Since birth, Elizabeth I of England endured a very active, and at some times, very merciless life. Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Lady Anne Boleyn. She was born in 1533 at the Palace of Placentia, in Greenwich, England. Three years later, in 1536, her mother was sentenced to death. Henry, Elizabeth’s father, had claimed that Anne Boleyn committed treason. He believed that due to the fact that Anne never bore him a son, it must have been treason. While her father was off looking for another wife, Elizabeth was sent into the care of one of the governors. During this time, she grew up with an excellent education, developed a calm and gentle spirit, and acquired a love of Shakespeare’s work. Later, as a young adult, her older sister, Mary, became queen of England. Unlike Elizabeth, Mary was a staunch Catholic, and brought persecution against Protestants back to England. After killing over 300 Protestants, Mary was rightfully named, “Bloody Mary.” Having brought persecution back to England, Mary imprisoned Elizabeth for challenging the church, and for being suspected of taking part in a plot for the throne. This, of course, was a false …show more content…
It began in 1585 and ended in 1604. One of the most famous events of the Anglo-Spanish war was the defeat of the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada consisted of 130 warships and a total of 26,000 men. To most, including the English, the Armada seemed to be insurmountable. Elizabeth saw the threat, and sent a smaller group of fast-lightweight ships to intercept the Armada. Along with these boats, she sent a few fire ships, fire ships were meant to be set on fire and used as a flaming battering-ram on the ships. Philip had built some high hopes for the Spanish Armada, so it was even more disappointing for him to see it come back in shreds before it had even reached England. This was a major defeat for Spain, and helped to push England and Queen Elizabeth I to