Ques. Elizabeth 1 is a brightest star in the firmament
of the Tudor Dynasty. Comment
Ans.
The Tudor dynasty or The House was a prominent European Royal House
Welsh origin that ruled kingdom of England. Its realm was from 1485 until 1603.
The history encompasses some the most dramatic story and characters. The Tudor
Dynasty is series of kings and queens in England. The line of rule started at
1485 when Henry Vll ascended the throne.
All the opening of the Tudor Period England was a country distracted
and weakened by the years of the civil strife, with Scotland as a throne of her
side, and Ireland as a disturbed dependency. Vender the Tudor all these were
changed. They made England strong and united, reduced Ireland to submission and
bound Scotland to England matrimonial alliance. This consolidation of position
of English was one of the greatest achievements of the Tudor king.
The settlement of religious question was their most outstanding work.
At a time when other countries were confronted with bloody civil wars or
rebellions over the question of religion, the Tudors solved their religious
problem in a comparatively peaceful manner. Their strong rule and policy of
politic compromise saved England from horrors of religious strive. These most
important duties has confronted by Elizabeth. She had three parties to satisfy,
viz the orthodox Catholics, the moderate Protestants and the extreme
Protestants called the Puritans. She clearly recognized that extreme views
might plunge the country into ruinous civil war and so silenced extreme
opinions. Then she adopted a middle course which was designed to conciliate the
moderate men of the two extreme parties. Hers system was a politic compromise
between Catholism and extreme Protestantism- between the Church of Rome and the
Church of Geneva. She did not exact belief in any cut-and-dried system and
permitted a wide freedom of opinion. But she enforced outward conformity by
demanding that everyone should attend church. It was her object to promote
national unity in the Church.
The glories of Elizabeth’s reign consisted in the energy and wisdom of
the queen herself, in the group of the able statesmen that adorned her court,
in the enterprise of her sailors and in the wealth of literature that produced
the noblest works in poetry and drama.
The manifold achievement of Elizabeth entitles her to the highest
position among the English sovereigns. She possessed in an eminent degree the
Tudor capacity for ruling. By her peaceful policy and thrifty government she
allowed the country to recover from the disorders of the two previous reigns, and
brought contentment and prosperity to the subjects. She restored ecclesiastical
order in the country and settled the Church of England on a broad, national
basis which still endures. What is remarkable is that she did this without
provoking civil disorders. She completed the conquest of Ireland, brought the
long struggle which Scotland to a close, and freed England from all foreign
dangers. France was outwitted and Spain thoroughly humbled. Thus by her
courage, diplomacy and political wisdom Elizabeth ably guided the nation
through a sea of troubles, foreign and domestic, and achieved for England a
foremost position among the European monarchies. She maintained peace and order
at home and baffled the designs of her enemies abroad. In commercial and naval enterprises
and every branch of material prosperity the country advanced with sure and
rapid strides. She won, as no sovereign had won before her, the love and
affection of her subjects, and succeeding generations looked back with
patriotic pride to her glorious reign.
Elizabeth was fortunate in having secured the services of a group of
brilliant statesmen who served her with rare zeal and devotion. Her chief
adviser was Sir William Cecil who, first as a secretary of state and then as
Treasurer, served her accession until his death. Sir Nicholas Bacon was the
keeper of the great seal. Sir Francis Walshingham as Secretary of State was especially
busy in detecting the secret plots that were made to deprive her of her life
and throne.
The reign of Elizabeth saw the beginning of English maritime activity.
A few
years before her accession, seamen like Chancellor and Willoughby tried to
discover a north-east passage to India and China but failed. But their attempts
resulted in the establishment of the English Muscovy Company which opened up
Russia to England trade and commerce. Frobisher tried to find a north-west
passage to Asia and made several voyages to the northern adventures were all
attempts to find an English route to the east, the southern route being in the
hands of the Portuguese. But as the frozen Arctic proved inaccessible, English
seamen turned their attention to warmer latitudes. They sought to have a place
for themselves in the New World, the whole of which was claimed by Spain. Thus
arose the friction between the English and Spaniards on the high seas. In this
contest Drake made himself conscious by preying upon Spanish ports in America.
