Queen elizabeth I of england?

Question

I have to give a presetation on queen elizabeth I today and I ony have 5 minutes to talk about her, what are some major things I should talk about?

Answer 1

You will find something on this link. Hope I'm not too late!!!!!

http://www.elizabethi.org/

Answer 2

1. Her rise to the throne amid scandal and the deaths of her father, younger brother Edward, Lady Jane Grey (a cousin) and her Catholic half-sister, Mary.

2. Her unusual tolerance for Catholics as a Protestant queen and her attempts to unite England under one nationalistic banner, not remained bitterly factioned by religion.

3.  Her war with Spain and the establishment of the naval supremacy of England over the Spanish Armada.

4. The English economy while she was in power.

5.  The duration of her reign, leaving no heir and its consequences for the future of England.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The Spanish Armada that tried to invade England when she was queen. Was she really a virgin queen? Her lovers and favorites. Execution of Mary Queen of Scots.

Answer 5

Mary Queen of Scots was Elizabeth's cousin, and Elizabeth had her executed, and although in countless films, there are scenes between the two queens, in actual fact, the two never met.

Answer 6

The Major Accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth I

1. She was a very gifted scholar who was an accomplished linguist with the ability to speak several languages including Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and Welsh

2. She achieved an excellent reputation as a good and wise ruler, who was truly loved by her people - she was highly accomplished in the art of rhetoric and Public Relations

3. Queen Elizabeth I surrounded herself with highly intelligent and loyal advisors such as Sir William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham and  Sir Robert Cecil who gave her sound political advice

4. Her reign saw several rebellions - from the Irish, “The Rising of the North” and the Essex rebellion - all of which she defeated

5. She survived various Catholic plots and conspiracies such as the Babbington plot involving Mary Queen of Scots

6. She was able to choose excellent advisors and statesmen but was not be dominated by them. Elizabeth was firmly in control of all major policies and England prospered under a stable Government

7. Queen Elizabeth adopted a moderate religious policy. The Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity (1559), the introduction of the Prayer Book of 1559, and the Thirty-Nine Articles (1563) were all Protestant in doctrine, but preserved many traditionally Catholic ceremonies. Although a Protestant she did not persecute Catholics with conviction - she adopted a moderate approach

8. Queen Elizabeth established the Poor Laws - she achieved a new framework of support for the needy

9. Queen Elizabeth achieved recognition for England as a leading power in Europe

10. Queen Elizabeth I lead England as a woman, in what was very much a man's World, and she did this with courage, intelligence and loyalty to her friends

Answer 7

Talk about her:

Parents - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Half sister Mary

Half Brother Edward

Perilous situation locked in the tower under Mary's reign

Inheriting the crown

Influence of the Protestant religion

Making decisions for England on her own terms

Walter Raleigh

Assassination attempts and threats to dethrone her

War

Tolerance of Catholics than Mary was tolerant of Protestants

Never married - referred to as the Virgin Queen