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The Elizabethan Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I was a Protestant. She re establishe! the "hur#h o$ En%lan! as the o$$i#ial #hur#h in En%lan!. E&er'one ha! to atten! their lo#al #hur#h an! there were laws about the t'(e o$ reli%ious ser&i#es an! the (ra'ers whi#h #oul! be sai!) but Elizabeth !i! not as* about (eo(le+s real belie$s. She su##ee!e! in $in!in% a balan#e between the &iews o$ "atholi#s an! the ,ore e-tre,e Protestants. In this wa') she a&oi!e! an' serious reli%ious #on$li#t within En%lan!. Elizabeth be#a,e one o$ the ,ost (o(ular ,onar#hs in En%lish histor') (arti#ularl' a$ter 1588) when the En%lish !e$eate! the S(anish .r,a!a /a lar%e $leet o$ shi(s0) whi#h ha! been sent b' S(ain to #on1uer En%lan! an! restore "atholi#is,. The Reformation in Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots S#otlan! ha! also been stron%l' in$luen#e! b' Protestant i!eas. In 1560) the (re!o,inantl' Protestant S#ottish Parlia,ent abolishe! the authorit' o$ the Po(e in S#otlan! an! 2o,an
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"atholi# reli%ious ser&i#es be#a,e ille%al. . Protestant "hur#h o$ S#otlan! with an ele#te! lea!ershi( was establishe! but) unli*e in En%lan!) this was not a state "hur#h. 3he 1ueen o$ S#otlan!) 4ar' Stuart) /o$ten now #alle! 54ar') Queen o$ S#ots+0 was a "atholi#. She was onl' a wee* ol! when her $ather !ie! an! she be#a,e 1ueen. 4u#h o$ her #hil!hoo! was s(ent in 6ran#e. 7hen she returne! to S#otlan!) she was the #entre o$ a (ower stru%%le between !i$$erent %rou(s. 7hen her husban! was ,ur!ere!) 4ar' was sus(e#te! o$ in&ol&e,ent an! $le! to En%lan!. She %a&e her throne to her Protestant son) 8a,es 9I o$ S#otlan!. 4ar' was Elizabeth I+s #ousin an! ho(e! that Elizabeth ,i%ht hel( her) but Elizabeth sus(e#te! 4ar' o$ wantin% to ta*e o&er the En%lish throne) an! *e(t her a (risoner $or 20 'ears. 4ar' was e&entuall' e-e#ute!) a##use! o$ (lottin% a%ainst Elizabeth I. Exploration, poetry and drama 3he Elizabethan (erio! in En%lan! was a ti,e o$ %rowin% (atriotis,: a $eelin% o$ (ri!e in bein% En%lish. En%lish e-(lorers sou%ht new tra!e routes

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an! trie! to e-(an! ;ritish tra!e into the S(anish #olonies in the .,eri#as. Sir 6ran#is <ra*e) one o$ the #o,,an!ers in the !e$eat o$ the S(anish .r,a!a) was one o$ the $oun!ers o$ En%lan!+s na&al tra!ition. =is shi() the Golden Hind) was one o$ the $irst to sail ri%ht roun! /5#ir#u,na&i%ate+0 the worl!. In Elizabeth I+s ti,e) En%lish settlers $irst be%an to #olonise the eastern #oast o$ .,eri#a. 3his #olonisation) (arti#ularl' b' (eo(le who !isa%ree! with the reli%ious &iews o$ the ne-t two *in%s) %reatl' in#rease! in the ne-t #entur'. 3he Elizabethan (erio! is also re,e,bere! $or the ri#hness o$ its (oetr' an! !ra,a) es(e#iall' the (la's an! (oe,s o$ 7illia, Sha*es(eare. William Sha espeare !"#$%&"$"$' Sha*es(eare was born in Strat$or! >(on .&on) En%lan!. =e was a (la'wri%ht an! a#tor an! wrote ,an' (oe,s an! (la's. =is ,ost $a,ous (la's in#lu!e A Midsummers Night Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. =e also !ra,atise! si%ni$i#ant e&ents $ro, the (ast) but he !i! not $o#us solel' on *in%s an! 1ueens. =e was one o$ the $irst to (ortra' or!inar' En%lish ,en an! wo,en. Sha*es(eare ha! a %reat in$luen#e on the En%lish

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lan%ua%e an! in&ente! ,an' wor!s that are still #o,,on to!a'. ?ines $ro, his (la's an! (oe,s whi#h are o$ten still 1uote! in#lu!e: @n#e ,ore unto the brea#h /Henry V0 3o be or not to be /Hamlet0 . rose b' an' other na,e /Romeo and Juliet0 .ll the worl!+s a sta%e /As You i!e "t0 3he !arlin% bu!s o$ 4a' /#onnet $% & #hall " 'om(are )hee )o A #ummers Day*. 4an' (eo(le re%ar! Sha*es(eare as the %reatest (la'wri%ht o$ all ti,e. =is (la's an! (oe,s are still (er$or,e! an! stu!ie! in ;ritain an! other #ountries to!a'. 3he Alobe 3heatre in ?on!on is a ,o!ern #o(' o$ the theatres in whi#h his (la's were $irst (er$or,e!.
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