He made a voyage round the world, plundering the Spanish towns on the Pacific
coast and returned home, laden with booty. Hawkins was the founder of Negro
slave-trade in America. Sir Walter Raleigh made attempts to set up on English
colony in north America, which he called Virginia in honour of virgin Queen. The
maritime enterprise of the English became aggressive in their piratical
enterprises. Besides, several merchant companies were formed. The Levant
Company carried on trade with Venice and the Grecian Isles. But the most
important Company was the East India Company which was formed in 1600 for carrying
or trade with India and the Spice islands.
The reign of Elizabeth is especially famous for the outburst of a
splendid crop of literature which has never been equaled in any other period of
English history. Among the writers of that age stand the most illustrious names
in the annuals of English literature. It was the English Renaissance. In all
departments of literature the era was a great one. It saw alike the birth of
English prose. In prose the outstanding are those of Hooker, Sidney and Bacon.
The latter laid the foundation of a new philosophy, and his essays are models
of thought and terse vigour of expression. Among the Elizabethan poets the
greatest name is that of Spencer whose Faerie Queen is the most poetic of romances
in the old-world style. With Marlowe, the writer of several plays, is
associated the development of English drama which in the hands of Shakespeare
reached a height of perfection which was never been surpassed. New forms of
poetical composition appeared. The Sonnet was introduced by Surrey and Wyatt.
England became a ‘nest of singing birds’. The literary activity was
characteristic of the age. It was marked by intense vitality, wide variety,
joyous outlook and spirit of adventure and daring, and so it has been rightly
described as the ‘golden age’ of English literature. The literature fame of
England was lifted into great eminence.
By considering all glorious work of Elizabeth and the improvement of
the Tudor Dynasty we can come to this conclusion that Elizabeth had kept a
vital role in the improvement of Tudor Dynasty. She has worked technically and
beautifully all important works as like as her character. She inherited the
imperious temper of her father and had, at the same time, a large measure of
her mother’s levity. She had cool, calculative temper of diplomatist. In action
she was often irresolute and vacillating, shrinking from taking any deceive
step till the last possible moment. She was no classical beauty. Her nose was
too pronounced and her hair ‘more reddish then yellow’, but she had a lively
sparkling personality that charmed all who met her, while her natural majesty
commanded their respect. All on a conclusion we can say that Elizabeth l was
the brightest star in the sky in the firmament of the Tudor Dynasty.
Ans.
The Tudor dynasty or The House was a prominent European Royal House
Welsh origin that ruled kingdom of England. Its realm was from 1485 until 1603.
The history encompasses some the most dramatic story and characters. The Tudor
Dynasty is series of kings and queens in England. The line of rule started at
1485 when Henry Vll ascended the throne.
All the opening of the Tudor Period England was a country distracted
and weakened by the years of the civil strife, with Scotland as a throne of her
side, and Ireland as a disturbed dependency. Vender the Tudor all these were
changed. They made England strong and united, reduced Ireland to submission and
bound Scotland to England matrimonial alliance. This consolidation of position
of English was one of the greatest achievements of the Tudor king.
The settlement of religious question was their most outstanding work.
At a time when other countries were confronted with bloody civil wars or
rebellions over the question of religion, the Tudors solved their religious
problem in a comparatively peaceful manner. Their strong rule and policy of
politic compromise saved England from horrors of religious strive. These most
important duties has confronted by Elizabeth. She had three parties to satisfy,
viz the orthodox Catholics, the moderate Protestants and the extreme
Protestants called the Puritans. She clearly recognized that extreme views
might plunge the country into ruinous civil war and so silenced extreme
opinions. Then she adopted a middle course which was designed to conciliate the
moderate men of the two extreme parties. Hers system was a politic compromise
between Catholism and extreme Protestantism- between the Church of Rome and the
Church of Geneva. She did not exact belief in any cut-and-dried system and
permitted a wide freedom of opinion. But she enforced outward conformity by
demanding that everyone should attend church. It was her object to promote
national unity in the Church.
The glories of Elizabeth’s reign consisted in the energy and wisdom of
the queen herself, in the group of the able statesmen that adorned her court,
in the enterprise of her sailors and in the wealth of literature that produced
the noblest works in poetry and drama.
