This thesis reviews humanism education that influenced the 16th century Tudor dynasty females through the growth period of Elizabeth I, and finds out what influence the thoughts of Plato and Machiavelli had on the politics and education of Elizabeth I and her efforts to unify GBR. In domestic studies so far, the focus has been on her political aspect while there have been few studies and definitions on the humanism education that underlay the background of her despotical dominion over GBR.
It was in the royal court that GBR's renaissance humanism was established, and humanism education was actively carried out. Education enabling high class females to gain refinement such as music, embroidery etc as well as basic education was done, which was, however, just for a handful of them, and they were excluded from the high level education males gained.
But, contrary to the established education, since Henry the 8th, females could gain the same courses of humanism education that males had gained. Females of the Tudor Dynasty actively collaborated for males belonging to their class to take the political/social initiative, utilizing their intellectual assets through humanism education.
Elizabeth I was among females of Tudor Dynasty royal families who had got the greatest benefits. She was able to get the top class education thanks to the More-insisted humanism education spread into Tudor royal court and the high class.
One of the factors that made her a successful queen was the humanism education she had got plus her dedicated zeal for the education. Plato & Machiavelli's thoughts she had touched through the education became a theoretical basis and vital base forming her self-confidence as ruler and leading her highly political tactics to success.
On one hand, Elizabeth I pursued after Plato-insisted ideal politics of philosopher king and subsequent historical fame followed by it, on the other she didn't overlook important advice of Machiavelli, her contemporary, who unfolded reality-based politics.
Elizabeth I applied his thought to her national management tactics to tackle political/economic/diplomatic dilemmas. It may be safely said that her theory on political tactics had been affected by Plato, while her pragmatism on national management tactics had been affected by Machiavelli.
During her dominion, GBR equipped herself with strong governmental system again, and education policies were implemented as a tool to lay the frame of powerful monarchy. She rearranged and efficiently controled the established ruling class, using the tool of religion. Also she empathized the importance of universities that bore the long heritage of Medieval Europe, encouraging various educational policies. Eventually Elizabeth I became a symbol of all glories as 'Ethereal Queen', and GBR's Absolutism reached its peak.