN ELIZABETH I'S REIGN

Queen Elizabeth I was an absolute monarch because she exercised ultimate governing authority, her powers were not limited by law and in theory she exercised total power over her realm and her people.

Queen Elizabeth I expanded England's control by a lot. She trained huge armies and was able to conquer many territories, and thus made England much more powerful and controlling. This made England the most powerful force in the world at this time. She didn't make many church reforms, although she did restore the Protestant church, however, and she needed a lot of money to do what she did, starting future conflicts with the following monarchs and Parliament.

WARS DURING QUEEN ELIZABETH'S REIGN

• The Elizabethan War between England and Spain(The defeat the Spanish Armada)(1585 -1604)
• The Irish War(rebellions during the1560's, 1570's and 1580's)
• The Nine Years War(Religious fighting and for control of Ireland-Catholic Irish Earl of Tyrone vs. Queen Elizabeth and Protestants)(1594-1603)

When Queen Elizabeth died, she was written into history as one of England's greatest monarchs. At the time she died, the English empire lost a ruler that revived the Protestant faith, expanded England's borders, and defeated the Spanish Armada. The people had loved her for this and more, even though she was an absolute ruler.

History remembers Queen Elizabeth positively. It's hard not to, with her many achievements and a great deal less failures. Her people loved her, and although she increased taxes, she expanded England and revived the Protestant faith, which was dying out or was hidden. She is remembered as one of England's greatest monarchs, or, in some opinions, the greatest.

INTERESTING FACTS

• Queen Elizabeth spoke many languages, including Latin, Greek, Spanish, and Welsh.
• Her people loved her, despite her being an absolute monarch.
• She led the defeat of the Spanish Armada, even though she was a queen, not a king.
• She led the art of Rhetoric and Public relations.
• During her reign, the musket was invented, and rapiers were used as weapons, but also as fashion accessories.
• She never married, and thus was known as, "The Virgin Queen."

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