Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

As one of the most famous Queens of England, Queen Elizabeth is an example of a Monarch.

Early Life

• She was born in 1533

• She was the daughter of KIng Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn

• His father had 6 wives and many children who were heirs to the throne

• Her brother Edward VI and sister Mary inherited the throne before Elizabeth

• Elizabeth took the throne after Mary died in 1558, but many did not want her as the queen

Struggle Over Religion

• Roman Catholics and Protestants disagreed with each other and were constantly fighting over their beliefs

• Queen Elizabeth was Protestant

• Within a year of her becoming Queen she passed the Act of Supremacy and the Act of Uniformity

• Those acts establish England as a Protestant Country and got rid of anyone who objected. Not everyone agreed with this, but it brought peace to the country because it stopped all the fighting.

Multiple Choice

Queen Elizabeth I was...

• Roman Catholic

• Jewish

• Protestant

• Islamic

Multiple Choice

What was one result of Elizabeth's Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity?

• Violence between Catholics and Pretestants died down for a while

• Protestants were forced to leave the country

• Elizabeth herself converted to Catholicism

• The Pope became the head of the Church of England

The Virgin Queen

• Queen Elizabeth never married

• No one was sure why becaue many wanted to marry her

• This was unusual back then for a woman

• But, she would have had to marry royalty from another country, putting England over their control

• And she wouldn't have complete power anymore

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth was often called the "Virgin Queen." What is the most likely reason for this?

• Nobody wanted to marry her

• She never got married

• She was from Virginia

• She had no male friends

Multiple Choice

What can you infer from the fact that Elizabeth would have lost power if she'd gotten married?

• Married people had no rights back then

• No English Monarch had ever been married before

• Marriage was looked down upon by the English nobility

• Women faced serious discrimination back then

The Golden Age

• Queen Elizabeth I was very popular with her subjects

• Shakespear's plays were revolutionizing in theatres and the economy grew

• She went out riding through towns and villages to see her people

• She headed off threats of invasion from Spain and France and rebellions in Scotland and Ireland

• In 1588, England's Navy defeated the Spanish Armada, one of the most powerful naval fleets

• Sir Francis Drake sailed around the World and Sir Walter Raleigh colonized land in North Carolina

After Her Reign

Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603. For hundreds of years afterwards, the day she became Queen was a National Holiday

Multiple Choice

Queen Elizabeth I was...

• Single and Unpopular

• Single and Popular

• Married and Unpopular

• Married and Popular

Multiple Choice

For what reason did some people call Elizabeth's reign a "golden age?"

• English explorers discovered gold mines in North America

• Francis Drake's ship was called the "Golden Hind"

• It was a long era of relative peace and prosperity

• During this time, higher taxes increased the amount of gold in the royal treasury

Multiple Choice

Which of these terms best characterizes Elizabeth I?

• Shy

• Commanding

• Weak-willed

• Ignorant