Queen Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich, England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife. Elizabeth lost her mother at age 2, due to false charges against her and impulsive actions taken by the king. Her half-sister Mary and Elizabeth were illegitimate because Henry VIII wanted a son. Later on they both were reinstated to take the throne after Edward was born. She wasn’t in much of her father 's life, and after Henry VIII died she was sent to go live with her step-mother Catherine Parr. She was given an excellent education while away from her father. She excelled in her studies and was taught by famous scholars. she was able to speak 5 languages frequently and was known to be spectacularly
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She wanted to balance continental powers. It includes the perfection of balance and peace. If Elizabeth would have gotten ill and died, the country would have plummeted into chaos of a disputed succession. Elizabeth maintained peace and balance for a long time, and it started with the church. England had a lot of issues with the church since King Henry VIII intervened for personal matters. After King Henry died, the next heirs did their best to restore a stable church. whether it was for Protestantism or Catholicism the church was one of the most unstable parts of England that Queen Elizabeth helped …show more content…
she kept France and Spain viable, but not enough to be taken to war. "Pressured by her council to intervene directly. Elizabeth refused," I think that as very brave of her to refuse her council. She thought war would mess up the trade and would force her to get subsidies from parliament when would eventually burden her people with unruly taxes. Mary Queen of Scots helped maintain England 's friendship with Spain. Elizabeth prevented the French from landing in Scotland, which broke the Scotland and French alliance. In 1580 "Elizabeth expanded seas ventures and Spain 's emergence as Europe 's Catholic super power." The English privateers had been looking and preying on Spanish treasure ships, and would gain as much as 4,700% in profit. This angered King Phillip. Phillip then began a plan to assault
She wanted to balance continental powers. It includes the perfection of balance and peace. If Elizabeth would have gotten ill and died, the country would have plummeted into chaos of a disputed succession. Elizabeth maintained peace and balance for a long time, and it started with the church. England had a lot of issues with the church since King Henry VIII intervened for personal matters. After King Henry died, the next heirs did their best to restore a stable church. whether it was for Protestantism or Catholicism the church was one of the most unstable parts of England that Queen Elizabeth helped …show more content…
she kept France and Spain viable, but not enough to be taken to war. "Pressured by her council to intervene directly. Elizabeth refused," I think that as very brave of her to refuse her council. She thought war would mess up the trade and would force her to get subsidies from parliament when would eventually burden her people with unruly taxes. Mary Queen of Scots helped maintain England 's friendship with Spain. Elizabeth prevented the French from landing in Scotland, which broke the Scotland and French alliance. In 1580 "Elizabeth expanded seas ventures and Spain 's emergence as Europe 's Catholic super power." The English privateers had been looking and preying on Spanish treasure ships, and would gain as much as 4,700% in profit. This angered King Phillip. Phillip then began a plan to assault