1、Queen Elizabeth I,Queen Elizabeth I,“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“,Contents一 Background二 Marriage Questions三 Achievements四 Evaluation,born: 7 September1533Greenwich Palace Became Queen: 17 November 1558 Coronat
2、ion 加冕: 15 January 1559Westminster Abbey Died: 24 March 1603Richmond Palace Buried: 28 April 1603Westminster Abbey,一Background,Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death, sometimes called “The Virgin Queen”, “Gloriana” or “Good Queen Bess”. She was the
3、 fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. 伊丽莎白一世（Elizabeth I，1533年9月7日1603年3月24日），于1558年11月17日至1603年3月24日任英格兰和爱尔兰女王，是都铎王朝的第五位也是最后一位君主。她也是名义上的法国女王。她终身未嫁，因此被称为“童贞女王”（The Virgin Queen）。也被称为“荣光女王”（Gloriana）、“英明女王”（Good Queen Bess）在她之前的都铎王朝君主顺序是亨利七世、亨利八世、爱德华六世和她的异母姊玛莉一世,Elizabeth was the daughter of
4、King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She was born on 7 September 1533 at Greenwich Palace. Her birth was the greatest disappointment of her fathers life. He had wanted a son and heir to succeed his throne as he already had a daughter, Mary, by his first wife, Katherine . He had not divo
5、rced Katherine,so Elizabeths early life was consequently troubled,Henry VIII,Anne Boleyn,二 Marriage question,From the start of Elizabeths reign, it was expected that she would marry whom. However, She never married, although she received many proposals. The reasons for this are not clear. Historians
6、 have speculated that Thomas Seymour had kept sexual relationships with her, or that she knew herself to be infertile. She considered several suitors(求婚者) until she was about fifty.,She did not marry because she wanted to protect England from foreign ruling and civil war. Elizabeth insisted she was
7、married to her kingdom and people. ?The real Queen Elizabeth died at ten years old ,then a boy named “the Bisley boy”who looked like her replaced her.,“All my husbands,my good people.“,三 Achievements,1.Church settlement 2.Millitary Affairs 3.Culture,1 Church settlement,English religion conflict was
8、very fierce during the 44 years that Elizabeth ruled. In the first two years, Elizabeth released the Supremacy Act in 1558, providing the king was also the top leader of the church of England.,2 Military affairs,Elizabeth encouraged piracy to pillage Spain and involved the war of independence of Net
9、herlands to fight against Spanish. This enraged Spanish king Phillip, so he started a war with England. At that time, Spain was the empire of the sea and called itself Spanish Armada（无敌舰队）. There is a great disparity between the two sides. Then unexpectedly, the England defeated Spanish Armada. Afte
10、r this, the Spanish had a sharp decline and the sea overlord status was replaced by England.,3 Culture,The Elizabeth Period was a very important period during the British culture. Literature, especially poetry and drama entered a golden age in this period. Elizabeth herself worked on writing and tra
11、nslation, just like her father. She translated Horaces work Poetry by herself. Some of her speeches and translation have circulated up to now.,四 Evaluation,The reign of Queen Elizabeth I is often referred to as The Golden Age of English history. Her reign is considered as one of the most glorious in Englands history. Under her reign the arts flourished(繁荣的),miniature painting was at a high point and the theater thrived(兴旺). Elizabeth believed that faith was personal but did not wish, as Francis Bacon put it, to “make windows into mens hearts and secret thoughts”.,。,Thank you ！,
