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 =__** Elizabeth I **__ = by Corey and Arash __**Ascension to the Throne:**__ Elizabeth  was daughter of Henry VIII and her mother was Anne Boleyn. She succeed Mary I (Bloody Mary). When she took throne England was in disarray, because England was in debt, the cities were horrible condition, and England standing in Europe was faltering.
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__**Major Events in her life:**__ > Groileronline/Elizabeth 1.  "Elizabeth I." 19 Feb. 2009 .
 * She was born on September 7th, 1533
 * Her coronation was on September 10th, 1533
 * On January 15, 1559 Elizabeth I has her coronation
 * In 1571 the plot to assassinate Elizabeth I begins
 * In competition with Spain to control the New World she sends Sir. Francis Drake on an expedition to the New World.
 * Meanwhile Sir. Walter Raleigh is sent out to steal gold from Spanish gallons coming from the New World.
 * The English expedition to the Netherlands under the leadership of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Start of the war with Spain as a result.
 * In 1588 the Spanish armada is destroy in the English Channel by English Fire Ships.
 * 1603 Elizabeth I dies she left England as the most powerful country in the world. She brought England out of debt and misery and gave them power and prosperity.
 * Weir, Alison. __Primary Sources: Elizabethan England__. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. New York: Peguin Books, 2004.

__**Major Accomplishments:**__ During her reign Elizabethan England experienced a growth in the arts, theater, such as Shakespeare's plays, and many other achievements in arts. During the age of Elizabeth, painting was dominated by portraiture, particularly in the form of miniatures, while elaborate textiles and embroidery prevailed in the decorative arts, and sculpture found its place within the confines of tomb and architectural decoration. Elizabeth I's favored court painter,the Englishman Nicholas Hilliard (1547–1619), is best known for his miniature paintings.
 * The reign of Queen Elizabeth I also saw significant expansion overseas. Great explorers were encouraged such as Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh,
 * Sir John Hawkins, Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Richard Greenville.
 * The new scientific thinking of the renaissance was encouraged and important men such as Sir Francis Bacon and Dr. John Dee emerged during the Elizabethan era.
 * She achieved an excellent reputation as a good and wise ruler, who was truly loved by her people.
 * She was highly accomplished in the art of rhetoric and Public Relations.
 * A major accomplishment was the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 132 by the English fleet of 34 ships and 163 armed merchant vessels under Lord
 * Howard of Effingham, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir John Hawkins,the English navy defeated further attempts at invasion in 1596 and 1597.
 * Queen Elizabeth adopted a moderate religious policy. The Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity (1559), the introduction of the Prayer Book of 1559 T
 * The Thirty-Nine Articles (1563) were all Protestant in doctrine, but preserved many traditionally Catholic ceremonies.
 * Although a Protestant she did not persecute Catholics with conviction - she adopted a moderate approach.
 * Queen Elizabeth established the Poor Laws - she achieved a new framework of support for the needy.
 * She was the most popular monarch of her time, she was loved by her people. She was loved due to her tolerance of all people.
 * Rowse, A. L. "Elizabeth I ." //Encyclopedia Americana//. 2009. Grolier Online. 12 Feb. 2009 .

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http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/images/Elizabeth%20I.jpg media type="custom" key="3276372" Viva la Vida by Coldplay: http://music.aol.com/video/viva-la-vida/coldplay/2200999 Lyrics of Viva la Vida: [] media type="custom" key="3224362"[|Sorry mouth doesn't work] __**Economic Changes:**__
 * Elizabeth’s government enacted legislation known as the Poor Laws, which made every local parish responsible for its own poor, created workhouses,
 * The law severely punished homeless beggars. Parliament also passed bills to ensure fair prices in times of shortage and to regulate wages in times of unemployment.
 * One of the queen’s most important economic decisions was to issue a new currency that contained a standard amount of precious metal. This raised confidence in the currency and also allowed businesses to enter into long-term financial contracts.
 * During Elizabeth’s reign, England expanded trade overseas and the merchant community grew.
 * Private shipbuilding boomed and navigational advances made long sea voyages safer. England’s chief commodity was woolen cloth, traded mostly at the Dutch port of Antwerp for finished goods and such luxuries as French wines.
 * Cloth exports grew over the course of the reign.
 * Theysuffered from competition from finer Spanish products and from Antwerp’s decline after its harbor silted up
 * It became impassable by the mid-1560s.
 * In the 1560s financier Sir Thomas Gresham founded the Royal Exchange to help merchants find secure markets for their goods.
 * Antwerp for finished goods and such luxuries as French wines. Cloth exports grew over the course of the reign, but suffered from competition from finer Spanish products and from Antwerp’s decline after its harbor silted up
 * It became impassable by the mid-1560s.
 * In the 1560s financier Sir Thomas Gresham founded the Royal Exchange to help merchants find secure markets for their good.
 * ===Lehmberg, Stanford E. "Elizabeth I, Queen of England." //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia//. 2009. Grolier Online. 12 Feb. 2009 .===

