An introduction to American history, European beginnings . his revolt was led by a German monk namedMartin Luther. Great numbers of German people joinedhim and left the Roman Catholic Church, to which, as weknow, every one in western Europe at that time revolt spread into Switzerland, Holland, and France,and those who joined it were called Protestants. Henrys daughter. Queen Mary, was an ardent RomanCatholic, and when she came to the throne she did her bestto restore the power that her father had taken away fromthe Pope. She tried, too, in every possible way, to get rid ofProtest
An introduction to American history, European beginnings . his revolt was led by a German monk namedMartin Luther. Great numbers of German people joinedhim and left the Roman Catholic Church, to which, as weknow, every one in western Europe at that time revolt spread into Switzerland, Holland, and France,and those who joined it were called Protestants. Henrys daughter. Queen Mary, was an ardent RomanCatholic, and when she came to the throne she did her bestto restore the power that her father had taken away fromthe Pope. She tried, too, in every possible way, to get rid ofProtestantism and even executed many who had been con-verted to it. But the new religion spread among the Eng-lish, nevertheless, and under the rule of Queen Elizabethit continued to grow, for she herself sympathized with it. Section 51. Queen Elizabeth Character, appearance, and accomplishments of Elizabeth. We have numberless descriptions of Good Queen Bess,as Queen Elizabeth came to be called, and so many ofher sayings have been handed down that we can piece. Pope Julius II (1441-1513)(From a painting by Raphael) 291 292 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN HISTORY out a very fair picture of her. She was always a person ofhigh spirits, and when she was still the Lady Elizabeth,a girl living a secluded life in the country, with only a governess and a fewservants about her,she attracted no littleattention by the ad-ventures into whichher lively dispositionled her. Later, how-ever, she learned tocurb her wild spirits,so that from a reck-less girl she grew in-to an unusually self-controlled her livelinessof disposition andquickness of tempercontinued to be dis-played often enough,but seldom withoutgood reason and very often to good effect. In appearance she was tall, with an elegant figure andcommanding air. Her hair, golden-red and waving backfrom her high forehead, was her especial pride. Her eyeswere fine, dark, and piercing. Her hands were unusually
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