	Elizabeth I
Internet Resources http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizlink.htm http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/elizabeth/ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09764a.htm http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide16/politics.html http://www.nwlink.com/~scotlass/mary,.htm http://www.elizabethi.org/faq/two.htm http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/	Timeline Elizabeth's Life 1533 Born 7 September at Greenwich Palace, London; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn 1536 Mother beheaded for adultery and treason 1547 Father dies, brother Edward takes the throne 1549 House arrest at Hatfield. 1553 Following the death of Edward VI, her sister Mary I assumes the throne 1553 Imprisoned for two months in the Tower, then removed to an old royal palace at Woodstock 1553 Supports the claims of Mary I over Lady Jane Grey 1555 Allowed to take up residence at Hatfield again 1558 On Mary's death, 17 November, Elizabeth takes the throne 1559 Reestablishes Protestantism through the acts of Supremacy and Uniformity 1587 Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, accused of plotting against Elizabeth 1603 Dies 24 March	Born: 7 SEP 1533, Greenwich Palace,London,England Baptized: 10 SEP 1533 Acceded: 15 JAN 1558, Westminster Abbey, London, England Died: 23 MAR 1603, Richmond Palace,London,England Interred: Westminster Abbey, London, England Father: Tudor, Henry VIII, King of England, b. 28 JUN 1491 Mother: Boleyn, Anne, Marchioness of Pembroke, b. ABT 1501
Timeline Elizabethan Era 1498 06/26 Toothbrush invented 1505 Reformationist John Knox born 1509 07/10 John Calvin born 1517 10/31 Luther nails 95 Theses to door of Castle Church, Wittenberg 1519 09/20 Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage 1521 04/27 Magellan killed in Phillippines 1533 09/07 Queen Elizabeth I of England born 1536 Anne Boleyn executed for treason Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour 1537 Elizabeth declared a bastard Edward born to Henry VIII and Jane Seymour Jane Seymour dies Lady Jane Grey born 1539 Henry marries and separates from Anne of Cleves 1540 Henry marries Anne Boleyn's cousin Catherine Howard 1542 Catherine Howard executed 1543 Henry marries Catherine Parr 1547 Henry VIII dies Edward VI crowned Elizabeth lives with Catherine Parr 1548 Elizabeth leaves Catherine Parr's household under questionable circumstances because of rumors of an affair between Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour, Catherine's husband Catherine dies in childbirth 1549 Thomas Seymour tried and executed for treason 1551 Elizabeth returns to court in London 1553 Edward VI dies 7/10 Lady Jane Grey crowned 7/19 Crown relinquished to Mary I Mary I on Throne 1554 Mary I married Philip II of Spain Lady Jane Grey executed Protestant rebellion and rumors of Elizabeth's involvement have her imprisoned in the Tower of London on false charges. 1555 Mary I has 300 heretics burned at the stake. Philip II leaves for Netherlands 1558 Mary I dies 01/15 Elizabeth I crowned 1561 01/22 Sir Francis Bacon born Mary (Stuart) Queen of Scots returns from France to Scotland 1564 Christopher Marlowe born 02/15 Galileo Galilei born in Pisa, Italy 04/26 William Shakespeare baptised in Stratford-on-Avon, England 1565 Mary Stuart marries Lord Darnley, strengthening her claim to the throne of England. 1567 Darnley murdered Mary marries Lord Bothwell Mary, Queen of Scots dethroned and imprisoned. 1568 Mary Stuart flees imprisonment to England, where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth. 1572 Ben Jonson born 1573 John Donne born 09/28 Michelangelo Buanarroti born in Caprese, Italy 1582 Shakespeare married 1587 Mary Queen of Scotts beheaded for conspiracy 1588 Spanish Armada defeated Shakespeare writes Comedy of Errors 04/05 Thomas Hobbes born, philosopher Robert Dudley dies 1596 Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet 1596 03/31 Descartes born, mathematician & philosopher 1599 Globe Theater built 1602 Elizabeth I dies 1602 James I of Scotland becomes the ruler of England and Scotland	Research Questions 1. How did Elizabeth's youth give shape to her reign? 2. What were Elizabeth's religious attitudes? 3. Why didn't Elizabeth ever marry? 4. Why did some people think Mary Queen of Scots had a stronger claim to the throne of England than did Elizabeth? 5. Was the title "Virgin Queen" an accurate description of Elizabeth? 6. What was the typical structure of the Catholic plots against Elizabeth? 7. Why was Elizabeth upset about Mary Queen of Scots execution? 8. Explain the reasons for the Spanish Armada's defeat in 1588. Describe the conflict over theater in Elizabethan London.	Research Exercises 1. Design a family tree for Henry VIII, include all offspring, and all wives. 2. Review the evidence of treason presented against Mary Stuart. In your opinion was she guilty? Consider motivation, extenuating circumstances and possible outcomes for all participants 3. Prepare a report on James Stuart's facination with witchcraft. 4. Write a biography of Mary Stuart. 5. Design the family tree of Mary Stuart. Include both antecedants and decendants. 6. Who had the stronger claim to the throne, Elizabeth or Mary Stuart? 7. What role did religion play in all of this?

