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wo thirds of thecouncil, replacing them with people over fifty and herfriends (Thomas 76). One of which was Robert Dudley,an old friend from childhood, whom Elizabeth releasedfrom imprisonment he suffered under Mary’s rule.There were rumors that the two were more than friendsand hope of Elizabeth finally marrying increased, butshe never did marry him. There were also rumors thatElizabeth murdered Robert’s wife, Amy Rosbart. Shewas found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs.However, murder nor suicide could be proven and so thecase was just forgotten (Erickson 212).NEW PARAGRAPH:Many people did not want her to be queenbecause she was Protestant and also because she was awoman. This quote was said of her “She was christenedin hot water, but not hot enough” (Erickson 21).NEW PARAGRAPH:Nonetheless it was extremely importantto maintain good relations with her subjects and sheproved to be a very well liked and popular queen. Thepeople came first in her eyes. Elizabeth faced allsorts of problems from the beginning of her reignuntil her death. Her half sister “Bloody Mary”accused Elizabeth of trying to murder her andimprisoned Elizabeth in the tower of London for aperiod of time and Mary, Queen of Scots, claimed thatshe was still the rightful Queen of England(Internet).NEW PARAGRAPH:Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriageto Catherine of Aragon but he needed permission fromthe pope. He knew that it would not be easy sinceCatherine had such good family connections, so hebroke away from the Catholic Church completely andformed his own religion, Protestantism. This caused alot of turmoil in England. Elizabeth was the symbolof Protestant hope and she forbid the burnings thathad plagued the Protestant people (Ross 59). She madeProtestant the main religion in England and unitedthem with the Catholics.NEW PARAGRAPH:Queen Elizabeth refused an offer ofmarriage from King Philip of Spain and shortlyafterwa...

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