keeping loyalty and power

why did her being a woman hinder her as a leader?

society viewed women as inferior, and too weak to lead armies.

marriage also meant she was the one who lost power.

people believed women were also not as intelligent and level-headed as men (esp. since women didn’t really receive an education)

how did elizabeth keep loyalty from her subjects?

• patronagae

• being powerful when needed

• creating rivalries in court so she could control the court

• her character was persuasive and flirtatious

how was she often compared to mary i?

when mary married philip, he controlled england and mary

• he led england into war with france, and then lost calais

her reign highlighted the troubles of being a female ruler

how did elizabeth upkeep her image?

by spreading propaganda, and keeping up with her visuals

how did elizabeth keep up with her visuals?

• 10 day, lavish coronation

• wore white makeup to cover small pox scars, and wigs to cover hair loss - maintain powerful image

• went on progress to show herself to her subjects

how many printing presses in england were there at the time?

there were 60

how was propaganda spread?

• through portraits of elizabeth being sent abroad to impress foreign powers

• the printing presses were controlled by the government - books and pamphlets were censored and easy to control since there were only 60 of them

• plays criticising the queen/monarchy were banned

  • privy council helped to publish supportive literature

what is one example of literature that helped elizabeth’s image?

‘the Faerie Queene’