Lesson 125 essay

Queen Elizabeth the 1st of England

Queen Elizabeth I of England was probubly one of the greatest and last of the Tudor Monarchs.

Elizabeth was born 1533 to Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII. She was raised by several governesses and had a very good education. She could speak several different languages and she was known to have a gentle and good spirit about her.

After Edward VI (Her Half Brother) died, his cousin, Lady Jane Grey, took the throne. But Elizabeth’s half sister, Mary I, who was a catholic unlike Edward, Jane, and Elizabeth, found a way to kill Jane and became Queen. Mary, who hated Elizabeth because she was Protestant, claimed that Elizabeth was plotting to kill her. So, she imprisoned Elizabeth in 1558. But, Mary died and Elizabeth took the throne in 1559.

After she was crowned, the Elizabethan Era came, and it was a flourishing time for England. They became Protestant, Political Problems were solved, they became the top flourishing country, and art and drama came and became an important part of society. She even launched several expeditions around the world.

One of the only problems they had was with Spain though. After Mary’s death, her husband, King Philip of Spain, thought that he should have some consideration of the crown or Elizabeth become his wife. Elizabeth would have none of this so she sent English Ships to invade Spanish ports in the Caribbean. This was a very successful trip but it made Philip furious. This started the Anglo – Spanish war.

Besides the fact that she started a war with Spain, Elizabeth was a very good queen who gave England a new identity. She never married, although she had many suiters, so she was known as “The Virgin Queen”.

But sadly, she started to become very depressed due to some of her dearest friends’ deaths. She eventually died in 1603 and was buried in a shared tomb with Mary I. The country mourned over her death and lovingly called her, “Good Queen Bess”.

Queen Elizabeth I was the last and the greatest of the Tudors. She had a long, prosperous reign that lasted 44 years and brought good times to England, and she will always be remembered.