Queen Elizabeth I made history in the late 1500s, not for the length of her reign, but for moving England into a booming period of politics, exploration, and the arts—a so-called Golden Age
Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery / National Geographic Image Collection: Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn required England’s tumultuous split from the pope and Rome. She gave birth to Elizabeth I in 1533. After she failed to produce a son, Henry had her executed in 1536.Upon Henry’s death in 1547, 10-year-old Edward, Elizabeth’s younger half-brother , took the throne.
A production of Julius Caesar at the elaborate New Globe Theater in London draws in a large audience.One of Elizabeth I’s greatest contributions was her advocacy of the arts. And William Shakespeare was only one of the best-known Elizabethan dramatists. Writers such as George Peele, Robert Greene, and Thomas Nashe adopted religious plays’ rough humor and earthy approach, but wove them into dramas with a nonreligious character, as did Christopher Marlowe.
Mary was Elizabeth’s cousin once removed. As long as Elizabeth remained childless, Mary was next in line to the English throne; the fact that Mary had already born a male heir, James Stuart, in 1566, was also of concern to Elizabeth. Religious dissent and political scheming led to Mary's forced abdication in 1567. Leaving her young son behind, she fled to England, where she would spend the rest of her life.
Elizabeth I, queen of England, wrote this execution verdict of Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland, and stamped it with her seal.Foreign affairs also forced change on Elizabeth I. Spain ruled at the time as the world’s most powerful country, and the Spanish king, Philip II, plotted to dethrone Elizabeth.
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