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Queen Elizabeth I

Rose Statzell, Melissa Levinsky, Danny Leimer, John Suarez

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Religion Elizabeth relied on Sir William Cecil

for advice concerning religiouschoices and decisions.

Religion was Queen Elizabethsmain concern in her early reign.

The Act of Uniformity 1559 requiredthe use of Protestant Book ofCommon Prayer in church services.

Took the control of the church from

the Papal. Queen Elizabeth assumed the tittleSupreme Governor of the Churchof England.

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Personality High intelligence

o Good wisdomo Spoke three languages

Latin French German

Didnt talk about her personal lifeo She was known as The Virgin Queeno Never married

Had a bad tempero Inherited her temper from both her mother and father

Elizabeth was considered a great queeno Was very kindo Popular amongst the people

Very respectfulo Always used manners in publico Kind to all people

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Concept of Power Had power over the church and the country Had power of life and death, could make

executions whenever necessary Known as the master of political science Followed after her father and his views with

the supremacist view on monarchy

Would directly antagonize Parliament Had great devotion from her advisementcouncil

Always made last minute decisions

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Technology, Arts, and Theater Technology

o Shipbuilding increasedo Navigation made voyages easier

Arts, And Theatero Elizabeth's court had musicians, writerso Shakespeare's plays were made famous because of Queen

Elizabeth.o Encouraged Shakespeare, Marlow and Bacon in their

playwritingo Artists Nicholas Hilliard

Drew her pictures Made portraits with elegance and also were used toportray her power

First theater was built during her reignWanted Shakespeare plays in her theater

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Economics

population doubled while she was queeno growth made the economy suffer

harvest was poor at least once every 10 years she was queen expansion in trade

o shipbuilding and navigation became safero major export was woolen cloth

traded at Netherlands port traded for French wine would make cloth exportso Spanish were better at making things with cloth

had to recover economic damage from Queen Mary economy flourished because of middle class allowed for expansion in North America

o British East Indian Company joint-stock company

Muscovy Companyo traded English goods

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Politics

Elizabeth saw her position as a position to help the peopleo didnt try to make problems with people in other countries or

within her owno agreed to a war against Spain

People questioned her and how legitimate she was because hermom was Protestant and not Catholic like her father was

Her father, King Henry (VIII) made her an illegitimate daughter whenhe divorced Anne Boleyn

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Fashion

dressed to show status people werent allowed to look better than the queen wore a lot of black and white to symbolize purity and virginity wore a lot of makeup after she had small pox, which scarred

her faceo used white lead

wore a wig to show her high fashion would stuff her cheeks with rags to keep them looking full