The Tudors

his humiliating defeat and barging in to Elizabeth’s bedchamber without her permission. Another reason was because Essex had been banned from court and lost his control on sweet patent wines and has seen Cecil has his rival to rise over him. The Tudors experienced factional rebellions due to the one factor being favoured over the other, the need to overthrow the current ruler and for personal reason such as power and fortune. This shows that the issue of faction was more seen as threatening…

heir and on November 6, Mary accepted it. On November 17, 1558, Mary died at the age of forty-two. (Whitelock n.p.) According to Anna Whitelock, Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen just six hours after Mary’s death. (Whitelock n.p.) With the death of Mary Tudor, Philip lost his rights over the English people and the persecution of Protestants ended. (Thomas 74) Her reign started with illusion. However, the same anxiety that the people felt with the coronation of Mary, they felt with Elizabeth’s…

Queen Elizabeth I, better known as the Virgin Queen, was England’s longest reigning monarch. She claimed the throne at the age of twenty-five and she ruled for forty-four years, until her death. Jessica Creton, from The Elizabeth Files, states, “A woman being in charge of England was not seen as a good thing, [but] she has changed this vision forever.” So the question stands, how did this extraordinary woman, of the sixteenth century, do it? Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533,…

Many historians wonder what is the most sole significant achievement of Henry VII’s – making the crown of England dynasty or making the country itself better. On 21st April 1509 Henry VII sadly passed away, leaving the crown to his youngest son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII then later married Catherine of Aragon on 11th June and after had their coronation on 24th June 1509 at Westminster Abby. Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne…

Garrison Keillor is quoted as saying, “The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage.” However the relationship between King Henry VIII of England and his daughter, future Mary I of England clearly displayed the opposite. Mary was a political hostage to her father for the thirty-one out of forty-two years that she lived. The hostility between Henry and Mary did not just interfere with their personal relationship, but ended up drastically effecting Mary’s reign. Many believe Henry…

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Queen Elizabeth I has challenged the sixteenth century society as she refused to marry, did not bear any children and became England’s sole ruler. Queen Elizabeth suffered in her youth, and by that she knew she only had God and her education as the weapons to fight with. Queen Elizabeth I demonstrated the foundation of her monarchy through God, her people and her kingdom. In focusing on her oratory, the essay will discuss three important speeches that the Queen has given at the beginning of her…

In 1533 King Henry VIII divorced his first wife Catherine of Aragon after she unable to produce a male heir, their only son dying after only a few months. When his second wife Anne Boleyn was unable to produce a male heir the king had her beheaded. The question lies why did he simply divorce one and behead the other for the same fault. It is my belief that Henry was angry with Anne for not being able to bear a proper heir and his anger grew when she caught him in an affair, with Jane Seymour,…

“Empress Theodora.” and “Elizabeth I.” Essay In the informational articles entitled “Empress Theodora” and “Elizabeth I” The World Almanac and Milton Meltzer discusses that both articles show that Queen Elizabeth and Empress Theodora both impacted their respective kingdoms by making many changes that improved women’s status and that made everyone equal. Their rules still apply to many countries today. The two women are considered a great importance during their time. Elizabeth and Theodora…

Saint Quiteria Saint Quiteria was born in the 5th century in northern Portugal. There are different stories about her life. Both stories are very different from the other. Both stories tell about how Saint Quiteria survived hardship to fight for her Christian beliefs. One story tells about how she was killed and rose again. The other story tells about how she fought for Christianity. One story about Saint Quiteria says that she was the daughter of a prince in Portugal. When she was old…