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National Portrait Gallery: Web Quest: Painting Elizabeth I

For Students 3rd - 8th
Using portraits of Elizabeth I found in British museums as source material, learners investigate the art of portraiture by creating a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth that demonstrates knowledge of Tudor times and her reign.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides the words spoken by Elizabeth I to her troops in 1588 when they went to fight the Spanish Armada.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Folger Exhibitions: Elizabeth I, Then and Now

For Students 9th - 10th
Tour artifacts from the Folger Shakespeare Library that tell story of Elizabeth's life, times, and reign.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching History With 100 Objects a Jewel of Elizabeth I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images of a jewel of Elizabeth I which depicts the head of the queen surrounded by roses; the back of the pendant features a large phoenix. Teaching ideas and background...
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BBC

Bbc: Elizabeth's Spy Network

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the plots around Elizabeth I and her sophisticated spy ring. Archived.
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Elizabeth i.org: The Elizabethan Church

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the Church and Church policies under Queen Elizabeth I. Provides links to background information and other facts about the church.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: The Faces of Elizabeth I

For Students 9th - 10th
This Luminarium site offers nine different portraits of Queen Elizabeth I.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Queen Elizabeth I for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the biography of Queen Elizabeth I, powerful ruler of the United Kingdom for many years.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of Elizabeth I (1533 1603)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A clickable list of full texts by Queen Elizabeth I that includes poems, speeches, verse translations, and letters.
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British Library

British Library: Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada

For Students 9th - 10th
Through short frames with pictures and narrative, the story of the Armada unfolds. A good background to the battle is also provided. Click on the sources on the index to pull up each frame.
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Queen Elizabeth I: Semper Eadem Always the Same

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Queen Elizabeth I's (1533-1603) tumultuous life, examine portraits of the time period and read primary source documents.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend: Funeral Scroll

For Students 9th - 10th
View the lengthy illustrated scroll that documents Elizabeth's funeral procession, a microcosm of Elizabethan society at the time of Elizabeth's death, in 1603.
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Elizabethi.org: Queen Elizabeth and the Church

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent source for information about Elizabeth I's role in the formation of the Anglican/Episcopalian Church. It includes her religious views and influence.
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Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Elizabeth I, Queen of England

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical resource for Queen Elizabeth I can help students collecting background information or for use in classroom discussion and assignments.
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The History Place

The History Place: Queen Elizabeth I Against the Armada

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides a brief overview of the Armada defeat and the speech given by Elizabeth I before the battle.
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Yale University

Avalon Project Yale Law School: Charter to Raleigh

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the Royal Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh (1584) signed by Queen Elizabeth I of England granting him lands and rights in the New World.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Background

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides background for an English Renaissance unit; it compares the English Renaissance with the Italian Renaissance. It features Queen Elizabeth I's influence and provides a poem written by the queen, "When I Was Fair and...
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History on the Net: Elizabeth I (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan teaches some basic facts about Elizabeth I's early life and provides information about her painted portraits.
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Elizabeth I: Elizabethan Food

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading about food during the Elizabethan era, decide if you would have wanted to be poor or rich. Read about the different new foods that were introduced during this time as well.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: The Catholics Under Elizabeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines the treatment of Catholics during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
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National Portrait Gallery: The Phoenix and the Pelican

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Phoenix and The Pelican: Two Portraits of Elizabeth I, c. 1575" describes two remarkable portraits by Nicholas Hilliard. You will learn how the portraits are related and some of the ways the portraits were changed from their...
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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee

For Students 9th - 10th
A sonnet from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese XXXIV, "With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Erin Mesdag and can access a...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Elizabeth I of England

For Students 9th - 10th
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of...
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internetshakespeare: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who was the Queen's favourite during her declining years. His excessive popularity and his blatant attempts to misuse royal patronage brought an inevitable fall from grace. A brief but...

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