Life In Victorian England

In her reign, many thought that she was not able to rule the country because she was a female, but she proved her abilities at the throne. Although most absolute monarchs are looked on as 'bad rulers', Catherine the Great initiated many improvements that helped Russia. She modernized Russia, and made it a great European power. She also launched ameliorations in agriculture and learning. Not to mention that she was the longest running female ruler in the history of Russia.

Orders were also issued to have Mary arrested, forcing her to flee for her life. However, Mary was very popular and it is this popularity that helped her quickly overturn the attempt to put Lady Jane on the throne. Mary was England’s first queen regent, meaning that she became a queen without inheriting her power from a husband.

She United her religiously divided country and encouraged overseas exploration. She also allowed the arts and drama to flourish. Even though Queen Elizabeth I overcame many obstacles to gain her throne, when she finally got it she became the longest reigning queen of her time, defeated the largest army of her time, the Spanish Armada, and increased literary and arts to successfully lead England for 44

In spite of the fact that Elizabeth had diverse thoughts and declined to wed and therefore governed alone as Ruler of Britain for a large portion of a century. She would not be ruled by the statesmen and was in control of all the real strategies in Britain and in addition being the head of stable Government which had not been found in some time. In her part as Ruler, Elizabeth was conferred most importantly else to protecting English peace and dependability which she bite the dust through a considerable lot of her

Queen Elizabeth impacted her society mainly by sacrificing and by protecting. Empress Theodora impacted her society mainly by protecting women and children and by changing laws. Both women impacted their society at a time where women were kind of down graded but they both took a step and and brought us back to where we are respected. Empress Theodora and Queen Elizabeth ways they impacted the society can teach readers that that sometimes you sacrifice something to keep somebody protected and that there is always going to be rough times just overcome it and help put a stop to it. Throughout history these women impacted societies and played a huge role in history so our life could be

She was quick-witted intelligent and manipulative in the way a great queen could be her favorite son was Richard otherwise known as Richard the lion-hearted who was a skilled fighter and a natural leader and could eventually become king After King Henry died and she was released from prison. No one questioned her authority when she was released. she was 65 years old and she laid the law making sure everyone knew she would take no for an answer. she aided Richard now the king and made nobles and political figures take oaths of allegiance to the new king.

Queen Elizabeth 1st is one of England`s greatest monarch. Her reign lasted 44 years and it is being said that her monarch brought economic growth and stability to England. She is known as a diplomatic ruler. During her reign, she endorsed a religious policy. She made the Church of England the official religion due to the facts that the country was facing great religious differences.

Elizabeth became Queen at age twenty-five. Through all her years being queen, she never married nor had any kids. Unlike the other women in England, they had limited roles. Women would have to stay as housewives and not have a profession like men

Having a female sovereign (Elizabeth I of England) meant that the issue of gender roles was one of discussion,

Empress Elizabeth was the current ruler of Russia at the time, she was childless and eager to find a heir to

Although women haven’t usually been in a position of power but woman have done great things throughout history even though people might haven’t even noticed what they have done until Empress Theodora and Queen Elizabeth changed it forever by doing something very important Empress Theodora was one who impacted her empire by doing something very important. One way she impacted her empire was when she made the speech for justinin not too leave. That impacted them because when she made the speech justinian stayed to fight and they won(Almanac p27). It was important for him to stay because if he wouldn’t have stayed the whole empire would have been gone(Almanac p27). Another way was when she got married with justinian because when they

Who knows what the world would have been like today if she never survived for that long. Maybe some people wouldn't have as much freedom as they do now because Queen Elizabeth I led Britain to many victories in battles. If Queen Elizabeth I were to never live then it would be most likely they would have lost the majority of the battles and if they did lose most of them that would just decrease the amount of land, population, money, and soldiers, which would most likely put their country in dept. And it would also be bad because they would have to find a new or King/Queen because Queen Elizabeth was the last Tudor air. Queen Elizabeth 1 has greatly impacted the world we have today.

The Victorian era was a period in English history during which Queen Victoria reigned, that is from 1837 to 1901. The period was characterized mostly by peace and prosperity, rapid changes in nearly every sphere of life, industry and trade blossomed, especially machinery and textile while medicine, science and technologies advanced much. Equally, technology was in rapid growth; railway continued to develop while British steamship builders dominated world market. The middle class had more money and could improve its standard of life. More importantly, the population grew due to higher fertility rates and lower mortality ones.

Men in this particular era had the ability to participate in anything they wished, while women were limited to their actions and rights. If a woman and a man performed the same action that influenced the society in which they lived, the man would be appraised much more than the woman. Also, during the Victorian era, it was "no surprise to see just how limited professional opportunities once were for women" (Jihang 51). Professionals of the highest rank were set in their ways of giving men the upper hand on every opportunity for prosperous and beneficial jobs. Bram Stoker lived in a time where good things were taking place, such as the amelioration of catholic rituals, but also where negative issues were prevalent, such as the seclusion of women.

51 Moreover, though Victorian gothic were still maintaining the elements of supernaturalism and fancy , there is a new special focus on realism . For instance, Dickens’s novels added supernatural elements to social criticism; in Great Expectations(1860), Dickens associates the characters of miss Havisham and Magwitch to ghost-like appearance though they are not. Such adaptation can be seen in charlotte and Emily Brontë as well .52 In addition to the setting, many gothic conventions take a new form in the Victorian age. For instance, the theme of the imprisonment, especially of women, both psychologically and physically, reflects the women’s internal state in the Victorian age.