Elizabeth I had a lot of support from Protestants. During her sister Mary's reign Catholicism was the official religion and Protestantism was outlawed. One of Elizabeth's first acts as Queen was to outlaw Catholicism and make Protestantism the official religion.
More likely I prefer Martin Luther's supporters called Protestants "Because of their protests against the church,Luther's supporters became known as Protestants. Hoped this helped! (⌒▽⌒)
Royalists.
Supporters of Royal power are called Tories.
Supporters of Royal power are called Tories.
The Protestants !
Yes they did.
They were protestants because Queen Elizabeth I was a protestant.
Queen Mary Tudor (1516-1558), who burned Protestants like Latimer and Ridley, and nearly had her own sister Elizabeth executed.
Elizabeth had a half sister Mary I who was the Queen before Elizabeth. She was a devout Catholic and hated protestants.
Queen Elizabeth I was arrested by her sister Queen Mary because a group of Protestants attempted to murder Queen Mary because she was prosecuting anyone who wasn't Catholic. Queen Mary just assumed that Elizabeth was the leader of the attack because she was Protestant and if Queen Mary died then Elizabeth would become queen.
No, Mary Tudor (sometimes called 'Bloody Mary' for the number of protestants she had burned at the stake) was queen for 5 years before dying of cancer. Elizabeth then ascended the throne and ruled for 45 years. Sometimes people confuse Mary Tudor (ie Elizabeth's older sister) with Mary Queen of Scots (Elizabeth's cousin).
Queen Mary, Elizabeth's sister. She burned many Protestants at the stake and forced her sister to attend Mass.
Queen Elizabeth II's Mother was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother.