15/09 ANGLAIS

RECAP: women at court:

 Women at court must have had a mirror role to play, they were probably considered as
objects who were not able to think by themselves and rule. Women were probably seen as a
mere decoration, amusement/ entertainment, they were not taken seriously: they were used
to cast favourable light on the men of power even though there must have been more to
them than met the eye. To Henry and his contemporaries, only a man could lead a country.

Family tree:

Elizabeth was third in the line of succession, so she was not supposed to rule.

So, why did she become Queen?

According to this family tree, we can notice that the first male heir is supposed to accede to the
throne. A male is always favoured when there is one. This is why Edward took the throne when Henry
died, even if he was young. Mary came second and only succeeded him because he died and because
there was not another male heir. When she died, Elizabeth became queen as she was the only heir
left and even though she was a woman.

CULTURE:

- Elizabeth, date of reign: 1558-1603. She was a protestant.

- Queen Mary I, nicknamed “bloody Mary” because she was a catholic and she killed many
protestant.