Gloriana: Why Europe Feared Elizabeth I

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Our whole series on the life of Elizabeth I can be found here:    • The Life of Elizabeth I  

Part 1 of our series on the life of Elizabeth I, covering the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, can be found here:    • The Rise & Fall of Anne Boleyn  

How was Elizabeth I finally crowned Queen of England, after long years of perilous waiting? Why was her early reign so fraught with danger? Who was William Cecil, Elizabeth’s new secretary, and the key political player of her rule? And, why was she so determined to remain the unmarried, ‘ Virgin Queen’?

Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the glorious climax of Elizabeth I’s long and dangerous journey to the throne of England, as she finally embarked upon one of the most famous reigns in all English history, rife though it would be with innumerable dangers, and royal rivals…

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Video Editor: Jack Meek
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Hive
02:08 Elizabeth takes over
14:38 The new power brokers
19:02 The Protestants return
23:37 Forcing the religious settlement through parliament
31:50 Catholics: the real problem
33:23 Uber
34:07 Not choosing a husband
43:26 The succession crisis
52:42 The Dudley problem
1:01:34 Mary in England (1568)
1:05:10 The Rest Is Classified