Elizabeth was seemingly a moderate in religious views and she wished above all to avoid the bloody scenes of executed martyrs that her predecessor had presided over. Elizabeth tries to keep Protestants and Catholics happy Elizabeth I was brought up a Protestant . [2], Elizabeth was born in Greenwich Palace in the Chamber of Virgins on 7 September 1533 between three and four o'clock in the afternoon and named after both her paternal and maternal grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Howard. Elizabeth's first speech as queen, Hatfield House, 20 November 1558. At birth, Elizabeth was the heiress presumptive to the throne of England. [138] Discussions however remained inconclusive, and both rulers died within two years of the embassy. They depict Elizabeth as a short-tempered,[4] sometimes indecisive ruler,[5] who enjoyed more than her share of luck. Letter to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 10 February 1586, delivered by Sir Thomas Heneage. Elizabeth's "commandment" was that her emissary read out her letters of disapproval publicly before the Dutch Council of State, Leicester having to stand nearby. Queen Elizabeth II: The Power Behind the Hats and Pearls. For only $5 per month you can become a member and support our mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Elizabeth's religious views were remarkably tolerant for the age in which she lived. Of these, her childhood friend Lord Robert Dudley probably came closest. Think uniform you will remember what this Act did if you remember that it is about unifying religious practice. Under Mary's rule, England returned to the Catholic Church and recognised the Pope's authority. [80] This last proposal was tied to a planned alliance against Spanish control of the Southern Netherlands. Wearing a silver breastplate over a white velvet dress, she addressed them in one of her most famous speeches:[116], My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourself to armed multitudes for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a King of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any Prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm.[117]. [181] To rectify this, James had Parliament pass the Succession to the Crown Act 1603. 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