ELIZABETH THE 1ST !!
2007-11-29 07:37:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
type elizabeth the 1st into google, read a few articles and write your own paragraph. If you're stuck, its one thing, but asking people to do the work for you is just lazy
2007-11-29 07:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by manateewatcher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Elizabeth the 1st was, in her later life as bald as a coot.
Her looks had gone, but when she was painted she insisted like most people of her time that the image given to prosperity should be of a more 'vibrant nature'.
This was a great woman and most of her subjects would never see her in the flesh, so it was understandable she would want to appear in the best light.
2007-11-29 15:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by hawkeye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queen Elizabeth was very conscious of her position as Queen and was determined not only to keep her throne in the face of domestic plots and hostlility from the Pope and the King of Spain but also to do a 'public relations' job on her subjects and even on foreign princes. She was also very vain and took great pride in her appearance and dress. Her reign co-incided with the flowering of the English Renaissance and the legend of the the 'Virgin Queen' assiduously promoted by the Queen herself. So naturally she was determined that the portraits of her would be both majestic and flattering to fit in with the image she was keen to promote. As there were no photos in those days, copies of portraits could be painted or engravings and prints done based on them. But no-one would dare paint or circulate one not approved by the Queen or her advisers or they would risk dire penalties.
2007-11-29 16:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by janniel 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Any painting that indicated or hinted that she was JUST a woman with the weakness off a woman in a mans world had the potential of undermining her status as Queen of England.
2007-11-29 15:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by waterman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paragraph not needed, just two words: Control Freak.
2007-11-29 15:44:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not having that bleedin' Rolf 'Arris at Buckingham Hice ever again. He's paintin' of us was a bit orf!
2007-11-30 02:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by Dragoner 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you expecting us to do your homework?
Wikipedia it and write your own.
2007-11-29 15:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
liz, was not attractive but a virgen and she would direct fighting for her country or direct fighting her country men.
2007-11-29 15:43:19 · answer #8 · answered by santos 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
are you asking us to do your homework? because that's really not on, you know.
2007-11-29 15:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