Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I. Written by Zazu Kirshner. Focus question. How did Elizabeth set a strong example as Queen of England?

伊丽莎白一世女王，作者：扎祖·基什纳 思考问题 伊丽莎白身为英格兰女王，是如何树立优秀榜样的？

Elizabeth's Family Many people think Elizabeth Tudor was the greatest English ruler of all time. She came from a powerful family. Before Elizabeth was born, her father, King Henry VIII of England, fell in love with Anne Boleyn while he was still married to his first wife. Henry wanted to end his marriage and marry Anne. This was not allowed in the Catholic Church at the time. Against the wishes of the Catholic Church, Henry started another church and ended his marriage. This church became known as the Church of England.

伊丽莎白的家族 很多人认为伊丽莎白·都铎是英格兰有史以来最伟大的君主 她出身于权势显赫的家族 伊丽莎白出生前，她的父亲英格兰国王亨利八世，还没和第一任妻子离婚，就爱上了安妮·博林 亨利想要结束第一段婚姻，迎娶安妮 这在当时的天主教会是不被允许的 亨利不顾天主教会的反对，创立了新教会，还结束了自己的婚姻 这个教会后来被称为英国国教会

Henry was free of the Catholic Church. He married Anne Boleyn. Anne gave birth to Elizabeth Tudor on September 7, 1533. Anne was worried after she gave birth to Elizabeth. She thought that Henry might be unhappy with her for not giving him a son. She was right. Henry already had a daughter, Mary, with his first wife. He wanted a son to take over as king when he died. In time, Henry ended their marriage and had her put to death. Elizabeth was only three years old when her mother died.

亨利脱离了天主教会的掌控 他迎娶了安妮·博林 1533年9月7日，安妮生下了伊丽莎白·都铎 生下伊丽莎白后，安妮十分担忧 她觉得亨利会因为她没生下儿子而不高兴 她的猜测没错 亨利和第一任妻子已经育有一女玛丽 他想要一个儿子在自己死后继承王位 没过多久，亨利就结束了和安妮的婚姻，还将她处死 母亲去世的时候，伊丽莎白只有三岁

Prince Edward. In 1537, Henry married his third wife, Jane, who gave birth to Prince Edward. At last, Henry had the son he always wanted. Jane, however, died a few days after Edward was born. Henry's sixth and last wife was Catherine Parr. She told Henry to decide who would one day take over his throne, and finally he did. Prince Edward would be first in line, Mary would be second, and Elizabeth would be third. When Henry VIII died in 1547, nine -year -old Prince Edward became king. His rule as king was short. Edward died when he was only 15 years old. Elizabeth's older sister, Mary, became queen.

爱德华王子 1537年，亨利迎娶了第三任妻子简，简生下了爱德华王子 亨利终于得到了他一直想要的儿子 然而，简在爱德华出生几天后就去世了 亨利的第六任也是最后一任妻子是凯瑟琳·帕尔 她劝说亨利确定未来的王位继承人，亨利最终定下了人选 爱德华王子是第一顺位继承人，玛丽排第二，伊丽莎白排第三 1547年亨利八世去世，九岁的爱德华王子登基成为国王 他的统治十分短暂 爱德华去世的时候年仅十五岁 伊丽莎白的姐姐玛丽成为了女王

Mary and Elizabeth. Mary had been raised in the Catholic religion. In her time, some people began a new Protestant religion. Mary's goal as queen was to end the Protestant religion and make the Catholic religion England's main religion again. Mary did not like people who did not follow the Catholic teachings. She was known for her strict punishments and often ordered Protestants to be put to death. This earned her the nickname Bloody Mary. Elizabeth, on the other hand, was Protestant. The faith was important to her, but Elizabeth attended Catholic Church to please Mary. Mary didn't trust Elizabeth and believed she was practicing the Protestant faith in secret. When some people plotted to remove Mary as Queen, she was sure that Elizabeth was behind it. Mary had Elizabeth arrested and put in jail for two months. When Elizabeth was let go, she remained under Mary's watch for a year.

玛丽与伊丽莎白 玛丽从小信奉天主教 在她那个时代，有些人开始信奉新教 玛丽当上女王后，目标就是废除新教，让天主教重新成为英格兰的主要宗教 玛丽不喜欢不遵从天主教教义的人 她以严酷的惩罚闻名，经常下令处死新教徒 这为她赢得了“血腥玛丽”的称号 另一方面，伊丽莎白信奉新教 虽然信仰对伊丽莎白很重要，但她还是会去天主教堂做礼拜，讨玛丽欢心 玛丽不信任伊丽莎白，认为她私底下还是信奉新教 当有人密谋推翻玛丽的女王之位时，玛丽认定伊丽莎白就是幕后主使 玛丽下令逮捕伊丽莎白，将她关了两个月的监狱 伊丽莎白被释放后，还在玛丽的监视下生活了一年

Queen Elizabeth. In 1558, Mary became ill and died. Elizabeth, who was next in line to the throne, was crowned queen on January 15, 1559. Elizabeth announced to the world that she was a Protestant. However, Elizabeth had an open mind. She worked with both Catholics

伊丽莎白女王 1558年，玛丽患病去世 作为王位的下一位继承人，伊丽莎白在1559年1月15日加冕成为女王 伊丽莎白向全世界宣告自己是新教徒 不过，伊丽莎白的思想十分开明 她和天主教、新教两派都有合作