History of great britain

1. The History of Great Britain
The History of Great Britain is full of outstanding
events. There are many various conquests and
invasions on the territory of GB: the Roman
conquest, the Anglo-Saxon Invasion, the
Scandinavian Invasion, the Danes and the
Norman conquests.

2. The History of Great Britain
The Tudor period
The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and
1603. The century of Tudor rule (1485-1603) is often
thought of as a most glorious period in English history.

3. The History of Great Britain
The Tudor period

4. The History of Great Britain
The Tudor period
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)
was Queen of England and Ireland
from 17November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin
Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth
and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII by second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was
executed two and a half years after Elizabeth's birth.

5. The History of Great Britain
The Tudor period
• The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign
(1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. The
symbol of Britannia was first used in 1572 and often thereafter to mark the
Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals,
international expansion, and naval triumph over the hated Spanish foe. In terms of
the entire century, the historian John Guy(1988) argues that "England was
economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors" than
at any time in a thousand years.

6. The History of Great Britain
The Tudor period
Elizabeth’s first priority on becoming Queen was to return England to the
Protestant faith. Yet she declared that she did not want to "make windows into
men's souls" and was satisfied as long as her subjects gave an outward show
of conformity. Elizabeth helped create a Church of England that, although
Protestant, allowed some of the old Catholic traditions to continue.

7. The History of Great Britain
The Tudor period
Elizabeth chose an able set of administrators to aid her during her rule, including William Cecil, Lord
Burghley as her Secretary of State and Sir Francis Walsingham, in charge of intelligence.
Elizabeth's reign also saw England significantly expand its trade overseas and in 1580 Sir Francis
Drake became the first Englishman to successfully circumnavigate the earth. The arts flourished
in England during this period as Shakespeare, Spenser and Marlowe created poetry and drama
while composers such as Byrd and Tallis worked in Elizabeth’s court.The queen was also keen to
be seen by her subjects. She went on 25 regional visits known as ‘progresses’ during her reign,
often riding on horseback rather than traveling in a carriage.

8. The Tudor period
Mary, Queen of Scots
However, trouble was never far away. In 1568 Elizabeth's cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots - a Catholic
with a strong claim to the English throne - sought exile in England. Many Catholic plots centred on
putting Mary on the English throne. With Francis Walsingham’s help, Elizabeth imprisoned Mary and
kept her under constant surveillance for 19 years. Despite the discovery of conspiracies and plots
centred on Mary, Elizabeth showed caution and was reluctant to act against her. However, in 1586
Walsingham uncovered the Babington plot which implicated Mary directly in a conspiracy to overthrow
Elizabeth. Mary was tried for treason and executed in 1587.

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The Tudor period
•The following year Philip II of Spain launched a great fleet of ships, known as the Spanish Armada,
to try and overthrow Elizabeth and restore Catholicism. Always a popular monarch, and a brilliant
public speaker, Elizabeth united the country against this common enemy. In a famous speech to
troops at Tilbury, she said: ‘I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and
stomach of a king - and of a King of England too.’
•Partly aided by bad weather, the English Navy defeated the Spanish Armada, with the help of Sir
Francis Drake.

10. The History of Great Britain
Tudor parliaments
The Tudor monarchs did not like governing
through Parliamenr. Henry VII had used
Parliamen t only for law making. He seldom called
it together, and then only when he had a particular
job for it. Henry VIII had used it first to mise
money for his milita ry adventures, and then for his
struggle with Rome.

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The Tudor period
Language and culture
William Shakespeare (/ e ksp ərˈʃ ɪ ɪ /;[1]
26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[nb 1]
was an English
poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and
the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2]
He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of
Avon".[3][nb 2]
His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,[nb 3]
154
sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is
uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed
more often than those of any other playwright.

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The Tudor period
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