Elizabethan Period History
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Elizabethan Period History
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This text is unformatted and terse. I've recieved some corrections but have
not merged them as yet. Please feel free to email me your comments.
I am lazy and miserable. I will work on this soon.
Elizabeth was born in 1533, child of Henry VIII and his 2nd wife Anne Boleyn.
The fact that Elizabeth was a daughter of the second
wife was of great important in determining acendancy as the Catholic
Church did not permit divorce.
Elizabeth I crowned in 1558.
The Elizabethan period covers 1558 through 1602, from Elizabeth's Coronation
until her death.
England and France were the major powers in Europe.
The Irish had been conquered and mostly supressed by the English.
Shakespeare was young compared to Elizabeth, but was writing in the 1590s.
Galileo was in his 30s in the late 1590s.
It was a period of trade and expansion, with merchant trips into the
Indies and into Russia.
Mary Queen of Scots executed in 1587.
Queen Elizabeth ruled England, maintaining her power through careful
manipulation of the Church and the feuding powers of Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leichester
and Lord Burleigh. Elizabeth at one point conspired to marry Leichester to
Mary Queen of Scots in order to bring the Scots under English rule. He,
upon marrying a ladies maid of Elizabeth was banished from Court for some
time. Elizabeth's favor (and the power and prestige thereof) were sought
by the players at Court.
Elizabeth's tightrope took her through reformation of the Henrician church
to a more protestant form. Henry VIII had altered the church to be his own
branch of Catholicism. By breaking from Rome, he annexed the Churches lands
in England. His son Edward (rather the Court, in Edward's name) reformed
the Church to be more protestant, and
Elizabeth continued the trend. Catholics were upset at this, and the
protestants found her too moderate. Catholics were taxed in order to
continue their faith and this became a symbol of prosperity among some of
the aristocracy. This, coupled with Elizabeths power plays, antagonized
the extreme protestants who bore the more familiar name of
Puritans. The distress of the Puritans at the uncertain position of the
Church lead many to emmigrate to New England. The true Catholics had grudges
against Elizabeth primarily due to her Protestant heritage, making her
illigitimate; these Catholics saw Mary Queen of Scots as the true successor
to the throne.
Mary Queen of Scots was the daughter of Mary of Guise, the most important
family in France at the time.
Following Leichesters death, the fued becamne essex vs cecil.
Mary Queen of Scots
Margret Tudor, sister to King Henry VIII, married the King of Scotland,
has son James. James married Mary of Guise, who has daughter Mary in 1542.
Guise is the most powerful family in France, making a strong link
between France and Scotland.
James dies near Mary's birth making her Queen and Mary of Guise regent.
Mary later marries Francis II, the heir to France. She moves to France
when young, leaving her mother to govern Scotland. When Francis II is
crowned, Mary becomes the Queen of France. Francis dies young however,
and Mary rules(?) France until her mother's death.
As her mother's death leaves Scotland without a ruler, Mary returns to
Scotland to govern in 1560(?). But she's thoroughly french and very
Catholic to boot. She remarries Henry, Lord Darnely and thus aquires
another link to the English throne. Both Mary and Elizabeth were Tudors,
Mary being Catholic, Elizabeth being Protestant, and Elizabeth not being
accepted by the Catholics due to her mother being Henry VIII's second wife
Anne Boleyn. So the Catholics despise Elizabeth and like Mary despite her
French origins. Mary and Lord Danley have a son James.
Lord Danley dies under mysterious circumstances and Mary remarries. This
leads to her being run out of Scotland to England of all places where Elizabeth to
protect her best interests puts Mary in prison in 1567.
Mary is imprisoned for twenty years. As a focal point for plots to
overthrow Elizabeth, Mary, even imprisoned, is not free of intrigue.
She constantly sought her freedom and jumped at all conspiracies.
