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Elizabeth I (2005) (TV) - Trailer 2 min - May 9, 2007 - No ratings yet   (7 ratings) Elizabeth I (2005) (TV) - Trailer...Elizabeth queen Helen Mirren Jeremy Irons Hugh Dancy Robert Dudley Earl Leicester Devereux Essex England English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXavzRqMA4 Watch video here Hide video - Related videos

Helen Mirren As Elizabeth I -- Start Of Program 10 min - Jun 22, 2007 - No ratings yet   (7 ratings) Mirren ... Queen Elizabeth I Jeremy Irons ... Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester Patrick Malahide ... Sir Francis Walsingham Ian McDiarmid .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uijNA8Qit8I Watch video here Hide video - Related videos

Elizabeth I (2005) (TV) - Trailer 2 min - May 9, 2007 - No ratings yet   (7 ratings) Elizabeth I (2005) (TV) - Trailer...Elizabeth queen Helen Mirren Jeremy Irons Hugh Dancy Robert Dudley Earl Leicester Devereux Essex England English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXavzRqMA4 Watch video here Hide video - Related videos

Helen Mirren As Elizabeth I -- Start Of Program 10 min - Jun 22, 2007 - No ratings yet   (7 ratings) Mirren ... Queen Elizabeth I Jeremy Irons ... Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester Patrick Malahide ... Sir Francis Walsingham Ian McDiarmid .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uijNA8Qit8I Watch video here Hide video - Related videos

 

 

 

Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. When she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. She inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord, a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain. She was only the third queen to rule England in her own right; the other two examples, her cousin Lady Jane Grey and half-sister Mary I, were disastrous. Even her supporters believed her position dangerous and uncertain. Her only hope, they counseled, was to marry quickly and lean upon her husband for support. But Elizabeth had other ideas.

She ruled alone for nearly half a century, lending her name to a glorious epoch in world history. She dazzled even her greatest enemies. Her sense of duty was admirable, though it came at great personal cost. She was committed above all else to preserving English peace and stability; her genuine love for her subjects was legendary. Only a few years after her death in 1603, they lamented her passing. In her greatest speech to Parliament, she told them, 'I count the glory of my crown that I have reigned with your love.' And five centuries later, the worldwide love affair with Elizabeth Tudor continues.

Dee at Court

SCHOLARLY EDUCATION: Elizabeth was educated as well as any legitimate prince, and she displayed a genuine love and aptitude for her studies. 'Her mind has no womanly weakness,' Ascham would write approvingly, 'her perseverance is equal to that of a man.' And later, 'She readeth more Greek every day, than some Prebendaries of this Church do in a whole week.' And so she did; Elizabeth's love of scholarship never faltered and, in an age when women were considered inferior to men, she was a glorious exception.

Along with such classical subjects as rhetoric, languages, philosophy, and history, Elizabeth also studied theology. Ascham and her other tutors were famous Cambridge humanists who supported the Protestant cause. Likewise, Katharine Parr was devoted to the reformed faith. Unlike their half-sister Mary, both Edward and Elizabeth were raised Protestant during its most formative years. Yet while Edward was known for his piety and didacticism, Elizabeth already displayed the pragmatic character which would make her reign successful. She studied theology and supported the Protestant cause; she had been raised to do so and knew only Protestants recognized her parents' marriage. But she was never openly passionate about religion, recognizing its divisive role in English politics.