Elizabeth: How well did she deal with her problems?

v Religion - Which religion should she use - Catholic? Protestant? Bit of both?

v Welsh - How could she win the Welsh over to her religion?

v Marriage - Who/Why should she Marry?

v Mary Queen if Scots - What should she do with her adulterous Catholic cousin?

v Spain - Should she help the Protestants rebel in the Netherlands? Should she have excecuted Mary Queen of Scots? How can she stop the Armada?

v Parliament - How should she rule the country? By parliament or by a small group of councillors?

Elizabeth I

(1533-1603) born on Sep 7

English ruler. "Good Queen Bess" ruled Great Britain and N. Ireland, 1558-1603; during her reign England became a world power.

	Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.
	Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
	I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.
	I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.
	All my possessions for a moment of time.

Sources of Quotations:
F:	Letter, 1581.
R:	In "Apophthegms," by Francis Bacon, 1625.
A:	Speech, Oct 1566.
N:	Speech, 8 Aug 1588, to her troops on the approach of the Spanish Armada.
K:	Alleged last words.

Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth I How well did she deal with her problems?
Queen Elizabeth dealt with many problems as a Queen. Your task is to study the problems and decide how well you think she dealt with them. Problems: v v Religion - Which religion should she use - Catholic? Protestant? Bit of both? v Welsh - How could she win the Welsh over to her religion? v Marriage - Who/Why should she Marry? v Mary Queen if Scots - What should she do with her adulterous Catholic cousin? v Spain - Should she help the Protestants rebel in the Netherlands? Should she have excecuted Mary Queen of Scots? How can she stop the Armada? v Parliament - How should she rule the country? By parliament or by a small group of councillors?