Elizabeth+the+First+of+England

Directions: Use the reading on Queen Elizabeth to answer the following questions.

 * ==Elizabeth took the throne of England on the 17th November 1558. It was a moment of supreme triumph for the unwanted daughter who had spent her life being cast aside and forgotten. The years following the death of her father, Henry the 8th, had called for caution, but now that she was Queen, Elizabeth was determined to enjoy her new found freedom and live life to the full. She loved all kinds of sports, especially horse riding, and in the early years of her reign spent many an hour riding. She also loved hunting and watching the male knights joust and compete in other sporting contests. She loved music and dancing. She had no time for the Puritan ministers who deemed such things wrong. She also loved watching plays and created the atmosphere responsible for the flourishing of the literary masterpieces of the period against the Puritan demands for the closure of all theatres and playhouses. == || ==[[image:http://www.elizabethi.org/uk/ERBL2.gif width="189" height="135" align="center"]]== ||
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 * ==Elizabeth was crowned Queen on Sunday 15th January 1559. In the months that followed, the new Queen re-established the Protestant Church in England . Perhaps to appease Catholics or to appease those who did not believe a woman could become head of the church, Elizabeth became Supreme Governor of the Church of England. While it is impossible to know what exactly the Queen's personal religious beliefs were, the Church she established is an indication of them. She was a committed Protestant, and reputedly spent time in prayer every day. However, she did not like religious extremism and did not want to persecute any of her people for their religious beliefs. == || ==[[image:http://www.elizabethi.org/uk/ERBL2.gif width="189" height="135" align="center"]]== ||
 * ==Now that Elizabeth was Queen, proposals of marriage flooded in, but Elizabeth committed herself to none of them. In a genius of political wheeling and dealing, she managed to use her single state to benefit the country by using the bait of marriage to draw in enemies, or to frighten them by suggesting she would marry one of their foes. Elizabeth once said "better to be a beggar woman and single than a Queen and married." == || ==[[image:http://www.elizabethi.org/uk/ERBL2.gif width="189" height="135" align="center"]]== ||
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 * ==Elizabeth was dedicated to her country in a way few monarchs had been or have been since. Elizabeth had the mind of a political genius and nurtured her country through careful leadership and by choosing capable men to assist her, such as Sir William Cecil and Sir Francis Walsingham. Elizabeth was a determined woman, but she was not stubborn. She listened to the advice of those around her, and would change a policy if it was unpopular. In appearance she was extravagant, but her approach to politics was serious,and cautious. When she ascended the throne in 1558, England was an impoverished country torn apart by religious squabbles. When she died at Richmond Palace on the 24th March 1603, England was one of the most powerful and prosperous countries in the world. == || ==[[image:http://www.elizabethi.org/uk/ERBL2.gif width="189" height="135" align="center"]]== ||
 * ==Questions:==

7. How did Elizabeth change England?
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