History Quiz - Britain: Elizabethan England - Accession And Marriage (Answers)
In GCSE History, as a part of their learning the history of Britain, students will be taught about Elizabethan England. One aspect of this is Elizabeth's accession to the throne and her possible marriage.
Elizabeth's accession to the throne in 1558 marked the beginning of Elizabethan England. She was an unmarried woman, and she died in 1603 still unmarried. If she married an Englishman she risked alienating his rivals. Likewise if she married a foreigner, she risked upsetting other potential foreign suitors.
Test your knowledge on Elizabeth's accession and her prospective marriage by playing this quiz - one of four on Elizabethan England.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Elizabeth I
Contemporaries worried that Elizabeth might be succeeded by another woman, and by a Roman Catholic one too
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Many foreign royals wooed Elizabeth as they wanted England's alliance against their diplomatic or military rivals
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There was acute rivalry at the English court for Elizabeth's favour, and even more for her hand in marriage. But she was unlikely to accept an English claimant for fear of fuelling factional disputes
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Foreign candidates welcomed the chance to marry the English queen as they valued an English alliance against rival European states. Naturally Elizabeth was an even more valuable catch while she was of child-bearing age
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By the age of 54 Elizabeth could not bear a child, but she still had value as a potential wife
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As an unmarried woman, with a disputed succession likely on her death, Elizabeth's health was always a major issue
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Mary's persistent Catholicism and her secret contacts with foreign powers put her in danger of treason charges
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Diplomats in London were by now often resident in the capital, and were able to arrange audiences with the Queen to seek her hand in marriage on their employer's behalf
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Religious divisions were crucial in the 16th Century. Non-Christians or Catholics were at a disadvantage in seeking Elizabeth's hand. This factor did not, however, discourage a number from trying
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Elizabeth never did marry, so the Tudor line died out on her death. She was succeeded by James Stuart who was already King James VI of Scotland and now became King James I of England
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