WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which English queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?
A
Marie Antoinette
B
Elizabeth I
C
Maria Theresa
D
Catherine the Great
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Queen Elizabeth was probably England’s most popular sovereign.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1588, when Spain threatened to invade, she made one of the most famous speeches in royal history to inspire her troops. God listened, and the Spanish Armada was defeated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Upon assuming the throne, Queen Elizabeth I restored England to Protestantism. This broke with the policy of her predecessor and half-sister, Queen Mary I, a Catholic monarch who ruthlessly tried to eliminate Protestantism from English society.

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