Hail to the Queen
Have you ever been in a time of total distress? Did you feel like you were at the end of your rope with no one to turn to? The best way to withdraw yourself from these struggling times is to receive the comfort from a mentor. Let me tell you about Queen Elizabeth and how she comforted her people in a fearful and depressing situation. After the attack of the Spaniards, although the English defeated them, the people of England still feared King Philip and his Spanish army, called the Armada (World Book Encyclopedia by Salvin, Arthur J. P. 239). Queen Elizabeth wrote and presented a speech to the soldiers assembled at Tilbury (Salvin, Arthur J. P. 239). The speech that gave the people of England courage and hope. This was the moment when Queen Elizabeth shown (The First Elizabeth by Erickson, Carolly p. 374-75). Elizabeth's half-sister, Mary Tudor, was the former queen of England. Her mother, Catherine of Aragon, was a Catholic, and Mary was brought up with Catholic ways and tradition. When Mary inherited the throne, she was so determined to make Catholicism the state religion in her country the she persecuted Protestants all over England (Salvin, Arthur J. P. 238). Protestants were tied to a stake in the middle of th
Elizabeth's cousin, the queen of Scots, Mary Stuart, was forced to leave her throne in 1567. She fled to England, causing tension and uneasiness among the English people. Queen Elizabeth restored the Church of England (a Protestant domination) as the main church. Elizabeth's subjects were worried that Mary might try to replace their beloved queen. Mary Stuart was raised a Catholic, and the English Protestants didn't want a Catholic ruler. Mary plotted to kill Elizabeth, but her attempts were unsuccessful. Finally, Elizabeth reluctantly agreed to have Mary beheaded in 1587 (Salvin, Arthur J. P.239). When King Philip heard of what happened, he was enraged. Queen Mary had appointed Philip as her heir (Erickson, Carolly p.143). He also found out about Elizabeth supporting the Netherlands troops against Spanish rule. To make matters worse, Elizabeth turned him down when he asked for her hand in marriage. Also, in 1587, Sir Francis Drake raided the Spanish port at Cadiz. He destroyed 30 Spanish war ships and stole large amounts of treasure from the galleons. These events led up to King Philip's final decision to pull the Spanish forces from the Netherlands, and direct them to attack the English people (The Norton Anthology of English Literature). The victory of the battle did wonders for the depressed hearts of the people, but not for their fearf
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