In the film, Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth’s early reign is followed as the young ruler transforms from a self-conscious, young girl to a strong, ruthless queen. After the death of Mary I of England, the young Elizabeth Tudor is thrusted to the throne of England. While dealing with England’s considerable debt and instability, Elizabeth soon learns that she has inherited many enemies among the English court. Distracted by a young passionate lover, an army of available suitors, and the pressure to marry and produce a heir, Elizabeth suffered many defeats by the Catholic Church and her enemy, Mary of Guise. To the dismay of the Catholic Church, Mary manages to pass the Act of Uniformity to reunite England under one central religion. This angers …show more content…
For example, the Protestant Reformation is constantly intertwined with the film’s plot. In the beginning of the movie, the audience sees the struggle protestants endure in England under the rule of Queen Mary. As Elizabeth ascends the throne, viewers witness the acceptance of the Protestant Religion through the open prayers and establishment of the Protestant Church of England. As discussed in class, the movie accurately depicts the fight for power fought by the Catholic Church. While the film does illustrate the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants, it fails to include the many Elizabethan Age achievements made in art, exploration, and colonization discussed in the class textbook, Traditions and Encounters. Despite this, the movie manages to combine the material discussed in class with a charming coming-of-age …show more content…
The unflattering depiction of Queen Mary’s english court, and the many scenes that suggest corruption in the Catholic church make it apparent that the filmmakers were biased towards Queen Elizabeth. This is because, the writer, Michael Hirst, is of English descent. In England, the multiple deaths that were caused by Queen Mary impacted the nation's view of the ruler negatively. Since Hirst was raised in a nation that hated Queen Mary, he was influenced to despise the ruler. This caused him to write a film that represented Queen Mary and her court in a negative light. This point of view can be seen throughout the
The aspects of the movie that were brought out, for me, were the individual characteristics of each of the individual characters. They characteristics are drawn out and over dramatized, some came from generalities made by the Anglo-Americans but some were real aspects of the people. Most of the characteristics that came out were unfavorable but they did what they were supposed to. They told of the generalities that the groups place upon one another.
Her first order of business was to eliminate religious unrest. Elizabeth lacked the fanaticism of her siblings, Edward VI favored Protestant radicalism, Mary I, conservative Catholicism, which enabled her to devise a compromise that,basically, reinstated Henrician reforms. She was, however, compelled to take a stronger Protestant stance for two reasons: the machinations of Mary Queen of Scots and persecution of continental Protestants by the two strongholds of Orthodox Catholicism, Spain and France. The situation with Mary Queen of Scots was most vexing to Elizabeth. Mary, in Elizabeth's custody beginning in 1568 (for her own protection from radical Protestants and disgruntled Scots), gain...
Like her father Elizabeth took England into a different direction. She would be attributed for many advancements in the English kingdom. Under Elizabeth Arts flourished, exploration heightened, literature increased, and foreign trade succeeded. Elizabeth like her grandfather won the hearts of her subjects. Perhaps one of the more outstanding accomplishments in Elizabeth’s reign is peace. Although she was raised Protestant, unlike her brother she did not condemn and punish Catholics. She took a more peaceful approached and tried to bridge a barrier amongst Protestant and Catholics that allowed them to live in peace. Elizabeth may have had many intelligent advisors, but she did not allow herself to be dominated and repressed. Equally intelligent, Elizabeth was able to further support the suffering of her kingdom. She failed to supply proper income to fund her wars, but she was able to sustain the wealth within her own kingdom. This alone made Elizabeth the final Tudor, a successful
The Extent to Which England was a Protestant Country by 1547 In this essay, I shall be exploring the extent of how Protestant a. country. England was by 1547. The differences between Protestantism and Catholicism forms a solid base in order to understand the situation in 1547 and decide which religion became more popular. Traditional Catholic beliefs rest on seven Sacraments: Baptism, Penance and.
Elizabeth’s relationship with her elder male cousin, the Duke of Norfolk, was not good at all. The Duke of Norfolk wanted to kill Elizabeth because he wanted to become the king of England. Becoming the king of England was impossible while Elizabeth was still the queen. When Mary was on her deathbed with cancer the Duke of Norfolk tried to get Mary to sign a paper that would allow him to kill Elizabeth and become King of England. The Duke of Norfolk would speak against Queen Elizabeth and try to turn England against her. At one meeting she had to lock him and his men up so he wouldn’t cause a disturbance. They both had their differences.
Queen Elizabeth I was dissimilar to the rulers before her during that time period in England, she was Protestant instead of a Catholic, which most of the kings and queens before her were. Her step-sister, Queen Mary, was really strict and also murdered many people, she then earned the title ‘Bloody Mary’. Elizabeth was especially young when she came to rule. Elizabeth was only seventeen years old when her sister, Queen Mary, died from cancer and she took over to be the Queen of England.
