Calendar (August 19, New Calendar), 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England. She gave this speech to the land forces at Tilbury in Essex in preparation for the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada. Queen Elizabeth I wanted to motivate her troops to ready for battle, as well as, to establish herself as a worthy sovereign for whom her people should be willing to fight, dispelling any thoughts about a weak woman who should be less than a King. Queen Elizabeth I of England was one of the most powerful women of the world´s history. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII, founder of the Anglican Church, taking England…
meant Elizabeth I was now surrounded by new advisers she didn’t know if she could trust; the issue of succession which posed a threat to the Tudor dynasty. In order to assess the seriousness of these problems that Elizabeth I was facing at the end of her reign it is necessary to look at whether these problems posed a direct threat to her life, the Tudor dynasty or the legitimacy of…
Howard, a professor at Columbia University, described one example of the gender system’s impacts in early modern England through her discussion of crossdressing. In her article “Crossdressing, The Theatre, and Gender Struggle in Early Modern England,” Howards explains how women were seen as naturally inferior to men, and for this reason, men who dressed as women were shameful for forfeiting their superior societal status.…
In early modern England there were many revolutionary changes to politics and justice. Elizabeth I, the queen of England from 1558 to her death in 1603, was graced with intelligence and strength in the hard times of this period. The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury is one of the many examples of Queen Elizabeth creating a unified state under a strong English sovereign. The speech was given on August 9th, 1588, to a military group assembled at Tilbury, preparing for the invasion by the Spanish…
Queen Elizabeth The princess Elizabeth was born at Greenwich in September 7th, 1533 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth I of England in January 1559 . Her parents were King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was one of greatest queen in England, a bright star who sparkled both the nation and the world. The achievement of Queen Elizabeth has lasted nearly four centuries and it’s easy to see why. She reigned for 45 tumultuous year, the Spanish Armada was defeated by her ships in her time. The fleet was…
teaching her to hold her tongue” ― Elizabeth I Tudor (goodreads.com). However, Queen Elizabeth I never held her tongue when she could have a say in matters. In many ways, Queen Elizabeth was one of the very first women in the 1500s to dominate her own era. Queen Elizabeth l controlled part of the government and provided suitable leadership for her army when the Spanish Armada tried to challenge England. With her intelligence, manipulative speech skills, and bravery, Queen Elizabeth inspired…
Elizabeth (1998) is a film on an incredibly iconic and powerful leader, Queen Elizabeth I of England. She had ruled her country for 40 years. She had inherited a broken and failing England, and she had taken it to become the richest and most powerful country in Europe. The film encapsulates several aspects of leadership as we had learned in Leadership Developmental Studies: A Humanities Approach. Elizabeth had captured the elements of developing a personal leadership philosophy, articulating a…
assassins lead them to conspire against Philip and ultimately kill him. To seek revenge William of Orange, Antonio Perez, Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake worked together to fabricate a plan to kill the King of Spain. One of the contributors of the king’s murder was William of Orange. He was a monarch of Scotland and Ireland. Also, he was a predecessor of the Catholic James II and ensured the primacy of the Protestant faith. However, William also had relations with King Philip II. Philip…
At last Elizabeth was made queen, but just like any ruler, she had issues arise. One of the issues Elizabeth faced was that she was unmarried and still a virgin. Her nickname up until this day is still The Virgin Queen. This created a problem, because she was the last of the Tudor dynasty. So if she did not produce an heir to the throne, her family’s reign would be over. Elizabeth had many suitors after her hand in marriage. Some of which included King of Spain, Sir William Pickering, John…
The Spanish Armada Philip II of Spain was given the keys to success by his father Charles V. Philip was left with vast economic resources coming in by the boatload from Spanish colonies in the new world, the strongest state in Europe at the time and the state on the verge of achieving a Spanish hegemony. Yet Philip II still managed to fail even with all these major advantages over other states. One major defining factor in his failure to achieve a Spanish Hegemony was the defeat of the…