Elizabeth vs Isabella
Elizabeth I of England and Isabella I of Spain both had religious policies geared toward building their country’s nationalism and their absolutism. ... This essay will compare and contrast the religious policies of two great women: Elizabeth and Isabella. When she came into power in 1558, Elizabeth had inherited a difficult religious problem from her half-sister Mary. ... Elizabeth knew through experience and observation that the only way to unify her country and strengthen her seat on the throne was to create a religious policy that was based on moderation and compromise. ... Elizabeth repealed Mary’s Catholic legislation and replaced it with the Act of Supremacy.