What were the achivements of queen elizabeth I?

Question

What were the achivements of queen elizabeth I?

Answer 1

Can't think of a single one, other than being born, being the second richest woman in the world (JK Rowling is number one) and being the head of one of the most dysfunctional familes in the public eye.

Answer 2

Contrary to what Vitru up there states, QE1 did, IN FACT, leave a male heir. The father of the said child was Sir Walter Raleigh. This child was born out-of-wedlock in Tudor Castle and he was named Edward. As QE1 could not be seen with her illigitimate child, the child stayed within the Tudor walls for a short time. Sir Walter Raleigh had a fellow shipman who lived in Devonshire at the time by the name of Smalley, and the child was reared there. Both the Queen and Sir Raleigh visited him at this location. Thus, Edward S. Raleigh soon became Edward Smalley. Some dispute this saying that while the Smalley family did raise Edward as their own, his surname was a compiliation of S (as in Saxon) and Raleigh, making the pronunciation that of Smalley. I doubt that anyone will ever get to the bottom of that argument. This Edward had a son name named John Smalley, who came to America while still a young man, along with his close friend and cousin, Edward Winslow. This was in the early 1600s. There are many records of this John Smalley to be found in genealogical records online. I have an excellent old painting of him, which has been handed down through the generations. He is my direct ancestor. As John Smalley arrived so early, many of his descendants married Native Americans. Interestingly, VP d**k Cheney is also directly descended from John Smalley. I was hoping that Mrs. Cheney would discover this while researching the Cheney Family Tree. I don't have any records of Barak (sp) Obama having a Smalley forebear, so that was probably in another line.

Therefore, QE1 did produce a male heir and many of them went on to become major political players in what was to become the United States of America. They still are, as you can see.

Answer 3

Elizabeth I of England (Elizabeth Tudor born 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland until her death. She was a queen of her own right and is sometimes referred to as The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess. She reigned for almost 45 years, during a period marked by increases in English power and influence worldwide, as well as great religious turmoil within England.

10 Quick Facts On Queen Elizabeth I of England:

1. She was The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, and was immortalised by Edmund Spenser as the Faerie Queene (she remained unmarried because she was determined to turn England into a great nation on her own without a man).

2. She was the first and last female monarch from the House of Tudor to rule as a protestant queen.

3. She reigned for almost 45 years, during a period marked by increases in English power and influence worldwide, as well as great religious turmoil within England.

4. Elizabeth's reign is referred to as the Elizabethan era or the Golden Age of Elizabeth. Playwrights William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson all flourished during this era; Francis Drake became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe; Francis Bacon laid out his philosophical and political views; and English colonisation of North America took place under Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Humphrey Gilbert

5. Elizabeth was a decisive ruler. Her favourite motto was video et taceo ("I see and keep silent"). This quality, viewed with impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances.

6. She created The Act of Uniformity 1559, to which she gave assent shortly after ascending the throne, required the use of the Protestant Book of Common Prayer in church services.

7. She was the first Queen to assumed the title "Supreme Governor of the Church of England", rather than "Supreme Head", primarily because several bishops and many members of the public felt that a woman could not be the head of the Church.

8. She created The Act of Supremacy 1559 was passed requiring public officials to take an oath acknowledging the Sovereign's control over the Church or face severe punishment.

9. She made a famous Golden Speech to Parliament in November, 1601, the 68-year old monarch promised reforms and reflected on her long reign when she became unpopular.

10. Elizabeth was a successful monarch, helping steady the nation even after inheriting an enormous national debt from her sister Mary. Under her, England managed to avoid a crippling Spanish invasion. Elizabeth was also able to prevent the outbreak of a religious or civil war on English soil.

Answer 4

You misunderstand the nature of monarchy; it's achievement is it's continuity and stability.

QEI was spectacularly suceessful because she was monarch for decades, and handed on a kingdom (a big acheievement in itself) with colonies, a navy, a cultural reawakening, and many various forms of art.

To be considered an unqualified success, Medieval Monarchs would leave male heirs.

Answer 5

She helped to fine tune the work her father started when he broke away from Rome by establishing The Church of England.  By doing so she helped to avoid a religious  civil war and stop people being burnt at the stake for different religious views.  She led the English to Victory during the Spanish war and dedicated herself to bettering the lives of her subjects.  A whole lot more than simply being born as one of the other posters so glibly responded.

Answer 6

She managed to maintain the stability of the Tudor house and therefore also maintained the stability of the England. She also, unlike her sister Queen Mary or her brother Edward encouraged religious tolerance. She said that she did not wish to create a window unto mens souls, ie. so long as peace in her country was upheld, her subjects could chose to be either Catholic or Protestant without being punished.

Answer 7

Stabilized the economy.  Her father had backrupted the country and caused inflation to soar.

Established England as a protestant country

Set in place a philosophy of religious tolerance (at least in comparison to other countries at the time).  It may sound small now but it was very radical at the time.

United England and Scotland upon her death by naming James VI of Scotland as her heir.

Generally kept a vulnerable England out of war though numerous political alliances (often underpinned by marriage negotiations)

Answer 8

Headed up and financed the biggest and most successful crime syndicate in her time.

Sent privateers (legal pirates) to plunder the high seas of as much gold etc. as could be stolen from other countries.

Not bad for a woman eh?