There is nothing much known of his mother only that her name was Elizabeth. ... Spenser served as a secretary to Bishop John Young after his degrees by 1578. ... In this work, Gloriana represents Queen Elizabeth I. ... It talks of a man's yearlong courtship of a woman named Elizabeth. ... After his first wife died, Spenser married Elizabeth Boyle, an Anglo-Irish woman living in Cork ( E.E. ...
Henry VIII, born in 1491, was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. ... With the help of his new secretary, Thomas Crownell, Henry achieved to obtain the divorce and to select bishops and archbishops in England by himself alone. ... Nevertheless, it was her daughter Elizabeth who years later ascended the throne and kept the reformation in England. ...
By these acts Henry gained the power to appoint his own bishops. ... She gave birth not to a son but to a daughter, Elizabeth. A few years after the birth of Elizabeth, Anne was beheaded for suspected treason, incest, and adultery. ... When he died in 1547 he was succeeded, as he had hoped, by a son, but it was his daughter Elizabeth I who ruled over one of the greatest periods in England's history. ...
--Henry wanted to divorce his wife who was barren and marry Anne Boleene; however, the Catholic Church would not grant a divorce so Henry withdrew England from the Catholic church and appointed a new Bishop of Canterbury. ... Ironically, Anne did not provide Henry with a male heir but rather a female heir who would become the infamous Queen Elizabeth. 2. ... Queen Elizabeth secretly aids in raids on Spanish ships. 3. In 1587 Elizabeth learned of a plot between Spain and the catholic Mary Queen of Scotts to assassinate her and install Mary to the throne of England. Elizabeth reluctantly has...
In contrast, the English monarchs, Henry VIII, Elizabeth, James I and Charles I, countered the religious reform movements. ... In turn, the English monarch implemented several policies, traditions, and practices such as the Oath of Allegiance, ceremonies and sacraments, and appointment of loyal clergies and bishops (Bernard, 1990). ...
He appoints his own bishops that will show loyalty to the crown and not the Pope. ... Henry immediately has one of his bishops divorce Henry and Catherine and nullify their relationship. ... Of Henry's children however, was to be Elizabeth, the future Queen of England. ...
