Elizabeth I of England

devoted Catholic king. During his reign he wanted greatly to make England a Catholic country again. In 1588, Philip II in an attempt to show his absolute power sent the Spanish Armada to invade England and overthrow protestant…

language. However, his genius bloomed in a time when theater was considered coarse, common, and was even illegal. Shakespeare's work may have been truncated by this hostility had it not been for Queen Elizabeth I, his protector and patron. Queen Elizabeth was unique. For one, she was unmarried, and ruled England solo. Because she was the only child of her father, King Henry, she was the given the "queenship" by default. In a time when most countries were ruled by men, being a queen stood out.…

Sir Walter Raleigh had many great achievements and was recognized for many things in his lifetime. Raleigh was born in 1552 in Hayes Barton, Devon, SW England, UK. He studied at Oriel College in Oxford from 1572-1574. Raleigh later served in the army in Ireland becoming one of the Queen Elizabeth’s favorites. He was given land from the Queen and became captain of her guard. Walter Raleigh wrote in reply to others. His poem The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd was in reply to Christopher Marlowe’s…

Sir Francis Drake was a successful man who was willing to do anything to accomplish his goals. Drake’s Occupations 1560s slave voyages to Africa 1570-1573 pirated Spanish settlements in the Caribbean 1580 received privateer license from Queen Elizabeth 1581-1585 mayor of plymouth colony 1585-1588 chief naval advisor during the war against Spain Drake’s inspiration for choosing a career of privateering 1567 attacked at San Juan de Ulua by the Spanish in violation of treaty 1567 attacked at…

Henry V’s reign mirrors Elizabeth I’s since they both attempt to unify their country, England, by restoring national pride and building a unified nation against centrifugal forces. Henry can only unify his kingdom by defeating France in the war. Since Henry’s nation is at war with the French, their cultures and languages must also be at war. Similarly, Henry V is performed during Elizabeth I’s era to emphasize this cultural superiority of England and revive a similar national pride to that in…

although the Oxford Dictionary assumes it to be 1554. Walter Raleigh was born in Devon, England in a farmhouse to Walter Raleigh and Katherine Gilbert. Walter was the youngest of five sons of a Protestant family, and his half brother was the famous explorer, Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Growing up during the Tudor time period, many affluent families sent their sons to chantry schools. At a young age, Walter left England to fight alongside the French Protestants in the Wars of Religion from 1571 to 1574…

French coast. They left Tavistock during the Christian revolt during which he was charged with stealing a man's horse and his purse he was later pardoned for this. After growing older, he worked for a merchant who traded goods in coastal waters near England and France. Sir Francis Drake was a captain of the ship called the Golden Hind originally named the Pelican but after re-christened by Drake he named it the Golden Hind instead. The Golden Hind was a large galleon it had square rigging, was…

should be considered primarily Catholic for four reasons. Shakespeare 's personal experiences and family’s and own religious beliefs, were Catholic. There was necessity to disguise Catholic elements due to the political environment of Elizabethan England. Finally, the Protestant elements playing minor roles compared to the Catholic elements within the play. Albeit born much later than Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway stated, “In order to write about life first you must live it”…

were used, ad verecundiam, pathos, emotional metaphors and other techniques are used. To begin, Queen Elizabeth uses ad verecundiam multiple times throughout her speech. “I have always so behaved myself that under God, I have placed my chiefest strength…” (line 4). Some predict that this gave her troops more confidence because Elizabeth basically compared them to God.[Prediction] Next, Elizabeth stated “to which rather than only dishonour shall grow me…”(line 13) which persuaded her troops…

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 Spanish Armada at the English canal. Philip II was determined to get rid of Elizabeth I of England to make the nation once again safe for Catholicism (Parker, The Repulse of the English Fireships). He wanted to end English meddling in the Netherlands, which…