Throughout the world, as well as history, there have been cases of gender oppression and gender equality conflicts. Despite the opposing opinions on Queen Elizabeth I's reign in England, she managed to endure the negativity by responding with affection and sacrifice for the Kingdom of England because she was a politique. People believed Elizabeth I couldn't rule because religion caused them to have bias towards male rulers only. Some people were supportive of her because she didn't have absolute power. Others believed she was a strong ruler due to her willingness to sacrifice and care for her people.
Both social and religious conflicts played negative impacts on Elizabeth I's reign. In Document 1, John Knox states that men are "forbidden to …show more content…
In Document 4, John Aylmer states that Elizabeth I is a "mixed ruler" which is a ruler that shares power with Parliament. This causes some people of England to be satisfied and "okay" with Elizabeth I as their queen because they have no reason to fear her due to her limited power. John Aylmer is also only a friend of one of Elizabeth I's workers, specifically a tutor (so s/he is educated), so he can be trusted because he isn't a noble, or biased towards Elizabeth I since he doesn't work for her. He also states that "it is not so dangerous" for a female ruler to rule England. This further shows that people are okay with a female ruler if there is another person or group of people in power. In Document 6, it states that Elizabeth I agreed to have a counsel of men to assist her in her reign as queen. She chose men that understood justice and laws so that she could have assistance in stabilizing the country with laws. This way she won't be victimized for implementing cruel laws because Parliament will be there to check her power. The source of this document is from a French ambassador taking a report, so some information could be wrong. Also in this document, the people being responded to are treating Queen Elizabeth I poorly because they were telling her to "dig her grave before she was dead," thus showing the opposing outside forces that …show more content…
In Document 9, William Tooker explains a procedure called the "royal touch" which cures certain diseases and sicknesses. He mentions that Elizabeth I "often" performed this procedure, thus showing her motherly care for her people because she healed her people. Since William Tooker is the personal chaplain of Elizabeth I, he sees this procedure done first-hand. Additionally, William Clowes of Document 10 hopes that Elizabeth I has "long life" because she still has to "heal many thousands more." This indicates that Elizabeth I was a great leader, even as a female, because he prays that she has a longer life, but if she wasn't a great leader, he wouldn't have wanted her to reign longer. Clowes is a surgeon, so he is experienced in human health. Even despite all of the hate on female rulers, Elizabeth I still manages to show support for her soldiers. She shows this in Document 12 when she says in her speech "to live or die amongst [her subjects]." This indicates that she is willing to sacrifice herself for her people. Although this was a speech given by the queen herself, it was only recorded by an eyewitness, so some information may be changed or left out. Also, since she is a politque, she puts her kingdom and state first before religion, so her religious tolerance is high, thus allowing her people to love her even more as a female ruler. This is another way
Both social and religious conflicts played negative impacts on Elizabeth I's reign. In Document 1, John Knox states that men are "forbidden to …show more content…
In Document 4, John Aylmer states that Elizabeth I is a "mixed ruler" which is a ruler that shares power with Parliament. This causes some people of England to be satisfied and "okay" with Elizabeth I as their queen because they have no reason to fear her due to her limited power. John Aylmer is also only a friend of one of Elizabeth I's workers, specifically a tutor (so s/he is educated), so he can be trusted because he isn't a noble, or biased towards Elizabeth I since he doesn't work for her. He also states that "it is not so dangerous" for a female ruler to rule England. This further shows that people are okay with a female ruler if there is another person or group of people in power. In Document 6, it states that Elizabeth I agreed to have a counsel of men to assist her in her reign as queen. She chose men that understood justice and laws so that she could have assistance in stabilizing the country with laws. This way she won't be victimized for implementing cruel laws because Parliament will be there to check her power. The source of this document is from a French ambassador taking a report, so some information could be wrong. Also in this document, the people being responded to are treating Queen Elizabeth I poorly because they were telling her to "dig her grave before she was dead," thus showing the opposing outside forces that …show more content…
In Document 9, William Tooker explains a procedure called the "royal touch" which cures certain diseases and sicknesses. He mentions that Elizabeth I "often" performed this procedure, thus showing her motherly care for her people because she healed her people. Since William Tooker is the personal chaplain of Elizabeth I, he sees this procedure done first-hand. Additionally, William Clowes of Document 10 hopes that Elizabeth I has "long life" because she still has to "heal many thousands more." This indicates that Elizabeth I was a great leader, even as a female, because he prays that she has a longer life, but if she wasn't a great leader, he wouldn't have wanted her to reign longer. Clowes is a surgeon, so he is experienced in human health. Even despite all of the hate on female rulers, Elizabeth I still manages to show support for her soldiers. She shows this in Document 12 when she says in her speech "to live or die amongst [her subjects]." This indicates that she is willing to sacrifice herself for her people. Although this was a speech given by the queen herself, it was only recorded by an eyewitness, so some information may be changed or left out. Also, since she is a politque, she puts her kingdom and state first before religion, so her religious tolerance is high, thus allowing her people to love her even more as a female ruler. This is another way