Why Is Elizabeth 1 Important
Queen Elizabeth I of England, also known as the Virgin Queen and the Faerie Queen from one of Edmund Spenser many poems, was a very influential person. She kept England from war for the 30 years of her 44 year-long reign and solved many problems that England had at the time. She improved England and art gained importance during her rule. It was under her rule that England became a leading world power. There are many reasons why Elizabeth I is the most influential person from the Renaissance and here are some of them.
Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich, England. Her parents were King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry the VIII had six wives and wanted a son. This want for a son led Henry VIII to make his two oldest daughters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, making sure his son Edward would become king. Elizabeth “received tutoring and excelled at languages and music,” leading to her love of the arts later in life. After her sister, “gained the support of the English people and unseated Grey after only nine days on the throne,” Mary set on to bring the Roman Catholic Church back to England. As Elizabeth “went along with the religious change, she remained a candidate for the throne for those who wanted a return to Protestantism.“ Although Elizabeth may have hoped to use Mary’s strategy of gaining the support of the people to unseat whoever is on the …show more content…
Her army’s “defeat the infamous Spanish Armada in 1588” which caused her to win the war. If she had not defeated Spain then they would had taken over England and that would had changed history because there would no longer be an England. Elizabeth also “called for the passage of the Act of Supremacy, which re-established the Church of England.” The Church of England was the Church her father Henry VIII first established. These were just some of Elizabeth’s many contributions to the
Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich, England. Her parents were King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry the VIII had six wives and wanted a son. This want for a son led Henry VIII to make his two oldest daughters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, making sure his son Edward would become king. Elizabeth “received tutoring and excelled at languages and music,” leading to her love of the arts later in life. After her sister, “gained the support of the English people and unseated Grey after only nine days on the throne,” Mary set on to bring the Roman Catholic Church back to England. As Elizabeth “went along with the religious change, she remained a candidate for the throne for those who wanted a return to Protestantism.“ Although Elizabeth may have hoped to use Mary’s strategy of gaining the support of the people to unseat whoever is on the …show more content…
Her army’s “defeat the infamous Spanish Armada in 1588” which caused her to win the war. If she had not defeated Spain then they would had taken over England and that would had changed history because there would no longer be an England. Elizabeth also “called for the passage of the Act of Supremacy, which re-established the Church of England.” The Church of England was the Church her father Henry VIII first established. These were just some of Elizabeth’s many contributions to the