"Elizabeth the Golden Age." __Movie Photos: Femme Fatale__. 21 Feb. 2009 . My loving people, we have been persuaded by some, that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.Let tyrants fear; I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects. And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even the dust.I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe,should dare to invade the borders of my realms: to which, rather than any dishonour should grow by me, I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already, by your forwardness, that you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you, on the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you.In the mean my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble and worthy subject; not doubting by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and by your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over the enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people. ** > **__Speech at Tilbury Fort:__** media type="custom" key="3259962" __**SPE Chart:**__ When Elizabeth assumed her position as Queen of England, the country was in chaos. A bloddy rivalry between Catholics and Protestants had created a religious divide that was tearing apart the nation. Queen Elizabeth's first order of business as new monarch was to bring an end to the religious strife. Unlike her siblings, the fanatically Catholic Mary and the extreme Protestant Edward, Elizabeth was extraordinarily tolerant and sought to bring a middle ground to the Church. The task would not be easy, as many did not share her views on religious toleration. Elizabeth wanted to mend the division that was so deeply hurting the nation and a compromise was a natural progression towards unity. __**(Elibrary)**__ In 1559, under the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity and upheld by the New Prayer Book, Elizabeth's Church of England was established. All spiritual needs were met under the reforms, except the extreme left wings of Catholicism and Protestantism, whose beliefs were outrageous in the eyes of the Queen. With the Act of Supremacy papal authority was abolished, making Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church. The Act of Uniformity required that all citizens worship on a regular basis according to the rites and ideologies of an open prayer book. There were heavy fines for those who did not attend.__**(Elibrary)**__
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||< **__Political:__ **<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">In government, Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and siblings. <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">One of her mottoes was " **//<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">video et taceo //**<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">" ("I see, and say nothing").This strategy, viewed with impatience by her counselors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;"> (Grolier)<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">Though Elizabeth was cautious in foreign affairs and only half-heartedly supported a number of ineffective, poorly resourced military campaigns in the Netherlands, France, and Ireland. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">Within 20 years of her death, she was being celebrated as the ruler of a golden age, an image that retains its hold on the English people. <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">Elizabeth's reign is known as ****<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; text-decoration: none;">the Elizabethan Era, famous above all for the flourishing of English Drama, led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and for the seafaring prowess of English adventurers such as Francis Drake and John Hawkins. **<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">**(Groiler)**

||< **__Economic:__** <span class="T3" style="margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During Elizabeth’s reign, England expanded trade overseas and the merchant community grew. Private shipbuilding boomed and navigational advances made long sea voyages safer. England’s chief commodity was woolen cloth, traded mostly at the Dutch port of Antwerp for finished goods and such luxuries as French wines. Cloth exports grew over the course of the reign, but suffered from competition from finer Spanish products and from Antwerp’s decline after its harbor silted up and became impassable by the mid-1560s. In the 1560s financier Sir Thomas Gresham founded the Royal Exchange to help merchants find secure markets for their goods.**(Groiler)** At the same time, new enterprises like the Muscovy Company were chartered to find outlets for English products. In 1600 the government granted the English East India Company a monopoly to trade in Asia, Africa, and America. ** (Gale Group)** || __**Time line of Elizabeth I life:**__ By Corey Cohen and Arash Kalayeh

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Rowse, A. L. "Elizabeth I ." //Encyclopedia Americana//. 2009. Grolier Online. 12 Feb. 2009 <http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0141620-00>.

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Lehmberg, Stanford E. "Elizabeth I, Queen of England." //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia//. 2009. Grolier Online. 12 Feb. 2009 <http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0095900-0>.

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