Throwback to the Renaissance

Elizabeth I Vs. Elizabeth II

Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st,1926 in London. She was the daughter of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and George VI. When Elizabeth was as young as 9 years old her grandfather passed away, and her uncle became King, known as King Edward VIII. During World War II, Elizabeth II was only 14 years old, but she decided to make appearances on live radio broadcasts. Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret worked in Hospitals to help out. Elizabeth was crowned on June 2nd, 1953.

In 1947, Elizabeth married her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten. They had four children, her son Charles born in 1948, her daughter Anne in 1950, her son Andrew in 1960, and lastly her son Edward in 1964. On February 6th, 1942, her father passed away, and she became Queen. In 1953, Elizabeth II televised her coronation, that had never been done before.

The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years on throne) in 1977 and Golden Jubilee (50 years on the throne) in 2002. In 2012 Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years of rule with a Diamond Jubilee, it was so important to Elizabeth because it symbolised that she had ruled for an amazing 60 years.

Differences

Though they are both very well known queens, they have their differences. Elizabeth I had nothing but English blood in her veins, however, Elizabeth II had a higher percentage of German blood and barely a drop of English blood. Elizabeth I only ruled England and Ireland, whereas Elizabeth II ruled many countries such as; United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Jamaica. During Elizabeth I’s time being an English Monarch she had a vast amount of power, however Elizabeth II, constitutional monarch, led her to not have a lot of power. That leads to the next point, Elizabeth II got married to Prince Philip while Elizabeth I chose not to marry. This was because Elizabeth I didn’t want to share her power with a powerful monarch.