Why Is Queen Elizabeth Wrong

Queen Elizabeth was the last surviving child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. At her birth, she was heir to the throne, but as she turned two her mother was executed by Henry VIII due to his desire for a divorce and the lack of a male heir. Queen Elizabeth was later considered illegitimate. It was after the death of her half siblings that she became heir to the throne again. During Mary I reign, England was largely Protestant and there were claims that Princess Elizabeth I was planning conspiracies against Mary I. Mary I intercepted some of these conspiracies which cause of the capture of Princess Elizabeth I, but in 1588 Queen Mary I died and Elizabeth was released and crowned. Historically, Elizabeth was known for her short temperedness, but…show more content…
She was widowed after a short marriage to the Dauphine of France and was sent back to Scotland, where her troubles began. Her second marriage to her cousin Lord Darnley was unpopular and ended in murder and scandal. Her third marriage to the fourth Earl of Bothwell was even less popular and led to her abdication in the favor of her infant son, James VI. She fled to England in hopes to find protection under Queen Elizabeth, but was instead captured for nineteen years and was executed for conspiring against Queen Elizabeth. Under Queen Elizabeth’s blessing Queen Mary of Scots and King Philip II were married to each other. The marriage strengthened the Roman Catholic ties with England and there was major hostility in London. Queen Mary was believed to organize Catholic riots against the Protestants of London. Her undoing was when she was caught trying to flee with the help of the Spanish armies, and organizing riots against the Protestants of London. Queen Mary’s marriage to King Philip II was believed as one of the causes of the Spanish Armada. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was one of the most famous conquests in English
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