1. Enhance his reputation and ambition. Comparisons with other great warrior Kings eg. Henry V.…
1. Protracted religious strife catholics persecuted by edward, mary becomes queen-executes protestants, mary’s rule makes reconciliation with rome impossible…
The events that started autumn 1766 and continued for several years tested Mary's resolve more than any other time. Her sister, Rebecca, had contracted smallpox in November 1766. She passed away soon after. John Noyes, Mary's first husband, had lived with epilepsy longer than the doctors originally expected, but soon he succumbed to death as well. Having her family a distance away, Mary clutched on to John's mother as to a rock. In November 1768, the older Madam Noyes went to bed in good health but was found dead the next morning. For the first time, Mary found herself alone to take on the responsibilities of the household and family head. In May of 1770, Mary's only daughter, then 4 years old, fell ill. She died ten days later. Mary wrote, "I felt in some measure resigned, knowing that God could give a good reason why he had thus afflicted me." Despite this statement, Mary's spirit was broken and she fell into a depression, feeling that her faith had died with the child.…
The eighteen year-old servant in the Proctor household, Mary is one of the girls found dancing in the woods and is complicit in Abigail Williams ' schemes. Although weak and tentative, she challenges the Proctors when they forbid her to go to court. However, Mary eventually breaks down and testifies against Abigail until Abigail charges her with witchery. She is a pliable girl whose actions are easily determined by others.…
Catherine of Aragon married Henry VIII on June 11, 1509 and was crowned queen on June 24 (Who 's Who int). Catherine was extremely popular with the people of…
"King William III and Queen Mary II (1689-1702)." Royal Family History. N.p.. Web. 13 Oct…
It can be argued that Mary’s rightful claim to the throne was on some levels a more important factor to religion, in determining whether people supported her or Lady Jane as their future queen, because of the sense of continuity, between the conflict which triggered the start of recent war of the roses, and the situation of the succession crisis in 1553. This similarity means that the memory of the brutal civil war would not only be very present during the decision-making process, but also the ‘solution’ to this conflict- social unity/ loyalty unto the ‘true’ monarch, would also be in recent memory. This means that Mary’s claim would gain in popularity above Jane’s due to her being legally recognised by the previous king Henry VIII as the legitimate heir, causing the ‘commons’ to side with her,…
In 1558 Elizabeth inherited a throne encumbered with various internal and external problems, due to the actions in previous reigns of the ‘little Tudors’. Internal problems referred to predicaments occurring in England and personal issues with the monarch, e.g. the religious settlement of Catholicism in Mary Tudors reign and rebellions posed a significant problem of domestic policy at the beginning of Elizabeth’s reign. External problems refereed to dilemmas occurring outside of England, e.g. Mary’s loss of Calais in 1558 produced the external possibility of French invasion during Elizabeth’s reign. Along with debasement of the coinage and inflationary pressures, it is evident that Elizabeth was presented with formidable problems at the beginning of her reign.…
Throughout history, women have been constantly viewed and treated as inferior to men. Throughout English history, there have been many female monarchs. Among these monarchs is Elizabeth I. Elizabeth’s predecessor was Mary I, who tried to restore England to Catholicism and was heavily disliked by her subjects. Elizabeth’s period of rule commenced during 1558 and lasted until 1603. Since Elizabeth I ensured that England stayed an Anglican country, she was greatly loved by her people and was able to earn respect as a ruler. However, since Elizabeth I was a female during a time where the idea of female inferiority was shared by the majority of people, she did not attain as much respect as a king would have. During Elizabeth’s reign, she used her…
Queen Elizabeth I was the last queen of the Tudor house born in 1533 and died in 1603. She ruled for over 44 years starting from 1559 when she was 25. After Queen Mary, known as ‘Bloody Mary’ died, England’s religion and economy were unstable, making England an easy target for other countries. (http://www.britroyals.com)…
In the course of a decade and a half, Henry VI’s kingdom was unrecognizable, with Henry’s chief advisors Dukes Bedford, Gloucester, Suffolk, and Henry Beaufort now dead, most of England’s French territories retaken, and the crown’s debts at an all-time…
this was the time after France lost the war against England and the French Monarchy had become bankrupt…
1. Who was Elizabeth’s father and why was Elizabeth’s succession to the throne so heatedly contested?…
Queen Mary had an outrageous and failed relationship with Lord Darnley. Ever since Mary married her cousin, Henry Stewart, Earl of Darnley she had a stronger claim to the throne. Darnley was an evil man and in front of Mary’s eyes he murdered Mary’s Italian secretary, David Rizzio. Bloody Queen's states that, “Darnley and Scottish lords attack David Rizzio. They drag him away and stab him fifty-six times.” After the horrible murder, Darnley was injured by an explosion, but later was strangled at Kirk O’ Field, near the garden…
James was the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Danley. Eight months after James’s birth his father died when his house was destroyed by an explosion. After her third marriage, to James Hepburn, Earl of bothwell, Mary was defeated by Scottish lords and rejected the throne. James who was not even a year old at the time became king of Scotland on July 24, 1567; Mary left the kingdom on May 16,…