Elizabeth I
She was faced with the difficult task of keeping the peace between the Catholics and Protestants.
What was a difficult task for Elizabeth?
Elizabethan Age
What was the name of Queen Elizabeth's era?
Good Queen Bess, Virgin Queen, Gloriana
What were Queen Elizabeth's nicknames?
November 17, 1558
What year did Elizabeth I ascend the throne?
1558-1603
What years did she rule?
Mexico, Florida, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
Where did the Spanish have colonies in North America?
Mary Tudor, older half sister
Who had the throne before Elizabeth?
King Henry the VIII
Who was Elizabeth's father?
Ann Boleyn
Who was Elizabeth's mother?
King James I
Who was appointed by Elizabeth, son of Mary Queen of Scots?
She thought marriage would distract her from her duties. She considered England her husband and family.
Why didn't Elizabeth have a husband or children?
Brave and skilled sea commander
What was Sir Francis Drake to the English people and Queen Elizabeth?
Pirate
What was Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish people?
Bloody Mary
What was Mary Tudor's nickname?
Left England, sailed down west coast of Africa across Atlantic Ocean and around Americas
Describe Drake's Trip around the world in 1577.
1500 men, small, nimble ships, sailors knew the currents, darted around edges of Spanish fleet
Describe the English fleet.
130 large ships, sailed in tight formation. "floating fortress", very slow, carried 30,000 people, horses and weapons
Describe the Spanish Armada.
She didn't have a husband or children
Did Elizabeth have a husband and children?
Elizabeth combined the practices of the Catholic church and Protestant church when she reestablished the Church of England.
How did Elizabeth reestablish the Church of England?
Because she persecuted protestants and burned them at the stake.
How did Mary Tudor get her nickname?
English set empty ships on fire and let the tide carry them toward the Armada. This forced Spanish ships to break out of tight formation, there was also a powerful storm that blew ships onto the rocks. 1/2 the men in the Spanish Armada were killed
How did the English fleet defeat the Spanish Armada?
45 years
How many years did Elizabeth rule?
25
How old was Elizabeth I when she took the throne?
King James Version
The Catholics and Protestants agreed on a new Bible. What was it called?
Jamestown, Virginia
What city and state did the 1607 colonists settle in which is the first permanent colony in North America?
Armada
What did Spain call the fleet of warships they were building?
"the master-thief of the unknown world"
What did the Spanish ambassador to London call Drake?
Got beheaded by King Henry VIII
What happened to Elizabeth's mother?
Protestant
What religion was Elizabeth?
Protestant
What religion was King James I?
Catholic
What religion was Mary Tudor?
