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1 Second papers and 10 page papers are due next Wednesday, November 25 at noon (my mailbox in 318 Smith)

2 Reading for Friday: Shakespeare, Richard III (PDF on course website; link to No Fear Shakespeare) -Pay attention to how Shakespeare portrays Richard III. -What motivates Richard? -How does Richard acquire the crown? -What vices is Richard portrayed as having? What crimes does he commit? Does he have any redeeming qualities? -How does Shakespeare portray Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond? -How are Anne and Elizabeth portrayed? -How are we meant to interpret the dream Richard has the night before Bosworth? -How effective do you think Shakespeare’s play has been in shaping popular perceptions of Richard? Why?

3 The Elizabethan Monarchical Republic Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603) -increased political participation -state distinct from ruler -monarchical republic Mary, Queen of Scots -m. Francis II of France -great-granddaughter of Henry VII -mother, Mary of Guise, ruling Scotland Version of the Armada Portrait unknown artist, c. 1588

4 William Cecil, Lord Burghley (d. 1598) John Knox, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women (1558) Bishop John Aylmer, An Harbowor for Faithful and True Subjects (1559) Sir Francis Walsingham (d. 1590) William Cecil, Lord Burghley

5 Matters of State -religion -foreign policy -succession Foreign Policy -Treaty of Cateau- Cambresis (April 1559);loss of Calais -Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes Queen of France (1559) -Mary of Guise (d. 1560) -Scottish Lords of the Congregation -Treaty of Edinburgh (1560) Religious Divisions in Europe c. 1560

6 Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1560-67) -death of Francis II (1560) -m. Henry, Lord Darnley (1565) -birth of James VI (1566) -murder of David Rizzio (1566) -murder of Lord Darnley (1567) -m. Lord James Bothwell (1567) -forced to abdicate (1567); Earl of Moray becomes regent Mary, Queen of Scots report Mary Stuart and Lord Darnley

7 Potential Marriage Partners -Philip II of Spain -Robert Dudley (d. 1588) -Prince Eric of Sweden -Archduke Charles of Austria -smallpox scare 1562 -Dutch Protestants rebel against Spain (1567) MPs: 251 in 1547; 370 in 1603 Robert Dudley c. 1560

8 -William the Silent assassinated (1584) -Bond of Association -Act for the Surety of the Queen’s Most Royal Person (1584) Cecil’s contingency plan -officials remain in posts -council of 30 to govern -Parliament chooses successor -Elizabeth sends troops to Netherlands (1585) -Babbington Plot (1586); execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth in Parliament c. 1563


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