Queen Elizabeth I : The Age Of Absolutism

Known as The Golden Age in English history, the 45 year rule of Queen Elizabeth I turned the declining country of England, into one of the most powerful and prosperous countries in the world.

Although England faces the menace of the impending Spanish invasion, Queen Elizabeth I reassures her troops that if they commit themselves to the British cause England will be victorious over the Spanish, therefore she incentivises her troops with the promise of honor, glory and wealth. Her purpose is to convince her troops to risk their lives for the safety of England. She accomplishes this by persistent use of parallelism and appeals to ethos.

From the amicable friendship with Spain and traditional rivalry with France and Scotland at the beginning of her reign, Elizabeth had transformed the state of foreign affairs so that, by 1588, England was friendly with Scotland, allied with France and warring with Spain. Facing these three threats at different points in time and having to keep an eye on the Spanish Netherlands – a gateway to England for any invading nations – along with the varying opinions of her Privy Councillors, the aims of Elizabethan foreign policy constantly varied, but one thing was clear: At all costs, Elizabeth wanted to avoid war with any major power thus her policy was limited and defensive for the majority of the time period. But how successful was Elizabethan foreign policy? Through the different threats and aims, the success of her policy fluctuated thus this essay will argue Elizabeth was not mostly successful in

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.

After the European expansion to the American continent at the end of the fifteenth century, many monarchs began to become absolute rulers. In between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, absolute powers began a rise in mainly Western Europe; while Eastern Europe experienced absolutism in the mid eighteenth century. But during the absolute monarchs rise to power, the population of each sovereign state had an abundance of diverse attitudes towards sovereignty. These diverse opinions arose for acknowledgement of different urgencies for an absolute monarch to attend to; these groups were sovereign monarchs, peasants, and nobility. One of the main views that dominated the growth of absolute power was the monarch’s.

Catherine the Great is a absolute monarchy the reason why Catherine the Great is a absolute monarchy is because she intended on modernizing her country. She had ruled as the Empress of Russia more than thirty years after Peter III (husband) had been murdered but however Peter the Great had been using force. But Catherine decided to establish reforms that would improve the Russians society that wouldn't require her to use force on her people. She had improved education for the middle class and nobles but she had also modern agriculture. But while under her leadership the Russians had gained military success and territory. Russian was brought to the modern age but not only that it was also retaining an absolute monarchy by the time she had died in 1796.

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.

Thesis: Rulers during the period from 1450 to 1750 viewed themselves ruling with God’s name and have great power and diverse methods to rule their lands, and they are expected to do everything for their people and have great diplomatic policies.

During the seventeenth century Europe witnessed two prominent forms of government, an absolutist and a limited/constitutional. Both governments were constructed through several key figures that were in control of the countries, some more stable than others. Although these key figures tried to dominate the government under absolute authority their control was still limited. Absolutists monarchies were trying to be established all over the country, unfortunately many of them failed due to various factors. Throughout the seventeenth century Europe rulers have tried to maintain an absolutist monarchy however society still found some holes in their power, which limited the ruler’s control.

The mastery of rhetoric sets prominent leaders apart from ordinary people. The ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), shows this powerful trait through her leadership of England, bringing it to a golden age within 45 years despite being a woman. She delivered the “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury” with the intent to eradicate any form of treachery residing in the army, as well as to warn the soldiers of an imminent attack from King Philip II of Spain. Fortunately for England, the threatening Spanish Armada never reached the shores of Britain. Her clever use of rhetorical strategies such as ethos and pathos animates the soldiers to fight until their last breath for England.

When examining a ruler’s legacy underneath the lens of an absolute monarch, their worth can not be solely judged on how good or nice of a ruler they were. On the contrary, in order to judge the worth of a ruler in terms of an absolute monarch, one

Two of the world’s most famous absolute monarchs were Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, and King Louis XIV of France. Both were seen equally as some of the toughest and brutal leaders of each country. This time period that the two ruled was called the Age of Absolutism, which was when kings dominated their country’s wealth, military, and people with extreme power (Class Notes, The Age of Absolutism). Louis XIV and Peter the Great have some similarities and differences between how they controlled their people and army.

Absolute monarchs make up a crucial part of the Renaissance. During a period of innovation and progress, absolute monarchs such as Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia contribute a great deal to the shaping of our governing system today. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, has been an excellent example of an absolute ruler. During his seventy-two year long reign, he controlled the entire state and demonstrated the defining characteristics of an absolute monarch (Erlanger). Additionally, Peter the Great was a successful monarch who inherited the title ‘Tsar”, which means an emperor of Russia, from 1682 to 1721 (Editors). Absolute monarchs during the Renaissance such as Louis XIV

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