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1.Who was Elizabeth’s chief advisor? 2.Why did he suggest that she needed to get married? 3.What problems did she have in finding someone suitable?
Who should Elizabeth I marry? Learning Objectives: To identify and explain the key issues surrounding Elizabeth’s marriage decisions.
By the end of the lesson …
All students will know what decisions Elizabeth I made about who to marry.
Most students will be able to explain why she made these decisions
Some students will be able to analyse the impact of her decisions
Meet the parents Father
Mother
•What happened to Elizabeth’s mother? •How might this effect Elizabeth’s view of marriage?
The Religious Issue
Elizabeth I was a ______ Queen. ______ were in control of parliament. They worried that Mary Stuart, a _____, was next in line to the throne. It became important that Elizabeth should marry to produce a ______ heir to the throne.
Protestant?
Catholic?
Who to marry? I would have to be careful if I married an English lord – other lords might get jealous
I shouldn’t marry a foreigner… the English don’t like them
I should really marry a Protestant – after all I’m a Protestant myself
I can control men by flirting with them
The Marriage Game From the moment Elizabeth I became Queen, there was one question that everyone was asking – who will the Queen marry? Most people believed it would be one of the first things Elizabeth would do. They expected her to select a husband to help her run her country, and more importantly, to get her pregnant so that there would be an heir to succeed her. Elizabeth was young and there were high hopes that soon England would have a royal family again.
Choosing a Husband In the early weeks of her reign there were many suitors for Elizabeth’s hand.
Elizabeth was one of the most sought after women in Europe. She received offers of marriage from Kings, Princes and Dukes but whom should she marry?
Blind Date Each group will be given a role in Elizabeth’s Blind Date! In your groups you have to prepare your speeches to use during Blind Date Each potential husband will then give their speech This is a very important decision for England so you need to be persuasive!!
The Candidates Name
Philip II of Spain William of Orange Lord Robert Dudley Robert Devreux, Earl of Essex Duke of Alenรงon
Score
Reason (Money? Religion? Alliance? Nationality?)
Who to marry? I would have to be careful if I married an English lord – other lords might get jealous
I shouldn’t marry a foreigner… the English don’t like them
I should really marry a Protestant – after all I’m a Protestant myself
I can control men better by flirting with them – I don’t really need to marry
Suitable Suitors When Elizabeth took the throne, she was immediately descended upon by suitors. However, she never . One of the most obvious questions would be “why?”. Some think that because of the way her father his wives, Elizabeth was by the idea of marriage. The more romantic feel it was because she couldn’t marry the man she really _______, Robert Dudley. When Elizabeth became Queen, Dudley was married, and then his wife died under circumstances a few years later. Although Robert Dudley was cleared of any wrong doing in the matter, Elizabeth could not him because of the ________that would arise. Regardless of the reason, Elizabeth never married, but managed to play her _______off one another for about 25 years, gaining and _________ from gifts on the possibility of marriage.
alliance wealth scandal mysterious suitors married marry disgusted treated loved
What actually happened?
Elizabeth I decided to …
The main reason for her decision was …
Another reason was …
Finally, she decided not to marry because …
“I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England