One of the biggest problem during Mary’s reign was her marriage to Philip II of Spain due to their religion – both were Catholics. According to D. M. Loades in his book Tudor Queens of England, “in January 1554 there was a briefly dangerous rebellion in Kent, led by Sir Thomas Wyatt, which demanded that she (Mary) change her mind.” (Loades 194) English did not want that Mary got married to Philip II of Spain, they thought that a foreigner could be a danger to the country. In the book, Mary Tudor, written also by David Loades, is suggested that the rebel Thomas Wyatt surrendered after a conflict with the Duke of Norfolk, and Mary and Philip finally got married by March 1554. (Loades 195)
The other problem that Mary faced during her reign was the religious problem – she …show more content…
The main features attributed to Elizabeth were intelligence and courage, characteristics commonly attributed to men. The characteristics attributed to a woman in that century were emotional and weakness. In a speech found both in Susan Doran book, The Elizabethan World, and in Elizabeth I: Selected Works by Steven W. May, Elizabeth mentioned one of this characteristics “Thowghe I be a woman yet I have as good a corage awnswerable to mye place as evere my fathere hade.” (Doran 50) In her famous speech to the troops in the battle against the Spanish Armada, which can be found in Steven. W. May’s book, she attributed herself not men qualities but male parts of the body too “I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.” (May 77) These attributions were interpreted as a woman heart and stomach were weakness and sensible while men were brave and stronger. For that reason, Elizabeth used it, to show she could also be courageous and strong who could led a country and, in that case, led troops in the same way a man could do
The other problem that Mary faced during her reign was the religious problem – she …show more content…
The main features attributed to Elizabeth were intelligence and courage, characteristics commonly attributed to men. The characteristics attributed to a woman in that century were emotional and weakness. In a speech found both in Susan Doran book, The Elizabethan World, and in Elizabeth I: Selected Works by Steven W. May, Elizabeth mentioned one of this characteristics “Thowghe I be a woman yet I have as good a corage awnswerable to mye place as evere my fathere hade.” (Doran 50) In her famous speech to the troops in the battle against the Spanish Armada, which can be found in Steven. W. May’s book, she attributed herself not men qualities but male parts of the body too “I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.” (May 77) These attributions were interpreted as a woman heart and stomach were weakness and sensible while men were brave and stronger. For that reason, Elizabeth used it, to show she could also be courageous and strong who could led a country and, in that case, led troops in the same way a man could do