Queen elizabeth biography 1533

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Many Catholic plots centred on putting Mary on the English throne. With apparent royal support but some criticism from Burghley, Whitgift was able to use the Church courts to keep the Puritans in line. By the Treaty of Edinburgh in 1560, though, Elizabeth was able to decrease French control of Scotland, which helped the English.

She thus avoided the enmity and the still more dangerous favour of Northumberland; and some unknown history lies behind the duke's preference of the Lady Jane to Elizabeth as his son's wife and his own puppet for the throne. She also worked to improve the country from within. For all the greatness of her reign—one that had witnessed the naval feats of Sir Francis Drake (c.

Any attempt to marry her without the council's leave would have been treason on his part and would have deprived Elizabeth of her contingent right to the succession. Earl of Sussex
Henry Radcliffe, 4. She wished Paulet would manage the business on his own account, and when at last her signature was extorted she made a scapegoat of her secretary Davison who had the warrant executed.

When Elizabeth took the throne, conditions in England were very bad. The loneliness of a queen who had no husband or children and no relatives to mention must at all times have been oppressive; it grew desolating in old age after the deaths of Leicester, Walsingham, Burghley and Essex, and Elizabeth died, the last of her race, on the 24th of March 1603.

Even this dubious advantage only lasted three years until Elizabeth's mother was beheaded.

Elizabeth thus lost all hereditary title to the throne, and her early years of childhood can hardly have been happier than Mary's. Elizabeth could hardly be expected to go out of her way and ask parliament to repeal its own acts for Mary's sake; probably it would have refused.

By refusing to marry, Elizabeth could further her general policy of balancing the continental powers. All of these can be accessed from the red navigation bar at the top.
This page created on August 10, 2006. All Rights Reserved. She received a good education and was an excellent student, especially in languages (she learned Latin, French, and Italian) and music.

Because of the fear that a Catholic, such as Elizabeth's cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), would rise against the government, Parliament urged Elizabeth to use harsh measures to control the Catholic opposition.