Queen of Scots

Edward die and Mary be proclaimed queen as Henry VIII’s will declared. The lack of time caused a significant problem for Northumberland as it posed a crisis because he was unable to ensure Lady Jane Grey’s succession took place. Without legal force, there was a clear decent into crisis as the Protestant succession was no longer secure. Northumberland’s non-existent planning and delayed reaction (such as waiting for three days before proclaiming Lady Jane Grey queen) is an example of the effect…

Queen Elizabeth’s speech was given to the troops at Tilbury back in 1588. At the time that this speech was given, Mary Queen of Scots had been beheaded and due to this, England was about to go at war. Many of the citizens didn’t approve of Queen Elizabeth becoming queen because they saw her as an “illegitimate daughter.” Although many citizens were ecstatic with the fact that she had became queen, she needed as many people as possible to support her since they were going at war to fight for her…

exchange for their fealty to the king) was working well to keep Scotland prospering. In addition, Alexander was married to Henry III of England’s daughter (Edward I’s sister), creating direct ties to England. Henry, however, sought to be overlord of the Scots, as many English kings had in the past. Alexander III of Scotland died in 1286, and his three year old granddaughter, Margaret, took over the throne with a group of advisors. Margaret died on the journey to Scotland in 1290, and John…

the many qualities they list, there are three that notably overlap: skill in war, the ability to act, and the wisdom to know when to. These three characteristic are all, in some way, shape, or form, present in Shakespeare's plays Macbeth and Hamlet. Queen Elizabeth's reign was widely considered a golden age in England (Briscoe), and certain aspects of her rule met the standards set by Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, and Shakespeare, while others did not. War is a large theme in each of the two books, as…

in hopes of creating a thriving economy (Frey 315). The Elizabethan era came to be when the young Queen Elizabeth I rose to power in 1558. Women in this time period had to meet society’s standards by marrying for power and wealth, or they would be frowned upon by peers and exposed to the accusations of witchcraft (“Elizabethan Women”). They were considered property. To set an empowering example, Queen Elizabeth I rose from her family’s past detrimental marriages and “married” England instead of…

Body Elizabeth I’s avoidance of Royal Intermarriage through her early years and throughout her reign ultimately allowed her to keep total control of the powers given to her as Queen. Throughout European history the practice Royal Intermarriage occurred where members of ruling families married into other ruling families. Often arranged, these marriages were a form of diplomacy, which signified increased relations between the two nations. Elizabeth I witnessed such a marriage occur when her half…

the truth: “Yes, my husband and this King Cobra. Except for these two, I have not touched any one of the male sex.”22 Woman is a victim of gender discrimination and has to undergo trial for an offence, which she is not guilty. But men go scot-free even after committing a dozen crimes openly. Appanna can beat his wife, lock her up and accuse her of adultery, while his own character and adulterous relations are not to be put up for questioning by the society. Chastity and innocence are…

The Military Revolution was a notion first introduced by Michael Roberts in an inaugural lecture at Queens University, Belfast in 1956. In this lecture; entitled The Military Revolution, 1560 – 1660, Roberts outlines a series of military advances that lead to an upheaval of European society (Roberts 1967). The change that this so called “revolution” instigated drastically reconfigured the understanding and experience of war for Europeans. Storrs and Scott noted this particularly in the context…

How the Protestant Reformation Affected Foreign Relations. At a time when the only Christian religion was Catholicism, all of Europe was Catholic. That is until Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation with his ninety-five suggestions on how the church could be reformed. Once Henry VIII decided to divorce Catherine of Aragon and create the Anglican Church, he effectively cut Great Britain off from the rest of Europe. This severing of religious ties with other nations was both beneficial…

religion, politics, and military structure, which lead to the King Philip II’s plans to overthrow Queen Elizabeth. However, when the invasion fleet arrived in the English Channel, they experienced a number of challenges and strategic blunders that lead, inevitably, to its defeat. While the battle was not a definitive turning point in the war, it is considered one of the highpoints in the rule of Queen Elizabeth I. Overall, the defeat of the Spanish Armada is considered one of…