England: Queens and Clothes

I studied England.  The two different topics from England, queens, and clothes.
The first queen I studied was Queen “Bloody” Mary.  Mary was crowned queen after her brother Edward died, and her cousin Jane was deposed.  Mary was catholic, so when she became queen in 1553 she wanted to bring back Roman Catholicism.  There were protesters to Mary’s beliefs.  Mary would burn anyone who protested against her. 
Mary married a man named Phillip II of Spain.  Phillip left Mary when he found out she couldn’t have a baby. 
Later on Mary died of cancer at age 42, and her sister Elizabeth took over after her.
When Elizabeth was queen it was known as the Golden Age. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII, and the sister of Mary.  The people loved her.  The people surrounding her wanted her executed, but the people who didn’t know her liked her being queen. She was put on the throne in 1559.  She excepted Catholic Churches.  Elizabeth  believed that women should have just as much power as men.
I also studied clothes. I learned that men wore knee length trousers called breeches, and linen shirts. Men also wore their hair long and had beards. Women wore a nightgown called a shift with a long dress over it.  The women's dresses were in two parts. The parts were called the bodice and the skirt.  In the late 17th century, the men wore a three piece suit, and did not wear knickers.  In the mid 17th century, women wore black patches on their faces that were crescent moons or little stars.  Women wore frames for their skirts, and the frames were made from whale bone.  Frames are put under a women's dress to make it puff out. 
That is what I learned about England.

By Claire