...Queen Elizabeth Regina I was born to Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII at Greenwich Palace on 7 September 1533. She was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Her mother, Anne Boleyn, was the second wife to Henry VIII and was later charged with with plotting to murder the king. She was charged with 22 counts of adultery. She was later found guilty and beheaded on May 19, 1536, when Elizabeth was just 3 years old. Henry needed Anne out of the way so that he could marry Jane Seymour. Jane Seymour was Henry’s third wife who finally gave Henry a male heir. Jane Seymour died less then 2 weeks after giving birth to Edward. Henry VIII then married 3 more times. However, he had no more children. Elizabeth and her older sister, Mary , also known as “Bloody Mary” were made illegitimate by Henry III at more then one point in their lives, however both ruled. When Elizabeth was declared illegitimate, her title as princess was taken from her and she was referred to as Lady Elizabeth until she was crowned Queen. Mary’s reign was a bloody one. She reverted the people back to the Catholic church and those who were against were punished severely. She beheaded and burned people at the stake during her reign as Queen. Approximately, 300 Protestants were executed. Elizabeth herself , reverted to Catholicism to keep her head. Mary died when Elizabeth was just 25 years old. Elizabeth became queen on 17 November 1558 and was crowned Queen on 15 January 1559 at Westminster Abbey. She in my opinion...
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...On September 7, 1533, Queen Elizabeth I was born to her parents, Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth lived a difficult childhood. Her mother was shunned from the town. After her father left the throne, she was the next one in line after her older half brother died. Queen Elizabeth ruled during a time when women were not considered rulers. However, Elizabeth ruled for forty-five years after she took the throne. Her family and nobles that worked with her made her time on the throne extremely difficult. Queen Elizabeth I is often referred to as “The Virgin Queen” because she did not marry while she was on the throne. But Elizabeth was in love with her long-time friend. Elizabeth was in love with her long-time friend, Robert...
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...The two monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I and Maria Theresa, share some similarities and differences in the aspects of ruling styles, accomplishments, legacies, and failures. Yet, both Queen Elizabeth I and Maria Theresa are one of the best female monarchs of their time. Elizabeth I is known for being one of the most powerful absolute monarchs of Great Britain. Using Machiavellian ruling tactics, she obtained enough power to accomplish the feats of defeating the Spanish Armada, contributing to the Cultural Renaissance, and allowing Great Britain to be recognized as a world power. She also maintained authority of the Anglican Church (England was a Protestant country at this time). Unfortunately, Queen Elizabeth I did not get married or had any heirs...
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...1. Introduction "I am called the Virgin Queen. Unmarried, I have no master. Childless, I am mother to my people. I am the queen, I am myself." This quote from the movie “Elizabeth: The Golden Age“ describes the fascination about Elizabeth I of England in few sentences. A woman, who could prevail in a male-dominated society. A woman, who waived her own fortune for the sake of her subjects. A woman, who influences the national pride of the English even today. So it is not surprising that there is plenty of literature, opera and movies about Elizabeth I. The following term paper examines three movies, where Elizabeth I is the protagonist. “Elizabeth“, with Cate Blanchett in the leading role, is about the days of her youth. The 1998 movie shows the development of a young princess, who was crowned after the death of her half sister Maria. The first years of her reign are very turbulent, because the creation of a Protestant Church by her father Henry VIII and the return to Catholicism under Maria split the nation. The inexperienced Elizabeth has to determine which religion should be the official one in order to prevent a civil war. Meanwhile her consultants give her advice to keep the line of succession by marriage. But to whom shall she entrust her heart and kingdom? At the end of the movie all problems are solved and Elizabeth creates the icon of the “virgin queen“. Nine years later, the sequel of the movie from 1998, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age“ was released. She is in her 26th...
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...Queen Elizabeth I faced a daring task. Her and all of her troops gathered in fear of a threatened invasion of their country, England, by the Netherlands. As time passes and no army arrived, the soldiers realized there would be no battle that night. Elizabeth did not take this scare lightly. She knew that she had to address her troops. With the careful use of pathos, appealing the the emotions of her soldiers, and uniting them as one, she would persuade them to fight towards victory in the battles to come. By using the pathos she had the power to prove that she may "have the body of a weak and feeble woman" but she did have "the heart of a king" (12-13). Throughout the speech, Elizabeth employs logos, ethos, and pathos but the...
