Queen Elizabeth I
Were Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great effective rulers? Were their reign's characterized as good or not so well? Disregarding the opinion of those who reigned concurrently or historians today, these two ruled their country in a time of turmoil and uncertainty! The world and the people within it were undergoing a major transition. New lands were being discovered as well as major role-playing continents and countries were changing status. Some losing power while others gained it. Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great ruled their country to the extent in which they were able and their subjects allowed them to. Queen Elizabeth I of England was a remarkable ruler. Elizabeth was born in 1533 to Henry VIII of England and took the throne in 1588 at the age of twenty-five and reigned until 1603 when she passed away (Sowards, 28). Elizabeth was the last of the Tudor Dynasty (Upshur, 465). Due to her father's uncontrollable hap-hazardous rule, Elizabeth, at only the age of twenty-five, was already faced with dilemma within England. Henry VIII wanted a male to take over his throne so when he felt his time was running out, Henry VIII needed to divorce his Queen at that time but the Catholic Church doesn't allow this. He separate
became supreme on the seas. English commerce increased Without alienating public opinion, Queen Elizabeth gained what she wanted. Queen Elizabeth's policies coincided with the interests of the people (Upshur, 465). Queen Elizabeth was active in foreign policy. The people of England, her subjects, began to see new materials due to her intervention in foreign policy. Furthermore, they began to obtain wealth. Elizabeth began trade with India and granted a charter to the English East India Company (Upshur, 465). This opened the path for trade as well as the ideas for others to strive to achieve goals, and to set higher standards. This gave some morale to the people of England. "She also established relations with the rulers of Russia and authorized the formation of the Muscovy company, the first in western Europe to trade with Russia" (Upshur, 465). Queen Elizabeth was a peaceful ruler, however, she did engage in on act of warfare. She is most famous for her dramatic victory over the Spanish Armada during the summer of 1588 (Sowards, 25). "English hostility to Spain was growing for a number of reasons: sympathy for the beleaguered French Huguenots and the peasants of Holland locked in their own desperate struggle with Phillip; the undeclared sea war with Spain that English privateers and pirates had already been carrying on for a generation...(Sowards, 26). There was no ground war and the people of England never became unrested. Queen Elizabeth was patient and
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