Elizabeth I

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Timeline Elizabeth's Life

1533 Born 7 September at Greenwich Palace, London; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

1536 Mother beheaded for adultery and treason

1547 Father dies, brother Edward takes the throne

1549 House arrest at Hatfield. 1553 Following the death of Edward VI, her sister Mary I assumes the throne

1553 Imprisoned for two months in the Tower, then removed to an old royal palace at Woodstock

1553 Supports the claims of Mary I over Lady Jane Grey

1555 Allowed to take up residence at Hatfield again

1558 On Mary's death, 17 November, Elizabeth takes the throne

1559 Reestablishes Protestantism through the acts of Supremacy and Uniformity

1587 Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, accused of plotting against Elizabeth

1603 Dies 24 March

Born: 7 SEP 1533, Greenwich Palace,London,England
Baptized: 10 SEP 1533
Acceded: 15 JAN 1558, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Died: 23 MAR 1603, Richmond Palace,London,England
Interred: Westminster Abbey, London, England

Father: Tudor, Henry VIII, King of England, b. 28 JUN 1491

Mother: Boleyn, Anne, Marchioness of Pembroke, b. ABT 1501

Timeline Elizabethan Era

1498 06/26 Toothbrush invented

1505 Reformationist John Knox born

1509 07/10 John Calvin born

1517 10/31 Luther nails 95 Theses to door of Castle Church, Wittenberg

1519 09/20 Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage

1521 04/27 Magellan killed in Phillippines

1533 09/07 Queen Elizabeth I of England born

1536 Anne Boleyn executed for treason
Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

1537 Elizabeth declared a bastard
Edward born to Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour dies Lady Jane Grey born

1539 Henry marries and separates from Anne of Cleves

1540 Henry marries Anne Boleyn's cousin Catherine Howard

1542 Catherine Howard executed

1543 Henry marries Catherine Parr

1547 Henry VIII dies
Edward VI crowned
Elizabeth lives with Catherine Parr

1548 Elizabeth leaves Catherine Parr's household under questionable circumstances because of rumors of an affair between Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour, Catherine's husband
Catherine dies in childbirth

1549 Thomas Seymour tried and executed for treason

1551 Elizabeth returns to court in London

1553 Edward VI dies
7/10 Lady Jane Grey crowned
7/19 Crown relinquished to Mary I
Mary I on Throne

1554 Mary I married Philip II of Spain
Lady Jane Grey executed
Protestant rebellion and rumors of Elizabeth's involvement have her imprisoned in the Tower of London on false charges.

1555 Mary I has 300 heretics burned at the stake.
Philip II leaves for Netherlands

1558 Mary I dies
01/15 Elizabeth I crowned

1561 01/22 Sir Francis Bacon born
Mary (Stuart) Queen of Scots returns from France to Scotland 1564 Christopher Marlowe born
02/15 Galileo Galilei born in Pisa, Italy
04/26 William Shakespeare baptised in Stratford-on-Avon, England

1565 Mary Stuart marries Lord Darnley, strengthening her claim to the throne of England.

1567 Darnley murdered
Mary marries Lord Bothwell
Mary, Queen of Scots dethroned and imprisoned.

1568 Mary Stuart flees imprisonment to England, where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth.

1572 Ben Jonson born

1573 John Donne born
09/28 Michelangelo Buanarroti born in Caprese, Italy

1582 Shakespeare married

1587 Mary Queen of Scotts beheaded for conspiracy

1588 Spanish Armada defeated
Shakespeare writes Comedy of Errors
04/05 Thomas Hobbes born, philosopher
Robert Dudley dies

1596 Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

1596 03/31 Descartes born, mathematician & philosopher

1599 Globe Theater built

1602 Elizabeth I dies

1602 James I of Scotland becomes the ruler of England and Scotland

Research Questions

1. How did Elizabeth's youth give shape to her reign?

2. What were Elizabeth's religious attitudes?

3. Why didn't Elizabeth ever marry?

4. Why did some people think Mary Queen of Scots had a stronger claim to the throne of England than did Elizabeth?

5. Was the title "Virgin Queen" an accurate description of Elizabeth?

6. What was the typical structure of the Catholic plots against Elizabeth?

7. Why was Elizabeth upset about Mary Queen of Scots execution?

8. Explain the reasons for the Spanish Armada's defeat in 1588.

Describe the conflict over theater in Elizabethan London.

Research Exercises

1. Design a family tree for Henry VIII, include all offspring, and all wives.

2. Review the evidence of treason presented against Mary Stuart. In your opinion was she guilty? Consider motivation, extenuating circumstances and possible outcomes for all participants

3. Prepare a report on James Stuart's facination with witchcraft.

4. Write a biography of Mary Stuart.

5. Design the family tree of Mary Stuart. Include both antecedants and decendants.

6. Who had the stronger claim to the throne, Elizabeth or Mary Stuart?

7. What role did religion play in all of this?