Upon the death of her sister--in November of 1558--Elizabeth ascended to the thrown of England. Until Mary’s rule, no woman--apart from the unrecognized rule of Matilda, daughter of Henry I--had ruled England of her own right1. Much like her sister, Elizabeth began her rule widely accepted and welcomed2. There were, however, still many who felt that women were unable to rule, being that women were said to be the weaker sex. John Knox argued that, “God by the order of his creation hath spoiled women of authority and dominion, [and] also that man hath seen, proved and pronounced just causes why that it so should be.”3 Women had always been no more then property, first to their fathers and then their husbands. If a women were to be the anointed queen of a realm of her own right and then marry, whom was beholden to whom? A woman was to do as instructed by her husband in all things, yet a sovereign was to be under the command of God only.
In 1553, Elizabeth’s half brother, Edward, died at the age of nine. Shortly after, Elizabeth’s half sister took the throne. Her name was Mary. Mary caused many problems for England. Mary believed that England should follow one religion and anyone who did not follow this religion would be executed. Mary was Catholic. She later got the nickname “bloody Mary” because she killed so many Protestants. This caused a problem for Elizabeth because she was Protestant. Many people who did not believe the Catholic faith thought that Elizabeth was the rightful ruler and plotted against Mary. The leader of this plot was named Thomas Wyatt. He was organizing a rebellion and soon Mary found out of this plan. She then had Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London. Elizabeth told her sister she had no idea of the plot but her sister would not believe her. When soldiers came to get Elizabeth and take her to the Tower, she was so scared Elizabeth literally would not move.
The main character of the book is Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth. The book is told in first person by her. Elizabeth is a clear minded, sympathetic, and tolerant teenager. In the book she has plans for improving England, not like her sister. Elizabeth wants to become the queen but since she is second in line to the throne she does not want to resort to the assassination of Mary, or to thinking about overthrowing Queen Mary. Elizabeth simply waits for her much elder half-sister to die.
Elizabeth I took over the thrown of England in 1558, when her half-sister Mary had died. Elizabeth was an intelligent women who knew six languages. She believed in Protestant Faith and promised to build a Church that resembled some Catholic traditions. Elizabeth had acted like a fox in many ways. She was called the “Virgin Queen,” since she never engaged in marriage. She would flirt with people from different countries to make them in...
When Mary ruled the nation following Edward’s death, Catholicism stood as the accepted religion, with government persecution and executions for rebellious Protestants.... ... middle of paper ... ... The horrors of the struggle for a man’s soul in which the need for power outweighs the gifts of God’s grace reflect on the consequences of a secularized state in which religious devotion is largely reduced to a matter of political supremacy. Works Cited Bowman, Glen. A. & Co.
Two years after Elizabeth’s birth her mother was executed by her father accused of being unfaithful, she was then declared illegitimate (Hilliam 10). Although Elizabeth was declared illegitimate by Parliament she was still raised in the royal household (Gale 1). Elizabeth spoke five languages fluently, including Italian, French German, Latin, Greek, and of course English; she was very sharp (Hilliam 10). Elizabeth developed a great relationship with her half brother Edward VI; they became even closer when he became king. Their strong relationship came to an end when Edward died at age fifteen due to a fatal lung disease, and tuberculosis (Hilliam 15). Her half sister Mary I, the daughter of Henry’s first wife Catherine of Aragon then took the throne (Bush 28). Mary I was often called “Bloody Mary” because of the number of people she had killed while trying to reconvert England to Catholicism. Mary felt threatened by the fact that Elizabeth was Protestant, and supported by the people of England (Gale 1). Mary thought Elizabeth was plotting to overthrow her, although Elizabeth was innocent and ill she was still sent to the Tower of London. Although Mary still was n...
Elizabeth was under tremendous pressure from the beginning to create a unified country through a stable religion, however even after the Elizabethan settlement the pressure had not dissipated as both religions in England, Protestant and Catholic were unhappy with the compromise. Elizabeth had gone ahead with the settlement as the factors of her religious preferences, creating a unified country along with a parliament who supported her drove her to do. This settlement however created dire consequences as Elizabeth was now under constant threat, many of the English people opposed her while two major powers watched from a distance. The Elizabethan settlement was definitely an important decision in history, as it would decide the outcome and future of England.
Elizabeth is the main heroine who fights oppression put onto her by the patriarchal society that she lives in. Through her vocal opinions, independent nature, and disregard for social norms Elizabeth is able to live a happy and equal life. She proves that being submissive constraints one's goals. It almost hurt Jane’s life. Thankfully Elizabeth saved her.
From the minute Queen Elizabeth took the throne, she began to reconcile the Protestants and the Catholics (Elizabeth I). The feud between Catholics and Protestants had been going on for more than fifty ye...