. A history of mediaeval and modern Europe for secondary schools. nd a ready commonsense, which, blended with her womanly intuition, carried herthrough many crises. She had the good fortune to secure, inSir William Cecil (who later became Lord Burghley) and inSir Francis Walsingham, two ministers of remarkable energyand ability. To them must be attributed a large part of thesuccess of Elizabeths reign; yet they never overshadowed theirmistress. Elizabeth always asserted her own will, and directed 1 At one time (1556-59) Philip was actually at war with the Pope, over mat-ters of temporal intere
. A history of mediaeval and modern Europe for secondary schools. nd a ready commonsense, which, blended with her womanly intuition, carried herthrough many crises. She had the good fortune to secure, inSir William Cecil (who later became Lord Burghley) and inSir Francis Walsingham, two ministers of remarkable energyand ability. To them must be attributed a large part of thesuccess of Elizabeths reign; yet they never overshadowed theirmistress. Elizabeth always asserted her own will, and directed 1 At one time (1556-59) Philip was actually at war with the Pope, over mat-ters of temporal interest, and his attitude toward the Vatican was frequentlybullying and dictatorial. 258 HISTORY OF EUROPE the affairs of state, while often her wisdom surpassed that ofher ministers. At the moment of her accession the situation for Englandwas dark. Marys domestic policy had been a failure, markedas it was by religious persecution and economic and industry were stagnant. Her foreign policy,controlled by Philip, had cost England Calais, and, what was. % QUEEN ELIZABETH CARRIED IN STATE more valuable, English prestige and self-respect. Could Eliz-abeth bring back peace, prosperity, and national honor? Theproblem was a highly difficult one. The accession of Elizabeth implied a return of England toProtestantism. The persecution by Mary had disgusted greatnumbers of Englishmen with the old Church; and Elizabeth(if she was to reign as queen) could not be a Catholic; for as aCatholic she would have to admit that according to the canonlaw of the Church her fathers marriage to Anne Boleyn wasunlawful, and that she herself was illegitimate; — the crownthus passing to Mary, Queen of Scots. Elizabeth certainly THE AGE OF PHILIP AND ELIZABETH 259 had no great leaning toward the more advanced type ofProtestantism, but with her accession the persecution ceased,and soon afterwards the English Prayer-B00k was reestablishedby act of Parliament, together with a studiously moderate f
Size: 1969px × 1269px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherbostonnewyorketcho
