What was Queen Elizabeth I of Englands work experience before she was queen?

Question

What was Queen Elizabeth I of Englands work experience before she was queen?

Answer 1

She was a princess.  she spent much of her early life watching her father, Henry VIII, exercise full power as a monarch, which probably had a great influence on her. She saw a number of stepmothers come and go. She lived through the traumatic experience of being arrested and questioned during the reign of her brother Edward.  And she was imprisoned in the Tower of London for some time during the reign of her sister Mary.  By the time she became Queen she had learnt a lot about surviving the hazards of life.

She was also very highly educated, having been taught Latin, Greek, Italian, French, and being well read and very cultured.  This education was useful to her as a queen.

Answer 2

Elizabeth I did not have any "hands on" experience before she became queen.  She did have "experience" in her blood being the daughter of Henry VIII.  She did spend some limited time at court and was able to observe how her father and half sister ruled.  Her amazing intelligence and education prepared her well to be a queen.  Elizabeth I has been considered the best educated woman of her time. See the following links for more info about her education:

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/educat...

http://www.edwardsly.com/elizabe.htm

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/mesak/...

Answer 3

Intelligence gathering, languages and foreign studies.

Answer 4

She was groomed for the role, being born a princess to Henry VIII and the w***e Anne Boleyn.

Answer 5

She was a royal princess.  She never worked at a job.  She was however very highly educated.

Answer 6

When Queen Elizabeth was not busy with matters of state, she too would enjoy some of  these pleasures.  Evenings at court were full of entertainments often dedicated to the Queen, and often there would be public performances conducted especially for her, but the Queen also enjoyed less public activities.

Elizabeth loved to horse ride. She would spend many an hour riding fast through the Palace grounds. Her love for the sport terrified her Councilors, who feared that she would seriously injure, or even kill herself, from a fall. But Elizabeth was undaunted, and continued to ride long distances and at great speed until the end of her life. Even in her sixties she could ride a distance of ten miles, which she once proved to a courtier who advised the aging Queen to take the carriage. Elizabeth would tire out her ladies by riding hard, and early in her reign, Robert Dudley,  her Master of Horse, had to bring over some new horses from Ireland, as the Queen's own horses were not fast or strong enough for her. Elizabeth and Dudley would ride together often. He was probably the most accomplished horse-man in England, and could match the Queen's speed and vigor. In the summer of 1560, Elizabeth and Dudley rode together almost everyday, while some of her ministers bewailed that the Queen was neglecting matters of state.



Elizabeth also loved to hawk and to hunt. She would hunt deers and stags with her courtiers, and when the unfortunate animal was caught, she would be invited to cut its throat.  In 1575, the French Ambassador reported that she had killed “six does” with her cross bow.  Hunting was quite an event, and would take several hours, so the Queen and her courtiers would often have a picnic in the forest.

The Elizabethans had no concept of animal cruelty, and enjoyed a whole manner of violent animal sports, such as bear baiting, ****-fighting, and dog fighting. Elizabeth was particularly fond of bear baiting. However, animals were also kept as much loved pets, and pets were well looked after. Elizabeth's horses were well cared for, and in all likelihood, Elizabeth had her favorite horses that meant a lot to her. She also had a little dog (perhaps several over the course of her long reign) that she loved very much, and who went everywhere with her.



As well as participating in sports, the Queen also enjoyed watching them. She would occasionally watch a game of tennis, especially if one of her favorite courtiers was playing, and once she even dressed up as one of her ladies so that she could secretly watch Robert Dudley compete in a shooting match, and afterwards surprised him by revealing her identity. Sometimes tournaments would be held, and from 1572 onwards, a very grand tilt tournament was held to celebrate the Queen's accession day.

Elizabeth loved the outdoors, and was especially fond of taking long walks in her beautifully ornate gardens.  In one of her many palaces, she even had a terrace built so that she could walk away from preying eyes

Answer 7

You mean Queen of the UK, surely?

Answer 8

she was born a princess