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The Elizabethans
In 1558 Mary I died and Elizabeth I came to the throne. Mary Queen of Scots was a serious threat to Elizabeth.
Catholic legislation was repealed and England became Protestant by law with the Sovereign declared Supreme Governor of the English Church.
Elizabeth knew she faced opposition from not only the Catholics but the Puritans. The Puritans were led by the fanatical Protestant exiles of Mary's reign.
Elizabeth I |
ELIZABETH I (1533-1603)- Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603)
- The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
- Sanctioned restoration of the Protestant church on her accession in 1558
- Held an uneasy peace with Catholics until the Northern Earls' Rising (1569) and the execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587)
- Turned England into a major force in maritime, warfare and trade
- Succeeded by James VI of Scotland and I of England
Elizabeth's balancing act between Protestant and Catholic led John Knox to remark: "She that now reigneth over them is neither good Protestant nor yet resolute Papist."
 
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