QUEEN ELIZABETH I

7 September 1533- 1603

Reign 1558-1603

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

SUCCESSION

Male heirs (e.g. Elizabeth’s brother Edward)

were first in line.

If the male heirs died without children, the

oldest female child would inherit the throne

FAMILY

SIBLINGS- Mary was her older sister (died of

tumour), Younger brother Edward (died age 16)

Eliazabeth’s dad was Henry VIII, her mum was

Anne Boylen (executed for adultery, incest and

treason)

There is no loyalty in blood

CATHOLIC VS PROTESTANT VIEW

Elizabeth was a protestant, and so was James who

succeeded her.

Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Queen of Scots was a

Catholic

When Elizabeth inherited England from her

Catholic sister, she changed the main religion to

Protestantism

ELIZABETH FASHION

A ring (symbolizing marriage to land)

Lots of facial Make up (to hide scars)

Pelican brooch

Wears wigs

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RELATIONSHIPS

R O YA LT Y I N S H A K E S P E A R E ’ S P L AY S

Many of Shakespeare's show royalty. This is mainly

kings.Kings QueensKing LearCymbeline, Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, King John, Edward IV Edward V (all kings of England) the King of France- All's Well that Ends WellHenry VI- the King of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost, Three Scottish kings-Macbeth, King of Denmark,Kings of Sicily and Bohemia-The Winter's Tale, King of Troy- Troilus and Cressida.

Wives of many of the English kingsCleopatra- Antony and CleopatraKatherine of France

INFLUENCE ON THEATRE

Queen Elizabeth and James I both liked theatre

Queen Elizabeth had to approve all plays

performed in Lodon

This caused a significant change in the style of

plays.

The queen liked Shakespeare’s plays and

supported his work

CHANGE IN THEATRE

Under Elizabeth’s rule theatres changed.

Plays were performed on a stage with three sides

were the audience could sit. Only the rear was open

for entrances/exits

JAMES I

Succeeded queen Elizabeth

Had many diseases- Kidney stones, gout.

Heavy drinker.

FACTS ON JAMES I

JAMES I Reigned: 1603-1625

Born: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland (1566)

Died: Hertfordshire, Herts, England (1625)

Father: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Mother: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots

Alias: James VI of Scotland

Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England

FACTS ABOUT ELIZABETH I

Reigned: 1558-1603Born: Greenwich Palace,

London, England (1533)Died: Richmond Palace,

London, England (1603)Father: Tudor, Henry

VIII, King of EnglandMother: Anne Boleyn,

Marchioness of PembrokeAlias: The Virgin

Queen; Queen BessBuried: Westminster Abbey,

London, England

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

Sir Francis drake

Being knighted by

Queen Elizabeth I

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/drake.htm

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/keydates/kingtim

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http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-e

ra-royalty.html

http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.ht

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http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html

Elizabeth I and the Armada, John Guy (1997)

Elizabeth I, Simon Adams (2005)