Queen Elizabeth 1 - interesting and useful facts

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Name 2 famous people during Queen Elizabeth 1's reign

William Shakespeare; Sir Walter Raleigh

In the 1570s-1580s Queen Elizabeth 1 gave permission to co.............se which country? (answer: co................se ................................ )

colonise America

How many stepmothers did Elizabeth 1 have?

4 stepmothers. Her 4th, Katherine Parr, made sure she was highly educated.

Henry V111 was her father. Who was her mother?

Anne Boleyn, Henry V111's second wife

When she became queen, which religion was Britain?

Britain was Catholic

"I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman but I have the heart and the stomach of a king, and of a king of England too." Who said these words?

Elizabeth 1 in 1588 speaking to her soldiers.

Date of Queen Elizabeth 1's coronation

Elizabeth was crowned in 1558

Elizabeth 1 spoke and read at least 6 languages. Which?

English, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek and Latin.

Who were the 5 French kings during the reign of Elizabeth 1?

Henry 11, Francis 11, Charles 1X; Henri 111; Henri 1V

What happened to her mother?

Henry V had Anne Boleyn be-headed

Who is Shakespeare talking about in his play Henry V111? "She shall be loved and feared; her own shall bless her Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, ...... good grows with her....."

His patron, Queen Elizabeth 1

Under Elizabeth 1, Britain changed its religion back to ...........................m

Protestantism

How long was Queen Elizabeth 1's reign?

Queen Elizabeth 1 reigned for 44 years

How old was Elizabeth 1 when she became queen?

Queen Elizabeth 1 was 25 when she became queen

The 16th century in Britain is called 'The Elizabethan era'. What is it called in France? And who was famous at this time?

Renaissance; Nostradamus; Pierre de Ronsard; Montaigne; Joachim du Bellay.

Elizabeth 1 never married but she was in love with a man. What was his name?

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Fill in the gaps with the missing word or words: (page.77) In 1588, Elizabeth 1 defeated the S.................. Ar...............

Spanish Armada

In this portrait, called the 'Armada Portrait' Elizabeth is touching and laying claim to which country?

The Americas

The image of Elizabeth's reign was one of triumph and success. She was known as 'Good Queen Bess', 'Gloriana' and The ............... ..................n

The Virgin Queen

Elizabeth 1 was the last T...........r m........................h

Tudor monarch


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