One plot sought to marry her to England's last Duke (Thomas Howard,
Duke of Norfolk). This was seen as treason by the Crown as the
marraige could form a better claim to the throne. Although Norfolk was
likely innocent of the plot, he was executed in 1572. Walsingham
set Mary up the Babbington plot in the mid-80s and managed to
prove her guilt. Mary was found guilty of conspiring to
murder Elizabeth; she was put to death in 1587.
Upon Elizabeth's death in 1602, James I of Scotland becomes the ruler of
both countries.
Mary Tudor queen before Elizabeth, 1st daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of
Aragon. Eliz 2nd daughter by 2nd wife.
From William.Osser@EBay.Sun.COM Fri Apr 22 12:07:47 1994
Elizabeth took the throne in 58, was born in 33. Theoretically, the
age didn't start until she took the throne
The Irish had been partially subjugated, certainly not conquered. The
current day problems in Ireland are related to that age...Ireland was
Catholic and, therefore, potentially a landing spot for Spaniards.
The English wished they could conquer the Irish.
Also, Leicester was a favorite. Baron Burleigh was undoubtedly
more powerful since he had the queen's ear (so, do you want the
St. George perspective on this or what? :)
mary queen of scotts was executed in 1586. This caused a great stir
among the ruling monarchs because no other ruling monarch had ever
been executed by another monarch (during this age. I suppose during
wars this happened more often).
Leicester didn't mary a maid of the queen, he may have porked a few of
them, but he married Lettice Knollys, widow of the earl of essex, and
mother (at that time) of two year old Robert devereaux who would cause
his own problems when he because the queens favorite in the 90s.
Edward didn't reform the protestant church. It was done in his name, but
since he was sick for most of his life until he died, he was mostly a pawn.
Leicester vs. Burleigh feud became Essex vs. Robert Cecil, Burleigh's son and
successor
You might want to explain that Margaret Tudor was sister to Henry (I forgot
if it was 7th or 8th)
Mary Queen of Scots was constantly at the center of plots. There was a
plot to marry England's last Duke (Thomas Howard, Duk of Norfolk) to her.
The queen saw this as treason, since between the two of them, they might
have had a better claim to the throne. Though it was very unlikely that
Norfolk thought about these implications he was executed in 72.
Realize that mary was in england as a prisoner/guest for 20 years. She
constantly sought her freedom and jumped at all conspiracies. Walsingham
managed to set her up the Babbington plot in the mid-80s and managed to
prove her guilt.
From: gunvor.lindgren@mailbox.swipnet.se (Katarina Lindgren)
Leichester, Robert Dudley, whose father and grandfather were both executed
married Amy Robsart on the 4th of June 1550. They were both 17 years old ,
and the marriage is considered to have been a love match (at least in the
beginning). Amy was the daughter of "an obscure country knight", and Robert
therefore seems to have married "beneath" himself. Many years later, Amy was
I believe found dead ( I don=B4t remember wheather she was murdered or not),
and it seems like Robert was suspected to have murdered her, so that he
could marry Elizabeth instead. As you and I know, he never did. He choose an
"easier" match instead, marrying the wealthy widow? Lettice Knollys. Robert
Dudley died in 1588.
By the way, Mary Stuart, never ruled France. She might have been married to
the boy-king, but when he died his younger brother succeeded him as king of
France, while Mary had to settle with being queen of Scotland.
"in 1558 she was married to the Dauphin, who succeeded to the French throne
as Francis II in 1559 but died the next year. Mary returned to Scotland in
1561."
She had to return, as she may now be dowager Queen of France, but she had
not born a child-heir, and found no place for herself in France (politics
is always sticky.) In Scotland, she was Queen, undisputedly. She did not
"settle" for this, as she was the monarch since a week after her birthday
in December 1542 (Which meant she was Queen before Mary Tudor became Queen
of England). The rest is sad history.
Also, Margaret Tudor, who married James the IV of Scotland, was the eldest
daughter of Henry VII, older sister to Henry VIII. She was Grandmother to
both Mary Stuart and Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, (Mary's second husband).
Thus, marriage between the two strengthened Mary's claim to England's throne.
