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Queen Elizabeth & Her Explorers (1558-1603) Princess Elizabeth, a slender, athletic,extremely intelligent young woman, recieved an ideal Rennaissance education in Latin,Greek and modern languages, in history and Scripture. As Henry VIII’s second eldestchild, shunted back to third in line for the throne by the complex politics of the period,she also had a very practical education in political intrigue - and the fine art of politicalsurvival. She came in 1558 to the royal throne shaken by a decade of misgovernment,religious fanaticism, and economic problems. She proceeded to give England 45 years ofstrong government, moderate religious policies, and unexplained prosperity. Elizabethwas a prudent ruler. She avoided costly wars, however, supported the war with Ireland.“The creation of this English colony (Ireland) led to the expansion of markets for Englishgoods and the growth in imports of desirable commodities.” Elizabeth sought forreligious compromise rather than religious crusades, worked through her appointedministers, and dealt firmly with an increasingly vocal Parliament. She was well served bylifelong royal counselors such as Lord Treasurer Burghley and vet
to prove a passage by thenorth west to Cathaia. Elizabeth’s long reign were graced by a scintillating galaxy of poets and playwrights, ofwhom Shakespeare was only the best known. From thatpoint on, the conditions were ripe for colonizing North America. She encouragedher boldest sea dogs to plunder Spanish merchant ships on the high seas. But these years - the 1580’s and 1590’s -also saw increasing political intrigue at court. When schemes to place settlers in the New World began to mature at about this time, thequeen again became involved. After exploring the coast ofCalifornia, which he claimed for England, Drake crossed the Pacific and went on tocircumnavigate the globe, returning home in triumph in 1580. Moreover, religious extremism, bothProtestant and Catholic, emerged in the nation. Inhis Discourse on Western Planting, he stressed the military advantages of building “ twoor three strong fortes” along the Atlantic coast of North America. The Armadacarried 30,000 men and 2,400 guns, the largest naval ever assembled up to that time. He landed them on Newfoundland, then evidentally decided to seeka more congenial site farther south. The first effort was led by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, anOxford educated soldier and courtier with a with a lifelong interest in far-off places.
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