What we know about the extraordinary character of “the Virgin Queen” Elizabeth I is largely based upon a famous speech she spoke during her visit to the English troops in the field of Tillbury on August, 19th 1588 before an unforgettable nine-day battle against the Spanish Armada. Although the Queen was brief and accurate in her talk, she was high skilled encouraging her frightened soldiers and cheering the faithfulness of all her subjects. This speech is a compulsory reading to go in a further study of this historical stage. The victory won at Tillbury was a gateway to the English Golden Age and also an evidence of the engagement between the sovereign and her people.
Many well known historians had been also attracted for the striking appearance of the queen at Tillbury field. They think Elizabeth knew how to conquer the heart of her followers; not only with plausible words, but mainly with her resolute presence on the battlefield. As quoted J.E. Neale , her demeanor was “full of princely resolution and more than feminine courage” and that “she passed like some Amazonian empress through all her army”.( J.E. Neale´s Elizabeth)
It is possible to highlight three key aspects the Queen wanted to let know to her army and her servants before that decisive battle. Firstly she trust absolutely in the faithfulness of her troops and she was there …show more content…
The annals of history reveal that when Netherlands was under Catholic Spanish rule, the English crown helped the Dutch Protestants in their fighting for independence, which make sense if we take in account that Elizabeth I was a devote protestant. It is also known that the queen used to encourage English sailors like John Hawkins and Francis Drake to attack and destroy Spanish ships bringing gold, silver and other treasures back from the newly discovered continent of America and to share with the
Many well known historians had been also attracted for the striking appearance of the queen at Tillbury field. They think Elizabeth knew how to conquer the heart of her followers; not only with plausible words, but mainly with her resolute presence on the battlefield. As quoted J.E. Neale , her demeanor was “full of princely resolution and more than feminine courage” and that “she passed like some Amazonian empress through all her army”.( J.E. Neale´s Elizabeth)
It is possible to highlight three key aspects the Queen wanted to let know to her army and her servants before that decisive battle. Firstly she trust absolutely in the faithfulness of her troops and she was there …show more content…
The annals of history reveal that when Netherlands was under Catholic Spanish rule, the English crown helped the Dutch Protestants in their fighting for independence, which make sense if we take in account that Elizabeth I was a devote protestant. It is also known that the queen used to encourage English sailors like John Hawkins and Francis Drake to attack and destroy Spanish ships bringing gold, silver and other treasures back from the newly discovered continent of America and to share with the