Elizabeth I: The Protestant Queen Who Hunted Catholics

About this episode

This episode explores the reign of Elizabeth I and the religious tensions in England following Mary Tudor's death.

Case Suggestions? Send us a message here! When Mary Tudor died, the fires in England went out. But the conflict didn’t. In this episode, we follow the rise of Elizabeth I and the world she inherited..... a country already divided by faith, fear, and years of violence. Where Mary used fire, Elizabeth would take a different approach. But for Catholics living under her rule, belief itself could become dangerous in a new way. This is the story of what happened when the struggle for England’s fai...

People in this episode

Host: Leyla

Topics covered

• Elizabeth I
• Mary Tudor
• Protestantism
• Catholicism
• religious conflict
• history
• England

Keywords

• Elizabeth I
• Mary Tudor
• Protestant Queen
• Catholics
• religious conflict
• England
• history