Queen Elizabeth I Sows The Seeds Of The British Empire

Back in the Middle Ages, rulers of many country were men and/or boys. For a women to be in power was usually a last resort. Elizabeth I fell under this situation and became the Queen of England. As people have regarded females, many disliked the idea of a women becoming the leader of England which has forced Elizabeth to use her power and authority to assert her position whereas people who have accepted Queen Elizabeth I has allowed her to act kind, sympathetic, and proud. Majority of the people during the time period were misogyny

Before becoming Queen, Elizabeth was a princess. On September 7, 1533 Queen Elizabeth was born to a King and Queen in England (Biography queen elizabeth 1).

Queen Elizabeth was a strong minded woman. Elizabeth the 1 was queen at age 25. She was born in September 7,1533. She was born in Mayfair London in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth 1 should be included in Marine View Middle School art show because she was well educated and made nice rules.

Elizabeth I (known simply as "Elizabeth" until the accession of Elizabeth II; 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana" or "Good Queen Bess", Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth.[1]

Elizabeth I is considered a Machiavellian queen; she placed the political unity of England above any other aspect of her kingdom, including religion. Elizabeth I’s reign was influenced politically and religiously, in respect to ideas about gender. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, responded authoritatively to any opposition she faced.

During the mid-1500’s when Queen Elizabeth I was ruling there was a power struggle over the England as to what religion was going to be recognized nationally (Schultz, 2009). While England’s foundation was Catholicism, there had been a large-scale transition to Protestant style beliefs, including Queen Elizabeth I. Furthermore, with Spain still staunchly Catholic the upheaval in England was a chance for them to attempt a political coup in the name of religious fervor which ultimately failed. Consequently, after this attempt at a coup, the Queen realizing Spain’s attempt to colonize the New World tasked Sir Walter Raleigh to also start English colonies in the New World. Additionally, one reason for this was the fact that Queen Elizabeth I did not want the Spanish to convert the natives of the New World to Catholicism, and instead chose to attempt the advancement of Protestantism among other reasons (Schultz, 2009).

British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics of India because of the establishment of the framework for India that leads to their downfall and the Indian Army which they used to control their own kind. According to Dr.Lalvani, the British established the framework for India’s justice system, civil services, loyal army, and the efficient loyal police. (Paragraph #6). While this is true, the framework didn’t include the Indians, because “Of 960 civil offices, 900 are occupied by English men and 60 by natives”(Doc. #2). British laws often benefited the British and were designed to limit the freedom of speech of the Indians, for example, the Rowlatt Act in 1919. (Gandhi). This evidence shows that the British, when creating the framework for the new and improved India wanted to benefit from it while trying to lower the Indian’s and limit the

There were many differing opinions of the leadership of Elizabeth I during her rule in the late sixteenth century. Many believed she was unfit to rule, due to the fact that she was a woman. However, there was also great support for Elizabeth I at the time because she was a strong ruler. As a response to the view of the lesser and weak view of women during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Elizabeth I became a strong and very capable ruler to respond to any claims of a woman being an insufficient monarch.

British imperialized India, by indirectly controlling India until the British thought the indians were of use for the British. When the British learned India could help them politically, economically, and socially . The British realized they couldn’t let the Indians overthrow their role so when riots started breaking out in India, Europe took harsher direct rule over India. India did not benefit from British imperialism either politically, economically, or socially.

Colonists who stayed loyal to the British Empire wished to retain the power and protection of being part of that Empire. They wanted to fix the disagreements between the British government and the colonies before it was too late, even though they knew that the taxes being levied by Parliament against them were excessive.1 Some suggested that the British simply needed to be willing to negotiate a bit with the colonies and give them the greater political and commercial autonomy they so desired. William Smith, Jr., a loyalist lawyer from New York, wanted the colonies to have their own “continental parliament”, and other new colony-specific government offices, which would have necessitated changes to the British Constitution.2 Since both sides were so intractable in their beliefs that they were the ones being wronged, no such radical compromise was ever considered, but that did not stop the desperate loyalists from imagining a scenario where the status quo was maintained as much as possible.

Living strictly under Queen Elizabeth I has many down sides. You listen to what she says and you practice the religion that she wants you too, you have no choices. Constantly being forced to do as told by Queen Elizabeth I says takes a toll on the colonists. That could all possibly change, now that there is a way to go to America. Not knowing what the New World will hold, people from England traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to get rich and be able to practice their own religion. The men traveled to America and had a very extended journey but they were very excited for what the new world held for them. All the men traveling had expectations of what the New World was going to be like and didn’t want the trip to take as long as it did. Once the colonist got there they soon had to realize that reality was going to sank in and they saw what it was actually going to be like at this new place.

Queen Elizabeth I was born to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on September 7, 1533. The King’s termination of his marriage to Katharine of Aragon, made the birth of Elizabeth illegal. Kraus, D. 2011 Pg. 7 Elizabeth’s early years were full of conflict as the King worked to have Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth known, which meant that he had to strip his daughter Mary, by his Catholic wife Katharine, of her label as princess. Vanhoutte, J. 2007, Pg.4

As philosopher, Niccolo Machiavelli, once said, “It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.” Throughout the course of history, respected leaders have set precedents for successors to follow and create a path to wealth. From medieval times to present day, rulers have set stones to interconnect countries through culture and beliefs. However, it was not always like this. The Age of Absolutism is a clear example. Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Philip of Spain transformed the prosperity of their country based on their personalities, relationships to religion, and foreign policy during the sixteenth century.

Elizabeth I’s reign was one of great significance. This era brought forth a new sense