1. QUEEN ELIZABETH I 7 September 1533- 1603 Reign 1558-1603

2. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

3. SUCCESSION  Male heirs (e.g. Elizabeth’s brother Edward) were first in line.  If the male heirs died without children, the oldest female child would inherit the throne

4. FAMILY  SIBLINGS- Mary was her older sister (died of tumour), Younger brother Edward (died age 16)  Eliazabeth’s dad was Henry VIII, her mum was Anne Boylen (executed for adultery, incest and treason)  There is no loyalty in blood

5. CATHOLIC VS PROTESTANT VIEW  Elizabeth was a protestant, and so was James who succeeded her.  Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Queen of Scots was a Catholic  When Elizabeth inherited England from her Catholic sister, she changed the main religion to Protestantism

6. ELIZABETH FASHION  A ring (symbolizing marriage to land)  Lots of facial Make up (to hide scars)  Pelican brooch  Wears wigs http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kgOb40_xDFw/TA6mi5N2DvI/AAAAAAAAAHg/sjBrCnkBhgg/s 400/er1.jpg

7. RELATIONSHIPS

8. ROYALTY IN SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS  Many of Shakespeare's show royalty. This is mainly kings. KingsQueens King Lear Cymbeline, Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, King John, Edward IV Edward V (all kings of England) the King of France- All's Well that Ends Well Henry VI- the King of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost, Three Scottish kings-Macbeth, King of Denmark, Kings of Sicily and Bohemia-The Winter's Tale, King of Troy- Troilus and Cressida. Wives of many of the English kings Cleopatra- Antony and Cleopatra Katherine of France

9. INFLUENCE ON THEATRE  Queen Elizabeth and James I both liked theatre  Queen Elizabeth had to approve all plays performed in Lodon  This caused a significant change in the style of plays.  The queen liked Shakespeare’s plays and supported his work

10. CHANGE IN THEATRE  Under Elizabeth’s rule theatres changed.  Plays were performed on a stage with three sides were the audience could sit. Only the rear was open for entrances/exits

11. JAMES I  Succeeded queen Elizabeth  Had many diseases- Kidney stones, gout.  Heavy drinker.

12. FACTS ON JAMES I  JAMES I Reigned: 1603-1625  Born: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland (1566)  Died: Hertfordshire, Herts, England (1625)  Father: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley  Mother: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots  Alias: James VI of Scotland  Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England

13. FACTS ABOUT ELIZABETH I Reigned: 1558-1603 Born: Greenwich Palace, London, England (1533) Died: Richmond Palace, London, England (1603) Father: Tudor, Henry VIII, King of England Mother: Anne Boleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke Alias: The Virgin Queen; Queen Bess Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England

14. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE  Sir Francis drake Being knighted by Queen Elizabeth I

15. BIBLIOGRAPHY  http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/drake.htm http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/drake.htm  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/keydates/kingtimeline1.html http://www.shakespeare-online.com/keydates/kingtimeline1.html  http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-era-royalty.html http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-era-royalty.html  http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.html http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.html  http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html  Elizabeth I and the Armada, John Guy (1997)  Elizabeth I, Simon Adams (2005)