Englands Queen Elizabeth 1

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Englands Queen Elizabeth 1

• An historical background for Shakespeares Romeo
  Juliet

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Dad Henry VIII
Mom Anne Boleyn
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Henry VIII A legacy of failure

• Succession
• Genetics
• Religion
• Divorce
• Divorce
• Division

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Henry VIII Wives
Kids Marital Status

• Katherine of Aragon Mary I Annulment
• Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I
  Execution
• Jane Seymour Edward VI Died
• Anne of Cleves None
  Annulment
• Katherine Howard None Execution
• Catherine Parr None Henry died

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Family Tree or, how regal succession works
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Religion and Elizabeth I

• Henry VII united England post-War of the Roses,
  all of England (most of Europe for that matter)
  is Catholic.
• Henry VIII divided England by forming Church of
  England.
• CofE formed to allow divorce, though doctrine
  based on Martin Luthers protests.
• Although Protestant, Elizabeth tried to work with
  Catholics feeling wasnt mutual at first.

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The King is deadlong live the ...

• Edward VI, teen Kingdies.
• Mary (Bloody, Catholic) dies.
• Elizabeth (Protestant) Crowned queen.
• Mary, Queen of Scots (Catholic) claims throne.
• Liz kills Mary, Liz dies.
• James (son of MaryQS, Protestant) crowned King.

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What the heck does this have to do with
Shakespeare?

• Elizabeth I was patron of the arts.
• Shakespeare drew his material from issues of the
  day, but wrote them into his plays.
• Many of his plays are adapted from earlier
  works, just altered to fit the issue.
• Elizabeth not only didnt mind, but seemed to
  enjoy being made fun of.