Elizabeth I - the queen who did not marry | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Order these rulers of England starting with the first.
- 1
  
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  Henry VIII
- 2
  
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  Edward
- 3
  
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  Mary
- 4
  
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  Elizabeth I
Match these keywords to their definitions.
- plotting
  
  ⇔
  
  means to secretly make plans to carry out an illegal or harmful action ✓
- executed
  
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  means someone being killed as a legal punishment ✓
Mary put Elizabeth in prison for ______ to take her throne.
- 'plotting' ✓
Elizabeth was kept in the Tower of London for...
- one day.
- two months. ✓
- one year.
How did Elizabeth contact Mary?
- She called her.
- She spoke to her.
- She wrote a letter to her. ✓
Elizabeth became the Queen of England when she was....
- 15
- 25 ✓
- 55

Elizabeth I faced many problems when she was the queen.
- True ✓
- False
What religion did Elizabeth I follow?
- Catholic
- Muslim
- Protestant ✓
Match the keywords to their definitions.
- government
  
  ⇔
  
  a group of leaders who make laws and decisions for a country ✓
- religion
  
  ⇔
  
  a set of beliefs and practices ✓
- debt
  
  ⇔
  
  something, especially money, that is owed to someone else ✓
Elizabeth's government tried to convince her to marry someone.
- True ✓
- False
Elizabeth did not get married because she was focused on solving England's ______
- 'problems' ✓
Many people asked Queen Elizabeth I to marry them.
- True ✓
- False

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As queen, Elizabeth I had lots of problems.
England had a powerful enemy, Spain, and arguments over religion had torn the country apart.
Elizabeth's advisors wanted her to have children quickly so that if she died, her children could take over from her.
However, Elizabeth was more concerned with solving England's problems, and never married or had children.
This has led her to be remembered as a queen who put her country before herself.

Pupils may think all kings and queens needed to be married.

Elizabeth decided she didn’t want to marry and she proved that she didn’t need to be to be a successful queen.

Government - a government is a group of leaders who make laws and decisions for a country
Debt - a debt is something, especially money, that is owed to someone else
Religion - a religion is a set of beliefs and practices