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Queen Elizabeth I.
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• Part 1 The childhood of Queen Elizabeth I.
• Part 2 Her services and events from 1559 to 1600
• Part 3 Elizabeth the Spanish Armada
• Part 4 Elizabeth the political scene
• Part 5 The end of her life

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• Part 1

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HER CHILDHOOD
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September 7th 1533 Queen Elizabeth was born to
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Another disappointment !
Another step to the gallows !
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She was born in a dangerous time because her
father was very aggressive. After Henrys first
wife, Catherine of Aragon had given to him only
one daughter who would later be Queen Mary I, he
wanted to get a divorce, because then he could
marry the beautiful Anne Boleyn.
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But the Pope didnt allow this, so Henry broke
the Catholic tradition and invented the
Protestant Church of England. Then the Pope had
no influence on the island.
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Elizabeth didnt have an easy life at the court.
Her father was angry that she was a girl and not
a boy. And her mother was executed when Elizabeth
was 3 years old.
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After her mothers death Elizabeth had to live in
Hatfield House, because Henry invalidated the
marriage to Anne. So he could marry his next
wife, Jane Seymour. Finally Henry got his son.
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Elizabeth was a very sensible and precocious
girl. Although she had just a small chance of
becoming queen - anyhow as long as Henry ruled -
she was the kings daughter and could enjoy an
almost royal upbringing.
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Elizabeth mastered her studies of classic
literature, rhetoric, history and moral
philosophy with the help of her teacher Roger
Ascham.
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• Moreover she learned 4 foreign languages
• Italian
• French
• Greek
• Latin

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After all Catherine Parr, Henrys 6th wife,
allowed Elizabeth to come back to the royal court.
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Important year In the year 1547 the wife
murderer HENRY VIII died !
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The successor of Henry VIII was his only
10-year-old and sick halfbrother Edward.
Everybody expected him to die soon. Catherine
Parr married Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour.
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Important year In the year 1549 CATHERINE
PARR died !
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Important year In the year 1553 EDWARD died !
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Important year In the year 1553 MARY I became
queen !
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End of Childhood !
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• Part 2

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• Her services and events from 1559 to 1600

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Her events and services from 1559 to 1585

• 1559 The crowning of Elizabeth I. in Westminster
  Abbey
• 1559 Through the change of the Act of
  Sovereignty and the Act of Uniformity, she tried
  to unite England in religion and domestic
  politics

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Her services from 1586 to 1590

• 1587 The parliament executes Maria Stuart on
  February 8th in Fotheringhay Castle without Queen
  Elizabeth I knowing about it.
• 1588 The defeat of the Spanish Armada

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ELIZABETH THE SPANISH ARMADA
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THE REASONS FOR THE BATTLE

• Philip II of Spain had no reason to be happy with
  Elizabeth
• First she was aiding the Netherlands with troops
  , and she helped them to fight against the
  Spanish rule .
• Her pirates attacked his ships and stole their
  cargo
• And worst of all Elizabeth refused him to marry
  when she became Queen .

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• Francis Drakes raid on the Spanish fleet in
  Cadiz caused Philip to speed up his plans .
• So Philip II sent his Armada to invade England in
  1587 .
• The English had been preparing for this since
  Marys death in 1587 .
• But only less than half the Spanish fleet left
  the port .

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THE BATTLE

• The Spanish galleons were large and difficult to
  manuever in comparison to the smaller and faster
  English ships.

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• The Armada was unable to land on the English
  shore because of the size of their ships .
• The soldiers couldnt come on land .
• But the use of land troops was an important part
  of Philips plan .

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• The English also used fireboats to destroy the
  Armada .
• A fireboat is a unmanned ship which is covered in
  tar to sail into the opposing fleet
• The fireboats were also loaded with explosives
  and gunpowder .

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• The fireboats were so effective that the Armada
  was almost destroyed .
• Only 67 ships returned to Spain .
• Overnight England became one of the most powerful
  countries in Europe .

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ELIZABETH THE POLITICAL SCENE
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• Elizabeth was a master of political science .
• She showed great wisdom by getting round the
  decisions of the Parliament , playing one off
  against another .
• Only a few English Kings or Queens enjoyed such
  political power , while they still enjoyed the
  loyalty of the English society .

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• Part 5

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• The end of her life

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The end of her life

• 1601 Her Golden speech which gave an overview
  of the great performances during her reign
• 1603 Finally she died on March, 24th in Richmond
  (London)