The Elizabethan Policy in Solving the Conflict of Religion in England

Abstract

The subject of this research work is religious reforms brought by Queen Elizabeth and her use of foreign policy in order to resolve religious conflicts between Protestants and Catholics within England. The work starts by explaining the historical and analytical approach that is applied in conducting the research. The latter relies on interpreting what may be considered as a historical fact by identifying, describing and determining the policy of Queen Elizabeth I in the context of the late 16th century. Then, it investigates on Reformation and the religious changes during the Tudor dynasty and the Elizabethan period in particular. Finally, it explores Elizabeth I’s internal policy under the Act of Religious Settlement as well as the external policy to control religious conflict in England and to bring unity, stability and tolerance to the society.