What did you know about Queen Elizabeth I before you read this packet? What do you find interesting about her? Why do you think she's worth studying in this class?
In general, I do not know very much about Queen Elizabeth. I also know that she did not marry. However, she did try to marry on several occasions. I also would be interested in learning more about her because of the large impact that she had on England during her 55 year rule and after.
I had already known that Queen Elizabeth I had an extensive education and was fluent in several languages. I also knew about her vow to never marry. I wasn't aware of her troubled past and difficult childhood. I find it interesting that she was able to hold everything together and keep up with all of her responsibilities even while going through tough times. I learned that Queen Elizabeth I was a very determined woman with strong morals and it will be interesting to learn more about her.
I knew that Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VII and that she never married anyone. Also I knew that she might have had a relationship with a duke. I found that despite everything she went through with her father, she still cried when he died. Also that she could put up with how picky her father was, because if he even got bored with a woman he could automatically get her head chopped off. I think she's worth studying because even though everyone was expecting her to be a bad leader, she was an amazing leader and she fixed her country without getting married to anyone. Also since she was smart enough to stall her marriages. I felt that Queen Elizabeth was a strong woman and showed many people that she was able to lead a big country despite the fact that she was a woman. I thought it was a little bit weird when I found out that there was a boy, that Elizabeth might have had a crush on, and she just let him into her bed in the morning. Also that since she would wake up earlier every morning to see him made me very suspicious of her feelings. What threw me off though, was that she rejected him after he asked her to marry him. Well anyways I thought the boy was a little desperate when he tried to force her to marry him. Queen Elizabeth seems like a very interesting topic to study.
I knew a little about queen Elizabeth 1 before I read this packet. I had heard of her but all that I knew was that she was never married. I found it interesting that she had a lot of stepmothers and that she had been banished many times in her life. Also that she had been accused of so much stuff and just because her name was mentioned it automatically meant that she was a part of it. I would have hated to be in that situation. I think she is worth studying because she was someone who had been through a lot in just the first 8 years of her life but she still managed to make a great queen and have a large impact on England. I agree with Trisha that she had strong morals and was a very strong woman! I also agree with Ben because I think that it is amazing that she cried at her fathers funeral, because in my opinion her father had no feelings at all. In my opinion he only had feelings towards you if you were able to bear him a child that was a boy and out of most of his marriages his children were girls.
Most of the facts that I read in this packet came as no surprise to me. I had previously studied Queen Elizabeth briefly in a middle school history class and found her to be quite interesting. The mere fact that as a child she was able to cope with her Father’s short-lived relationships is amazing enough, but this strong dependant woman went through a lot more than that. to end up on the thrown, Elizabeth had to lose 2 siblings, whether it be through disagreements or death, she didn’t have a loving family around her and was even imprisoned by her own sister. All in all, once she began to rule she stuck to what she believed in and I strongly admire the fact that she chose not to marry. She was alone in a mans world, doing a mans job, and was never intimidated or doubted herself. To me, she is a strong and early figure of how women would eventually be considered just as good as men and a is very important part of the history. That’s why I think its essential to study her while learning about women in history and literature. I’m also curious to learn more about her rule than her early childhood, I feel that that’s what makes her so important
Journal Entry #1 I knew that Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. I also knew that King Henry VIII had 6 wives and that he beheaded two of them. I also knew she had a sister named Mary and a brother. I also knew that she was very smart and that her sister was known as Bloody Mary, and that her brother died when he was very young and that while he was living he had allot of health problems. I've always found it interesting that she was obsessed with being clean. Back in her day people showered about once a month, but she washed allot more often. She would surround herself with soaps and fragrances and if she were around things that smelled bad she would often get bad migraines from the smell and she got allot of headaches. Some say she had an overly sensitive nose, almost like a dog’s, but I don't know if that’s true. I think she's worth studying because she was one of the earliest women rulers and she did a great job. Also, I think it would be nice to learn about how she had a father who was so awful and how and why she kept her vow to never marry.
Prior to reading the packet on Queen Elizabeth I, I knew quite a bit about her because of the different movies I have watched in school, as well as other reading materials about her. Two years ago in Nijole’s “Cultural Literacy” reading group we watched BBC’s series on her and I can still vividly remember the part where Elizabeth was being investigated for treason. In addition to that scene, I recall the scene when Elizabeth was chosen to ride to the kingdom alongside her sister, Mary, the newly appointed queen.
As everyone else has stated, it truly is amazing how Queen Elizabeth endured everything from an extremely dysfunctional family to probable sexual abuse. Given that Queen Elizabeth was alive primarily in the 1500s, her attitude was very progressive and she stood for many of the same things as present day feminists. While I agree that Queen Elizabeth’s childhood and teenage years were interesting, I think the most astonishing part of her life was her ability to effectively rule without a male to guide her. She proved that women were just as capable of governing as men in a century when the idea of equal rights had never even been introduced.
Honestly, I really didn’t know much about Queen Elizabeth I, only that she was the queen of England. Now, I do believe I remember knowing that she is the daughter of King Henry VIII and the whole Church of England era. But now from reading this packet, I have learned a lot of things about her. I think what I find interesting is that she didn’t live a great childhood as I would have expect her too. I thought that she would live a good life and that people were expecting her to become a queen, mainly because of how poise and intelligent she was. I think she is worth studying in this class because, me personally, I think its time that we learn things from the past from a woman’s perspective and this proves to people that women can be leaders just like this woman because she ruled a whole country and it probably took a lot for her to get to that point in life. Yes, we do understand that men have had to take the bigger responsibility just because it’s necessary but women can do the same thing too and Queen Elizabeth I is a great example.