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This text is unformatted and terse. I've recieved some corrections but have
not merged them as yet. Please feel free to email me your comments.
I am lazy and miserable. I will work on this soon.
Elizabeth was born in 1533, child of Henry VIII and his 2nd wife Anne Boleyn.
The fact that Elizabeth was a daughter of the second
wife was of great important in determining acendancy as the Catholic
Church did not permit divorce.
Elizabeth I crowned in 1558.
The Elizabethan period covers 1558 through 1602, from Elizabeth's Coronation
until her death.
England and France were the major powers in Europe.
The Irish had been conquered and mostly supressed by the English.
Shakespeare was young compared to Elizabeth, but was writing in the 1590s.
Galileo was in his 30s in the late 1590s.
It was a period of trade and expansion, with merchant trips into the
Indies and into Russia.
Mary Queen of Scots executed in 1587.
Queen Elizabeth ruled England, maintaining her power through careful
manipulation of the Church and the feuding powers of Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leichester
and Lord Burleigh. Elizabeth at one point conspired to marry Leichester to
Mary Queen of Scots in order to bring the Scots under English rule. He,
upon marrying a ladies maid of Elizabeth was banished from Court for some
time. Elizabeth's favor (and the power and prestige thereof) were sought
by the players at Court.
Elizabeth's tightrope took her through reformation of the Henrician church
to a more protestant form. Henry VIII had altered the church to be his own
branch of Catholicism. By breaking from Rome, he annexed the Churches lands
in England. His son Edward (rather the Court, in Edward's name) reformed
the Church to be more protestant, and
Elizabeth continued the trend. Catholics were upset at this, and the
protestants found her too moderate. Catholics were taxed in order to
continue their faith and this became a symbol of prosperity among some of
the aristocracy. This, coupled with Elizabeths power plays, antagonized
the extreme protestants who bore the more familiar name of
Puritans. The distress of the Puritans at the uncertain position of the
Church lead many to emmigrate to New England. The true Catholics had grudges
against Elizabeth primarily due to her Protestant heritage, making her
illigitimate; these Catholics saw Mary Queen of Scots as the true successor
to the throne.
Mary Queen of Scots was the daughter of Mary of Guise, the most important
family in France at the time.
Following Leichesters death, the fued becamne essex vs cecil.
Mary Queen of Scots
Margret Tudor, sister to King Henry VIII, married the King of Scotland,
has son James. James married Mary of Guise, who has daughter Mary in 1542.
Guise is the most powerful family in France, making a strong link
between France and Scotland.
James dies near Mary's birth making her Queen and Mary of Guise regent.
Mary later marries Francis II, the heir to France. She moves to France
when young, leaving her mother to govern Scotland. When Francis II is
crowned, Mary becomes the Queen of France. Francis dies young however,
and Mary rules(?) France until her mother's death.
As her mother's death leaves Scotland without a ruler, Mary returns to
Scotland to govern in 1560(?). But she's thoroughly french and very
Catholic to boot. She remarries Henry, Lord Darnely and thus aquires
another link to the English throne. Both Mary and Elizabeth were Tudors,
Mary being Catholic, Elizabeth being Protestant, and Elizabeth not being
accepted by the Catholics due to her mother being Henry VIII's second wife
Anne Boleyn. So the Catholics despise Elizabeth and like Mary despite her
French origins. Mary and Lord Danley have a son James.
Lord Danley dies under mysterious circumstances and Mary remarries. This
leads to her being run out of Scotland to England of all places where Elizabeth to
protect her best interests puts Mary in prison in 1567.
Mary is imprisoned for twenty years. As a focal point for plots to
overthrow Elizabeth, Mary, even imprisoned, is not free of intrigue.
She constantly sought her freedom and jumped at all conspiracies.
