elizabeth I
Subject:
European History [1]
Elizabeth I
- Ruled from 1558–1603
- Established tolerant religious settlement
- More interested in politics than religion.
- Protestant, but didn’t condemn Catholics
- Elizabeth orders Mary Queen of Scots executed because she was leading plots against Elizabeth. When Elizabeth dies, she names Mary’s son, James VI of Scotland, as her heir
- Daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
Marriage:
- Never married
- Had always ruled alone, with few advisors
- Believed that marrying would decrease her influence and power over England
- Began to use marriage as a diplomatic ploy rather than personal idea
- Was asked to marry in 1563 by Parliament but refused