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In general, I do not know very much about Queen Elizabeth. I also know that she did not marry. However, she did try to marry on several occasions. I also would be interested in learning more about her because of the large impact that she had on England during her 55 year rule and after.
ReplyDeleteI had already known that Queen Elizabeth I had an extensive education and was fluent in several languages. I also knew about her vow to never marry. I wasn't aware of her troubled past and difficult childhood. I find it interesting that she was able to hold everything together and keep up with all of her responsibilities even while going through tough times. I learned that Queen Elizabeth I was a very determined woman with strong morals and it will be interesting to learn more about her.
ReplyDeleteI knew that Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VII and that she never married anyone. Also I knew that she might have had a relationship with a duke. I found that despite everything she went through with her father, she still cried when he died. Also that she could put up with how picky her father was, because if he even got bored with a woman he could automatically get her head chopped off. I think she's worth studying because even though everyone was expecting her to be a bad leader, she was an amazing leader and she fixed her country without getting married to anyone. Also since she was smart enough to stall her marriages. I felt that Queen Elizabeth was a strong woman and showed many people that she was able to lead a big country despite the fact that she was a woman. I thought it was a little bit weird when I found out that there was a boy, that Elizabeth might have had a crush on, and she just let him into her bed in the morning. Also that since she would wake up earlier every morning to see him made me very suspicious of her feelings. What threw me off though, was that she rejected him after he asked her to marry him. Well anyways I thought the boy was a little desperate when he tried to force her to marry him. Queen Elizabeth seems like a very interesting topic to study.
ReplyDeleteI knew a little about queen Elizabeth 1 before I read this packet. I had heard of her but all that I knew was that she was never married. I found it interesting that she had a lot of stepmothers and that she had been banished many times in her life. Also that she had been accused of so much stuff and just because her name was mentioned it automatically meant that she was a part of it. I would have hated to be in that situation. I think she is worth studying because she was someone who had been through a lot in just the first 8 years of her life but she still managed to make a great queen and have a large impact on England. I agree with Trisha that she had strong morals and was a very strong woman! I also agree with Ben because I think that it is amazing that she cried at her fathers funeral, because in my opinion her father had no feelings at all. In my opinion he only had feelings towards you if you were able to bear him a child that was a boy and out of most of his marriages his children were girls.
ReplyDeleteMost of the facts that I read in this packet came as no surprise to me. I had previously studied Queen Elizabeth briefly in a middle school history class and found her to be quite interesting. The mere fact that as a child she was able to cope with her Father’s short-lived relationships is amazing enough, but this strong dependant woman went through a lot more than that. to end up on the thrown, Elizabeth had to lose 2 siblings, whether it be through disagreements or death, she didn’t have a loving family around her and was even imprisoned by her own sister. All in all, once she began to rule she stuck to what she believed in and I strongly admire the fact that she chose not to marry. She was alone in a mans world, doing a mans job, and was never intimidated or doubted herself. To me, she is a strong and early figure of how women would eventually be considered just as good as men and a is very important part of the history. That’s why I think its essential to study her while learning about women in history and literature. I’m also curious to learn more about her rule than her early childhood, I feel that that’s what makes her so important
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ReplyDeleteI knew that Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. I also knew that King Henry VIII had 6 wives and that he beheaded two of them. I also knew she had a sister named Mary and a brother. I also knew that she was very smart and that her sister was known as Bloody Mary, and that her brother died when he was very young and that while he was living he had allot of health problems. I've always found it interesting that she was obsessed with being clean. Back in her day people showered about once a month, but she washed allot more often. She would surround herself with soaps and fragrances and if she were around things that smelled bad she would often get bad migraines from the smell and she got allot of headaches. Some say she had an overly sensitive nose, almost like a dog’s, but I don't know if that’s true. I think she's worth studying because she was one of the earliest women rulers and she did a great job. Also, I think it would be nice to learn about how she had a father who was so awful and how and why she kept her vow to never marry.
Prior to reading the packet on Queen Elizabeth I, I knew quite a bit about her because of the different movies I have watched in school, as well as other reading materials about her. Two years ago in Nijole’s “Cultural Literacy” reading group we watched BBC’s series on her and I can still vividly remember the part where Elizabeth was being investigated for treason. In addition to that scene, I recall the scene when Elizabeth was chosen to ride to the kingdom alongside her sister, Mary, the newly appointed queen.
ReplyDeleteAs everyone else has stated, it truly is amazing how Queen Elizabeth endured everything from an extremely dysfunctional family to probable sexual abuse. Given that Queen Elizabeth was alive primarily in the 1500s, her attitude was very progressive and she stood for many of the same things as present day feminists. While I agree that Queen Elizabeth’s childhood and teenage years were interesting, I think the most astonishing part of her life was her ability to effectively rule without a male to guide her. She proved that women were just as capable of governing as men in a century when the idea of equal rights had never even been introduced.
Honestly, I really didn’t know much about Queen Elizabeth I, only that she was the queen of England. Now, I do believe I remember knowing that she is the daughter of King Henry VIII and the whole Church of England era. But now from reading this packet, I have learned a lot of things about her. I think what I find interesting is that she didn’t live a great childhood as I would have expect her too. I thought that she would live a good life and that people were expecting her to become a queen, mainly because of how poise and intelligent she was. I think she is worth studying in this class because, me personally, I think its time that we learn things from the past from a woman’s perspective and this proves to people that women can be leaders just like this woman because she ruled a whole country and it probably took a lot for her to get to that point in life. Yes, we do understand that men have had to take the bigger responsibility just because it’s necessary but women can do the same thing too and Queen Elizabeth I is a great example.
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