One plot sought to marry her to England's last Duke (Thomas Howard,
Duke of Norfolk). This was seen as treason by the Crown as the
marraige could form a better claim to the throne. Although Norfolk was
likely innocent of the plot, he was executed in 1572. Walsingham
set Mary up the Babbington plot in the mid-80s and managed to
prove her guilt. Mary was found guilty of conspiring to
murder Elizabeth; she was put to death in 1587.
Upon Elizabeth's death in 1602, James I of Scotland becomes the ruler of
both countries.
Mary Tudor queen before Elizabeth, 1st daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of
Aragon. Eliz 2nd daughter by 2nd wife.
From William.Osser@EBay.Sun.COM Fri Apr 22 12:07:47 1994
Elizabeth took the throne in 58, was born in 33. Theoretically, the
age didn't start until she took the throne
The Irish had been partially subjugated, certainly not conquered. The
current day problems in Ireland are related to that age...Ireland was
Catholic and, therefore, potentially a landing spot for Spaniards.
The English wished they could conquer the Irish.
Also, Leicester was a favorite. Baron Burleigh was undoubtedly
more powerful since he had the queen's ear (so, do you want the
St. George perspective on this or what? :)
mary queen of scotts was executed in 1586. This caused a great stir
among the ruling monarchs because no other ruling monarch had ever
been executed by another monarch (during this age. I suppose during
wars this happened more often).
Leicester didn't mary a maid of the queen, he may have porked a few of
them, but he married Lettice Knollys, widow of the earl of essex, and
mother (at that time) of two year old Robert devereaux who would cause
his own problems when he because the queens favorite in the 90s.
Edward didn't reform the protestant church. It was done in his name, but
since he was sick for most of his life until he died, he was mostly a pawn.
Leicester vs. Burleigh feud became Essex vs. Robert Cecil, Burleigh's son and
successor
You might want to explain that Margaret Tudor was sister to Henry (I forgot
if it was 7th or 8th)
Mary Queen of Scots was constantly at the center of plots. There was a
plot to marry England's last Duke (Thomas Howard, Duk of Norfolk) to her.
The queen saw this as treason, since between the two of them, they might
have had a better claim to the throne. Though it was very unlikely that
Norfolk thought about these implications he was executed in 72.
Realize that mary was in england as a prisoner/guest for 20 years. She
constantly sought her freedom and jumped at all conspiracies. Walsingham
managed to set her up the Babbington plot in the mid-80s and managed to
prove her guilt.
From: gunvor.lindgren@mailbox.swipnet.se (Katarina Lindgren)
Leichester, Robert Dudley, whose father and grandfather were both executed
married Amy Robsart on the 4th of June 1550. They were both 17 years old ,
and the marriage is considered to have been a love match (at least in the
beginning). Amy was the daughter of "an obscure country knight", and Robert
therefore seems to have married "beneath" himself. Many years later, Amy was
I believe found dead ( I don=B4t remember wheather she was murdered or not),
and it seems like Robert was suspected to have murdered her, so that he
could marry Elizabeth instead. As you and I know, he never did. He choose an
"easier" match instead, marrying the wealthy widow? Lettice Knollys. Robert
Dudley died in 1588.
By the way, Mary Stuart, never ruled France. She might have been married to
the boy-king, but when he died his younger brother succeeded him as king of
France, while Mary had to settle with being queen of Scotland.
"in 1558 she was married to the Dauphin, who succeeded to the French throne
as Francis II in 1559 but died the next year. Mary returned to Scotland in
1561."
She had to return, as she may now be dowager Queen of France, but she had
not born a child-heir, and found no place for herself in France (politics
is always sticky.) In Scotland, she was Queen, undisputedly. She did not
"settle" for this, as she was the monarch since a week after her birthday
in December 1542 (Which meant she was Queen before Mary Tudor became Queen
of England). The rest is sad history.
Also, Margaret Tudor, who married James the IV of Scotland, was the eldest
daughter of Henry VII, older sister to Henry VIII. She was Grandmother to
both Mary Stuart and Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, (Mary's second husband).
Thus, marriage between the two strengthened Mary's claim to England's throne.
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