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...Mocarski 2 Queen Elizabeth I A Queen With the Heart of a King One whom is to be considered, by many, as the greatest monarch in history would be Queen Elizabeth I. She is considered to be one of the important reigns in the world. Although she was a success, Elizabeth was not always viewed as a strong and capable woman. Many questioned if she would be able to overcome the problems that were essential in becoming the queen of England. Queen Elizabeth I is the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (his second wife). She was born at the Greenwich Palace on September 7, 1533. To King Henry VIII, Elizabeth was his second daughter. His first born daughter was Mary, she was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon. King Henry VIII was not too thrilled...
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...Queen Elizabeth I was the only English queen never to get married. It is said she may have feared marriage after her father had her mother and step-mother executed in front of her own eyes. She also may have feared childbirth since two of her stepmothers and grandmother died during childbirth. Due to her strong dislike of marriage and her lack of children, she was labelled as the “Virgin Queen”. However, shortly after becoming Queen, rumours spread of Elizabeth’s relationship with Robert Dudley, her “sweet Robin”, who was an old childhood friend. Elizabeth had made Dudley the master of the horse which basically meant he was in charge of taking care of her horses. This position guaranteed her a daily interaction with Dudley. There was also rumours...
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...Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich, England on September 7, 1533. She was the daughter of then King Henry XIII and Anne Boleyn, King Henry’s second wife. At two years old, Elizabeth’s mother, Anne, was killed, leaving her with her father, older half-sister Mary, and younger half-brother Edward. Like any other royal child, Elizabeth had a great upbringing. While she did receive some tutoring, she was outstanding in music and languages. In 1547 Anne’s father, King Henry XIII, passed away. Upon King Henry XIII’s death, Edward succeeded the throne. Henry’s death left Elizabeth in the hands of his wife, her stepmother Catherine Parr. Parr later remarried to Thomas Seymour. After mounting tensions with Seymour, Elizabeth left their home and...
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... understanding and identifying the fashion elements in the Renaissance ; Deconstructing the dress component of Elizabeth I of England, which is the most signature and luxury icon in the Renaissance period ; Demonstrating competency in analysis and judgments, such as silhouettes, styles and materials; Nourishing our creative minds when learning fashion history ; Executing visualized idea using modern means and Demonstrating mastery in the study of fashion history through cooperative learning and research Methodology A case study based on the Renaissance Costume on Tudor Dress of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). To analysis focus on silhouette and layers of the dress, intimate, textile and accessory. Finding the influence of Renaissance Costume to fashion world today. Literature Review Look into the few centries of Renaissance, the re-birth period of Europe society and cluture, an exaggerated luxury costume style was developed in the northern Renaissance in the 16th century, which is believed as the golden era in Renaissance evolution in term of fashion. Case Study: Tudor Dress of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), icon of Northern Renaissance in 16th centry This was an era of great richness in dress and a time of constriction and padding of the human figure, female more than male. The Queen, shown in the protrait as Prinese Elizabeth dressed modesetly in the fashion of the period, adopted after her accession, particularly in her middle and later...
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...How Rulers Maintained Their Authority Considering the history of England from the rule of Queen Elizabeth I through Oliver Cromwell, there were many different methods of which rulers acquired and maintained their authority. A few of these methods were through inheritance, divine rights, and wars. The aspect of inheritance relates to the political aspect of the SPIRET model, while divine rights relates to the religious aspects, and wars relate to economic, technological, intellectual and social aspects. All in all, many different methods related to all aspects of the SPIRET model were used by the rulers between Queen Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell, to acquire and maintain power. Because England was governed by a hereditary monarchy, one method rulers used to acquire their authority, was to claim inheritance to it. This meant that when the ruling monarch passed away, his role would be filled by another member of the royal family, usually his/her son. In England an example of this was how King Charles I gained his power, because he was the son of James VI/I and Anne of Denmark. There were also cases where the ruling monarch passed away without leaving any heirs, such as Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen....
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...Before Queen Elizabeth took reign in England, she was a prisoner due to her Protestant beliefs. Queen Elizabeth did not have the perfect fantasy life that you think a princess would have. She, like many, had struggled throughout her childhood. Even though Queen Elizabeth had a very hard childhood, she is now known as one of the greatest, most influential queens of all time. Queen Elizabeth had an extremely traumatic childhood. On September 7, 1533 Queen Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace (Hanson). Queen Elizabeth’s birth was one of the most exciting political events in the sixteenth century European history (Hanson). She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Moral and Greenblatt). When Queen Elizabeth was two years old, a tragedy occurred within her family. Her mother, Anne Boleyn, had been charged with adultery and treason. Her father, King Henry VIII, made the very difficult choice of beheading her due to the charges he bestowed upon her. Shortly after her mother's death, her father remarried a woman named Jane Seymour. Jane died not too many days after she gave birth to her son, Edward (Sharnette). When Queen Elizabeth was four years old, her life changed due to the presence of an important person, Katherine Champernowne. Katherine...