The manifold achievement of Elizabeth entitles her to the highest
position among the English sovereigns. She possessed in an eminent degree the
Tudor capacity for ruling. By her peaceful policy and thrifty government she
allowed the country to recover from the disorders of the two previous reigns, and
brought contentment and prosperity to the subjects. She restored ecclesiastical
order in the country and settled the Church of England on a broad, national
basis which still endures. What is remarkable is that she did this without
provoking civil disorders. She completed the conquest of Ireland, brought the
long struggle which Scotland to a close, and freed England from all foreign
dangers. France was outwitted and Spain thoroughly humbled. Thus by her
courage, diplomacy and political wisdom Elizabeth ably guided the nation
through a sea of troubles, foreign and domestic, and achieved for England a
foremost position among the European monarchies. She maintained peace and order
at home and baffled the designs of her enemies abroad. In commercial and naval enterprises
and every branch of material prosperity the country advanced with sure and
rapid strides. She won, as no sovereign had won before her, the love and
affection of her subjects, and succeeding generations looked back with
patriotic pride to her glorious reign.
Elizabeth was fortunate in having secured the services of a group of
brilliant statesmen who served her with rare zeal and devotion. Her chief
adviser was Sir William Cecil who, first as a secretary of state and then as
Treasurer, served her accession until his death. Sir Nicholas Bacon was the
keeper of the great seal. Sir Francis Walshingham as Secretary of State was especially
busy in detecting the secret plots that were made to deprive her of her life
and throne.
The reign of Elizabeth saw the beginning of English maritime activity.
A few
years before her accession, seamen like Chancellor and Willoughby tried to
discover a north-east passage to India and China but failed. But their attempts
resulted in the establishment of the English Muscovy Company which opened up
Russia to England trade and commerce. Frobisher tried to find a north-west
passage to Asia and made several voyages to the northern adventures were all
attempts to find an English route to the east, the southern route being in the
hands of the Portuguese. But as the frozen Arctic proved inaccessible, English
seamen turned their attention to warmer latitudes. They sought to have a place
for themselves in the New World, the whole of which was claimed by Spain. Thus
arose the friction between the English and Spaniards on the high seas. In this
contest Drake made himself conscious by preying upon Spanish ports in America.
He made a voyage round the world, plundering the Spanish towns on the Pacific
coast and returned home, laden with booty. Hawkins was the founder of Negro
slave-trade in America. Sir Walter Raleigh made attempts to set up on English
colony in north America, which he called Virginia in honour of virgin Queen. The
maritime enterprise of the English became aggressive in their piratical
enterprises. Besides, several merchant companies were formed. The Levant
Company carried on trade with Venice and the Grecian Isles. But the most
important Company was the East India Company which was formed in 1600 for carrying
or trade with India and the Spice islands.
The reign of Elizabeth is especially famous for the outburst of a
splendid crop of literature which has never been equaled in any other period of
English history. Among the writers of that age stand the most illustrious names
in the annuals of English literature. It was the English Renaissance. In all
departments of literature the era was a great one. It saw alike the birth of
English prose. In prose the outstanding are those of Hooker, Sidney and Bacon.
The latter laid the foundation of a new philosophy, and his essays are models
of thought and terse vigour of expression. Among the Elizabethan poets the
greatest name is that of Spencer whose Faerie Queen is the most poetic of romances
in the old-world style. With Marlowe, the writer of several plays, is
associated the development of English drama which in the hands of Shakespeare
reached a height of perfection which was never been surpassed. New forms of
poetical composition appeared. The Sonnet was introduced by Surrey and Wyatt.
England became a ‘nest of singing birds’. The literary activity was
characteristic of the age. It was marked by intense vitality, wide variety,
joyous outlook and spirit of adventure and daring, and so it has been rightly
described as the ‘golden age’ of English literature. The literature fame of
England was lifted into great eminence.
By considering all glorious work of Elizabeth and the improvement of
the Tudor Dynasty we can come to this conclusion that Elizabeth had kept a
vital role in the improvement of Tudor Dynasty. She has worked technically and
beautifully all important works as like as her character. She inherited the
imperious temper of her father and had, at the same time, a large measure of
her mother’s levity. She had cool, calculative temper of diplomatist. In action
she was often irresolute and vacillating, shrinking from taking any deceive
step till the last possible moment. She was no classical beauty. Her nose was
too pronounced and her hair ‘more reddish then yellow’, but she had a lively
sparkling personality that charmed all who met her, while her natural majesty
commanded their respect. All on a conclusion we can say that Elizabeth l was
the brightest star in the sky in the firmament of the Tudor Dynasty.
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