HIST 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Marprelate Controversy, James V Of Scotland, David Rizzio

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Elizabeth i: elizabeth was the daughter of henry viii and anne boleyn, his second wife, who was executed two and a half years ater elizabeth"s birth. Anne"s marriage to henry viii was annulled, and. Her half-brother, edward vi, ruled unil his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to lady jane grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, elizabeth and the roman catholic mary, in spite of statute law to the contrary. Edward"s will was set aside and mary became queen, deposing lady jane grey. During mary"s reign, elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporing protestant rebels. She depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers, led by william cecil, baron burghley. One of her irst acions as queen was the establishment of an english. Protestant church, of which she became the supreme governor. Setlement was to evolve into the church of england.

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