Many English people supported Mary’s claim to the throne as they wanted the country to become Catholic…
Following the creation of new government policies in England, put in place by Thomas Cromwell, marchers protested against the concept of Henry VIII ruling over the Anglican Church. This movement, known as the Pilgrimage of Grace, occurred between October 1536 and February 1537. Both participants and people that opposed the movement showed concerns and goals toward the Pilgrimage of Grace. Class position, majority response, and monarchical action affected the movement.…
A friend of Elizabeth once said “ In England it is not so dangerous to have a woman ruler.” (Doc 2). Parliament, made up of men, may have made people feel secure as the ideas of women were not ones of equality, as said by a bishop of The Church of England “ [women should] cease from commanding, and perform subjection” (Doc 3). Elizabeth did not let these writings deprive her of using her power in the way she wanted and she ensured any laws passed would be “under her consent and authority” (Doc 4). This is not to say however their ideas did not affect how Elizabeth ruled.…
Mary also had a claim to the English throne through her mother's side. They were both powers hungry due to the fact they both had claimed to each other's throne and this made them bitter toward each other. Mary advocated for Catholicism and Elizabeth for Protestantism(Schlesinger…
Elizabeth was a ruler who cared deeply about her nation, she was always willing to make compromises that would keep nations at peace. Elizabeth was determined, dedicated, decisive and compassionate about her nation. If Elizabeth had a plan that she knew would benefit her nation, she would not let anything get in her way. Elizabeth wanted to create a united church that all English people could worship, she wanted to meet everyone's needs. This illustrates how Elizabeth was able to be a powerful and effective ruler through being able to deal with religious strife.…
1) England’s Imperial Strings a) In 1600, North America was still not explored, but contained some Europeans already i) 1610 – Spanish initiated Santa Fe ii) 1608 – French initiated Quebec iii) 1607 – English initiated Jamestown, Virginia b) English to competes with the Spanish Empire i) In 1530s, King Henry VII conflict with Roman Catholic Church led to religious disputes, causing the English Protestant Reformation ii) Power was unbalanced until Protestant Elizabeth took power and Protestantism was dominant in England. The differences with Catholic Spanish magnified iii) Problems with Ireland and English arose • Irish asked Spanish to topple the Protestant English queen • English compressed the Irish rebellion and atrocities committed • Catholic…
There is a new Queen, who was born among royalty during the year of 1558 in Hatfield, England. She is one of the three surviving children of King Henry VIII and the most unlikely to be next in line for the throne. She would rule during a time period where her Protestant faith would be tested in the highest regard due to her mother and her brother previous rule before her. She never knew her mother, Anne Boylan, for she was beheaded before the people for being “unfaithful” to the king. The main reason was Anne Boylan could not fulfill an empty promise to give him a son, but instead a baby girl who is forever known as Queen Elizabeth the I (Neale).…
Elizabeth during her reign successfully created a religious settlement which restored many of the divisions created by her predecessors. However in order to do so, she had to accept both Catholic and Protestant aspects of religion alike, which created tensions and angered those who were fully committed to their religion; this even led some to oppose the new church in attempts to change it so it was more suited to their religious views, thus acted as a barrier the church had to overcome in order to obtain religious harmony. In Source A, J.B. Neale maintains the view that the Queen knew of and recognised that there was a serious threat posed to both the church and state by the Puritans. According to him, the Puritans “had a ready flood of petitions”…
The Influence of Views of Gender of the 16th Century over Elizabeth I’s Rule Elizabeth I, who ruled from 1558-1603, was a powerful and wise female ruler who had several successes in unifying and developing England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII, who had wanted a male heir for all of his life, and was greatly displeased when he had a daughter. Women were considered fragile and incompetent to do anything, which made them quite useless in 16th century European society, and made people wonder if they were fit to rule. Deeply influenced by the misogyny and critiques against a female ruler because of their assumed weak and feebleness, Elizabeth I diligently presented herself as a valuable and strong Queen and she pushed aside any person who…
One way she protected her kingdom was in 1588 a long-threatening invasion of England by Spain was launched by Philip II.He mistakenly believed that English Catholic were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth did not panic. She supervised the high commands personally, while she sent out troops to protect the coast attack. Also when Elizabeth became queen upon Mary’s death, she said she hoped religion would not prevent her people from living together in peaceful unity(p.423).…
a) Briefly explain, with reference to TWO of the factors listed below, how there came together in Europe in the early 16th century both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize land across the seas. Religion conflicts arose between the Protestants and the Catholics. The Catholics of Spain and Portugal, along with the Protestants of England and Holland, acquired a desire to spread their versions of Christianity to other people as a result of religious rivalries. Religion also provided the means for exploration. The monarchs in Spain were Catholic.…
The Defeat of the Spanish helped her become influential because of her bad relationship with Spain, before the war began, and Spain retreating. England was turned into a protestant religion while Spain was still Roman Catholic. Spain believed that Elizabeth had no right to the throne, and involved in plots to dethrone her. Queen Elizabeth had a bad relationship with Spain which would lead to future arguments that would get out of hand. Spain ordered 100 ships which would meet with the forces of Duke and Parma, this would overwhelm England and they would be conquered.…
England loses miserably. Later, Elizabeth sits before parliament in an attempt to pass the Act of Uniformity, under which there would be a single Anglican church with a common prayer book. It passes, but only because the major dissenters were locked away by Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth’s chief advisor. During the visit from the nephew of Mary of Guise, Henry Duc d’Anjou, an assassination attempt on Elizabeth takes place.…
The origin of the source, “Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion” is a secondary source written by Susan Ronald. It was published by St. Martin’s Press, New York in 2012. The purpose of this source is to provide information about the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Specifically, it was written to educate the reader on the religious values of Queen Elizabeth and how her values affected her actions during her rule in the mid-1500’s. This source serves as a value to figure out how nursery rhymes were used as political commentary because it bestows important information on the actions and justifications of Queen Elizabeth’s war on Catholicism in England during the 1500’s. Many nursery rhymes were written in that time period in England…
Ronald Regan once said, “Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.” Religious tolerance has been an important aspect since the beginning of U.S History. Religious tolerance is what makes the United States successful concerning human rights. The importance of Rhode Island will be shown through three different resources: Colonial America, Give me Liberty, and The American Colonies. The colony of Rhode Island is important to U.S History since it was the first colony to introduce the concept of religious tolerance, which will be shown by the way they implemented religious toleration in its political, religious, and economic activity.…