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Recap:

1. Henry VII, the end of the War of the Roses

2. Henry VIII, the Church of England

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Henry VII was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. He unified the warring factions in the Wars of the Roses.

He was a powerful and charismatic man. He's known for his love life and the establishment of the Church of England. He is also credited with establishing the Royal Navy.

Divorce wasn't allowed within the Roman Catholic church, so Henry wasn't allowed to divorce Catherine of Aragon and remarry Anne Boleyn. In a process called the Reformation, Henry broke with the papacy in Rome, established the Church of England, and replaced the Pope as the Head of the Church in England. This caused a divide between Catholics and Protestants.

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Henry VII was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. He unified the warring factions in the Wars of the Roses. He was a powerful and charismatic man. He's known for his love life and the establishment of the Church of England. He is also credited with establishing the Royal Navy.

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Anne Boleyn Saying Farewell to her Daughter Elizabeth, Gustaf Wappers, 1838.

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Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533, at Greenwich Palace, London. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife.

Her birth deepened the royal succession crisis.

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Portrait of Elizabeth I of England in her coronation robes. Copy c. 1600–1610 of a lost original of c. 1559.

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Elizabeth I ascended to the English throne in 1558, after the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her ascension marked the beginning of a new era in English history, later known as the Elizabethan Age.

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Elizabeth had to face several challenges:

Gender

Marriage

Religion

Invasion

Money

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Each group receives a topic.

One person plays the role of the Queen, the others play the role of her councelors. Think and reflect!

How could it be avoided by Henry VIII?

What could you do to solve the problem?

What makes your solution good?

Group 1: Gender

Group 2: Marriage

Group 3: Religion

Group 4: Invasion

Group 5: Money

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Some feared that a female ruler was sign of a weak country. France and Spain were the most powerful nations, and were ruled by kings.

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There were worries about who Elizabeth might marry, but she decided to remain virgin and unmarried to protect England from foreign princes. "I am mother to my people," she declared.

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Elizabeth’s father, Henry VIII, broke from the Roman Catholic Church and started his own Church of England. Elizabeth’s sister, Mary, became queen and restored the Pope, so England returned a Catholic country. The situation between Catholics and Protestants was tense.

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Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, claimed the throne. Mary was a Catholic and married to the heir to the French throne. They threaten Elizabeth’s position.

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Elizabeth’s sister, Mary, left a debt of £250,000, a huge sum of money at the time.

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Especially in the early years of Elizabeth’s reign, England always faced the danger of attack from Spain and France, the great Roman Catholic powers, encouraged by the Pope. Against these perils, the Queen could rely only on her own wits, her gambler’s instinct, and her talent for creating a cult of personality.

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Elizabeth secured her position creating a glorious public image that overwhelmed religious differences and appealed directly to English patriotism. In order to win her subjects over, she needed to be visible and, in an age of slow communications, that meant undertaking many royal “progresses.”

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Elizabeth's progress, resembled travelling theatre. Every summer of the first 20 years of her reign, she moved in splendid procession through the major towns and cities of England. The centerpiece was, of course, the Queen herself.

'We princes, are set as it were upon stages in the sight and view of the world."- Elizabeth I

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Elizabeth's progress, resembled travelling theatre. Every summer of the first 20 years of her reign, she moved in splendid procession through the major towns and cities of England. The centerpiece was, of course, the Queen herself.

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Elizabeth I's naval forces defeated the Spanish Armada in August 1588. This victory protected England from invasion but also established it as a dominant sea power.

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The iconic Armada portrait commemorates the most famous conflict of Elizabeth I's reign. The portrait depicts the Tudor queen surrounded by symbols of royal majesty. 
Identify the meaning of each element and connect the text with the corresponding symbol.

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Spencer's The Faerie Queene is one of the longest poems in the English language. It can be read on several levels of allegory, including as praise of Elizabeth I.

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The influence of the queen can be seen in many of Shakespeare’s plays, including The Merry Wives of Windsor. In this play, the reference is made to the Queen of the Fairies, an allusion to Elizabeth.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - The Queen's Speech Scene

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The famous Tilbury speech was held by the Queen before the final naval battle of the English fleet against the Spenish Armada.

She was dressed ad an angelic soldier, reinforcing her cult of personality.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - The Queen's Speech Scene (7/10) | Movieclips

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - Mother to My People Scene (10/10) | Movieclips

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1591: The Establishment of the Poor Laws

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1591: The Establishment of the Poor Laws

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In 1591, amid economic difficulties, Elizabeth I established the Poor Laws. These laws were designed to provide aid to the poor and set the foundations for English social welfare.

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1594: The Foundation of the East India Company

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1594: The Foundation of the East India Company

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In 1594, Elizabeth I granted a royal charter to the East India Company, marking the beginning of English colonial expansion and the establishment of a global trade network.

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Elizabeth I died on March 24, 1603, marking the end of an era. She was succeeded by her cousin, James I, thereby uniting the crowns of England and Scotland and initiating the Stuart era of English history.

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There were many legal restrictions on the rights of women. Also, there was considerable social pressure on women to behave according to specific social norms.

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Women were expected to be subservient, quiet and homebound, with their primary ambitions entirely confined to marriage, childbirth and homemaking.

Women were regarded as weaker than men, more prone to psychological and physical problems and in need of supervision, control and sometimes restraint by the one true sex, men.

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The story of the queen sung by Sung History

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Queen Elizabeth I: "Boyfriends Are Trouble" | SUNG HISTORY

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Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for 44 years. How did she manage that? She did it alone! CLICK HERE FOR MORE SUNG HISTORY: http://bit.ly/20RsTAk Get "Boyfriends Are Trouble" on iTunes: http://apple.co/1mUatwc Get the whole "Sung History" album on iTunes: http://apple.co/1mUatwc Get the whole "Sung History" album on CD Baby: http://bit.ly/1RwUv7V → LYRICS ← My story starts like many, little princess all alone...

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