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...CLA: Queen Elizabeth Sandeep Dhakal BUS 325 Introduction to Leadership West Cliff University Professor: Dr. Yvan Nezerwe 3rd April, 2016 Abstract This main purpose of this paper is to presents a brief summary of Queen Elizabeth I of England. This paper includes Elizabeth leadership style, conflicts, resolution, management, empowerment and effectiveness of Elizabeth leadership. Queen Elizabeth The Virgin Queen is the nickname of Queen Elizabeth I. Her regime starts from 1558 to 1603. After the death of her half sister Mary, Elizabeth I became the ruler of the England. Her regime period is said to be the golden age in the history of England. She didn’t have any difference on protestant and catholic religion. In the movie, Elizabeth I leadership is showed as the follow the protocol in meetings, inexperienced to be formal, her regime as a simple girl to the tactician where she realized the true meaning of trust and loyalty in the palace. Queen Elizabeth I was successful leader because she made good relationship with other countries and also develop economic condition of England. [ (Lewis, 2003) ], [ (Hanson, 2015) ] Leadership style of Queen Elizabeth In the movie it showed Queen Elizabeth I ruled from her heart not forms head. Queen Elizabeth is a leader who care and love for its peoples and also improved the skill and knowledge of the people. She served her kin to engage them. She had different kind of leadership style such as...
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...Queen Elizabeth I: Statesman v. Rebel against Catholicism 1. Thesis Statement Queen Elizabeth I was considered a statesman, brought back Anglicanism, and never truly picked a side of specific beliefs, allowing the people to worship freely. 2. Introduction The Elizabethan era experienced relative calm compared to previous reigns. The inauguration of Queen Elizabeth I was received with a tense spiritual atmosphere as most Catholics expected an era of political instability coupled with religious persecution as experienced with Queen Mary. Contrary to the expectations of most people, Queen Elizabeth I was less interested in zealous performances of her predecessors and believed in the interest of the majority. She wanted to be liked by the people of England, and this meant that she had to make her decisions right. She was being raised as a Protestant; she was well aware of the power struggles between the Catholics and the Protestants. She reinforced the Church of England for the people but did not do away with Roman Catholic. She chose to bring back the Church of England because she knew many of her people were hiding in exile. She wanted them to come back and enjoy the freedom of worship without fear. She also knew that by doing this, she will increase her popularity and most people will convert to Protestant. This was a peaceful strategy of making the Church of England more popular than the roman catholic. This paper...
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...Close Reading of ‘When I Was Fair and Young: Queen Elizabeth I’ In ‘When I Was Fair and Young’ Queen Elizabeth repeats “Go, go, go, seek some otherwhere; importune me no more” in all four stanzas. The repeated line is not indeed to end the stanza but rather a line to set the tone for the Queen’s internal feelings and it has a different meaning for each. In the first three lines of the poem she speaks of her power and of her heritage and how blessed she is. The poem dances in her head-it was her only escape from the madness outside of her. Line one and line two are solely told to remind her of her strength; she is the queen! Cupid is brought upon her life, love, he knows, she can control but cannot and does not have the luxury of feeling love. She knows many men desire her and realizes th at any who approaches her she will ‘scorn’ away and gracefully rejects him by telling him to “Go, go, go, seek some otherwhere; importune me no more”. The first repeated line represents herself ridiculing her admirers, the repetition of the word; “go” shows uncertainty in this stanza. She is not sure whether she really wants to chase them away. Stanza two represents more uncertainty but slowly approaches the pain she feels inside. In this stanza the words represent a different meaning to the Queen. She is not one to be controlled so the meaning to “Go, go, go, seek some otherwhere; importune me no more” is not a ridicule chasing her admires away rather than a statement telling them...
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...Elizabethan Era Research Project Although the Elizabethan Era was very fascinating, it is evident that it was a time of violence as well as prosperity because of its views on crime and punishment. The Queen, Elizabeth I was responsible for much of England’s growth and stability in the economy. To add on, the fashion sense at the time was made up of intricate, detailed clothing that shaped society. Elizabeth I Firstly, Queen Elizabeth I was inherited England’s religious conflict and understood that to remain Queen she would have to gain public support. The years of her reign were one of the most admired in the era, proving why it was named after her. The princess was born to King Henry and wife Anne Boleyn. The people...
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