Simple question, who here thinks that Elizabeth I was a good monarch?

Question

Simple question, who here thinks that Elizabeth I was a good monarch?

Answer 1

She loved her country above all else and she was the first monarch for some time to respect all her subjects religions and treat the people of England equally.

So a very good Queen.

Answer 2

She was great and left her country in a great financial way when she died.

Answer 3

I admire her for being able to hang onto her throne for 44 years in spite of being a woman, and for her creation of the religious settlement which established the Church of england as the state religion, and the fact that she tried up to a point to tolerate varieties of religious beliefs.  And I admire her for her determination to stay in control, and the way she managed to avoid getting married, in spite of all the suitors who were flung at her.

And she encourage trade and overseas exploration, and England in her reign became a major world power.

She did have a lot of problems, especially later in her reign when the standard of living dropped considerably and there was much poverty, and her financial affairs were probably not handled as well as they could have been.

I think she did quite well, on the whole.

Answer 4

Plus:

Opposed invasion effectively.

Built up institutions of State

Developed Cult of Monarchy

Flowering of Art, Literature, Science

Minus:

No heirs

She was highly effective as a Monarch, but I'm confused by the adjective "good" in this context, as it infers a moral dimension when moral considerations simply don't apply to Monarchy.

Appropriate adjectives in this category include "Effective", "Thorough", and "Competent", but part of the discipline of the Historian is to ask better questions.

Answer 5

I think she was the greatest monarch that England ever had.

Answer 6

she was a magnificent Queen

Answer 7

she set the bench mark